How to Link to This Site

Note from Shira: Guide other people who like belly dancing to this web site! There is no need to ask permission first -- just go ahead and link to http://www.shira.net. However, if you tell me you've linked here, I'll link back to your site in return.

Here is sample html to make the link as plain text:

<P><A HREF="http://www.shira.net/">All About Belly Dance, By Shira.</A> A web site to educate, entertain, and inspire people who love belly dancing!</P>

Link Buttons

Some people like to use text links, while others prefer to use graphics that represent the site they are linking to. Here is a collection of buttons to choose from for linking to Shira.net. Each of the images below is available in assorted colors. Some have white backgrounds, some black, some other colors, and some transparent.

Here is how to create a link using one of these buttons:

• Click on the image of your choice.
• Download the "zip" file to a suitable directory on your computer.
• Use either Windows Explorer or a suitable utility on a Macintosh to examine the images inside the zip file and choose one.
• Drag the selected image to the directory on your computer that contains your web site's links page.
• Put html on your links page that resembles this:
  <A HREF=""http://www.shira.net/"><IMG SRC="http://www._____/conebutton4.gif" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="Shira.net - All About Belly Dance, By Shira"></A>
  (You'll need to replace the blanks with the specific location of the file on your web site.)
• Copy the image you selected to your remote web host at the same time you upload your modified web page. (Make sure the name of the file matches the name in quotes following "IMG SRC=".)

The Official Link Buttons

This button is available with 4 different styles of background, for flexibility in choosing the one that will look best with your web site.

conebutton1.gif Same background as this web site. 144 x 144. conebutton2.gif Transparent background. 144 x 144. conebutton3.gif White background. 144 x 144. conebutton4.gif This is the one shown to the left. Pale blue background. 144 x 144.

Old Favorites

The buttons below were designed to match the dominant images of the original look and feel of Shira.net that prevailed from 1997 through 2008. Although these images are no longer used as primary design elements on Shira.net, they remain popular as link buttons and you are still welcome to use them.

	dancer1.gif Red costume, white background, 133 x 116, text says, "The Art of Middle Eastern Dance" dancer2.gif Red costume, black background, 133 x 116, text says, "The Art of Middle Eastern Dance" dancer3.gif Red costume, transparent background, 133 x 116, text says, "Shira.net" dancer 4.gif This is the one shown to the left. Red costume, white background, 133 x 116, text says, "Shira.net". dancer5.gif Red costume, black background, 133 x 116, text says, "Shira.net" dancer6.gif Blue costume, white background, 133 x 116, text says, "Shira.net"
	link-backbend1.gif White background, 145 x 100 link-backbend2.gif Black background, 145 x 100 link-backbend3.gif White background, 104 x 117 link-backbend4.gif This is the one shown to the left. Black background, 115 x 117
	link-boa.gif As shown. 200 x 81
	link-carissa1.gif Black background. 129 x 108. link-carissa2.gif White background. 129 x 108. link-carissa3.gif This is the one shown to the left. Light blue background. 129 x 108.
	link-charmer1.gif This is the one shown to the left. Pink costume. 133 x 116. link-charmer2.gif Blue costume. 133 x 116. link-charmer3.gif Red costume. 133 x 116.
	computerdancer1.gif This is the one shown to the left. Text says "shira.net". 110 x 137. computerdancer2.gif Text says "The Art of Middle Eastern Dance". 110 x 137.
	link-kamella1.gif This is the one shown to the left. Transparent background with purple frame. 210 x 83. (It looks best on pages with light-colored backgrounds. link-kamella2.gif Lavender background with purple frame. 210 x 83. link-kamella3.gif White background with purple frame. 210 x 83. link-kamella4.gif Transparent background with no frame. 210 x 83. (It looks best on pages with light-colored backgrounds.

Copyright Notice

This artwork is copyrighted. It is intended solely for use in linking to Shira.net - All About Belly Dance. Please do not use these images for flyers, linking to other people's web sites, or decorating someone else's site when there's no attached link to mine. Please do not create your own animations of these graphics or other modifications

This artwork is not freely available clip art for you to use as you please. It is to be used solely for linking to Shira.net.

If you like my artwork, please respect the wishes of the artist who created it!

Copyright Notice

This entire web site is copyrighted. All rights reserved.

All articles, images, forms, scripts, directories, and product reviews on this web site are the property of Shira unless a different author/artist is identified. Material from this web site may not be posted on any other web site unless permission is first obtained from Shira.

Academic papers for school purposes may use information from this site only if the paper properly identifies the original article on Shira.net using appropriate citations (footnotes, end notes, etc.) and bibliography. Consult your instructor for instructions on how to do this.

If you wish to translate articles from Shira.net into a language other than English, Shira will be happy to post your translation here on Shira.net along with a note identifying you as the translator. This could include your photo and biography if you want it to. Contact Shira for more information. You may not post translations of Shira's articles on anybody else's web site, not even your own.

If you are a teacher, performer, or student of Middle Eastern dance, you may link directly to any page on this web site from either your blog or your own web site without first obtaining Shira's permission. Click here for link buttons and other information on how to link.