"Click Here" - Necessary or not?

[kutar]

This is a post discussing the usefulness of the hyperlink hint "click here" and other similar things:

http://www.copyblogger.com/click-here/

The result is interesting...worth to read.

Actually I think the "click here" is not so useful in many condition, especially inside the article.
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[ClickFanatic]

I avoid using 'Click here' because I think the content of the link should describe, to some extent, what the target URL is about.
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[krt]

They are suggesting a combination, not just "click here".

Obviously phrases such as:
"to find out how, <link>click here</link."
are no good but combining them can work well.

Depends on your audience too, hence the reason I don't use it often but many sites would benefit from having links such as "click to continue reading". They are not bad as they describe where you are going and are accessible, might even help screen readers as well.

[marinaroz]

I agree with the article, 'click here' and other simple instructions give people the urge to comply them, while a descriptive link text needs to be read first before you start reacting.

Still, it's all about use and misuse and abuse. Having a flashing 'click here' button in an advertisement banner - good idea. Having a 'click to continue' link on a blog article - good idea. Having a list of items on your page, where each item is plain text and there's a 'click here' link next to it - that'd be one ugly, confusing and useless page.

I think that overall it's important to listen to the marketing people too, not only to the CEO people. They might have interesting things to say too!
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[Desbrina]

i use a combination, sometimes i use, To see new features, click here

I never use click here on its own, because most people wont know what the link is about
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[Pie32]

I never use "Click Here". I always embed on my hyperlink somewhere in my text. For example, if this was my reply to something, where I was telling someone to Google something:

Google. is your friend.
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[axyjo]

Just like Pie32, I never like putting 'click here' on my websites.. I find that to be old, archaic and very web1.0 I also like links the way Pie32 mentioned, included in the text, with the <a> referencing the subject that is being linked to.