Here are some hints for creating links:

• Keep the link content as concise as possible. Long links or huge inline graphic icons for links are visually disruptive and potentially confusing.
• Never place two links immediately adjacent to one another. Most browsers make it difficult to tell where one link stops and the next link starts. Separate them with regular text or line breaks.
• Be consistent. If you are using inline references, make all of your links inline references. If you choose to use lists of links, stick to either the short or long form; don’t mix styles in a single document.
• Try reading your document with all the nonanchor text removed. If some links suddenly make no sense, rewrite them so that they stand on their own. (Many people scan documents looking only for links; the surrounding text becomes little more than a gray background to the visually more compelling links.)