The 3 Outgoing Links Question

[Sodo]

Hi Reviewers,

I would like to have this 3 outgoing links cleared :)

If I have a banner I like to put text around it, sometimes just above sometimes just below, sometimes both!

Like this:
-a href start
[BANNER]
visit cool site for more cool stuff - click here
a href end-

Would that be counted as one or two outgoing links even though the text is clearly in direct connection to the banner?

The question is quite important to me since if I put two banners on one page I will have to choose which of the banners I would like to link and which I don't want to link(I always want to link the text).

Kind regards
Sodo |loony|

[Tekster]

Banners and text are considered one link by most LL owners.

[Cucumber]

If its between one <a>..</a> tags then its considered as one link.

[MeatPounder]

If its between one <a>..</a> tags then its considered as one link.

Just be careful with some design programs (such as dreamweaver mx), you may set the image and text as one link...but the program may "fix" that for you and create multiple <a>..</a> tags

[NY Jester]

I consider the text abve and below a banner as one link unless its a small banner with a paragraph to the side then I see how the rest of the pages are set up. If ou keep the banner and txt link within the "<a></a>" then youre good togo

[Sodo]

That sounds good thanks all! Exactly what I needed to hear :)