I just read the great post “Use links, don’t talk about them.” It’s about why “click here” links are NOT great for accessibility and usability, a subject I’ve written about before (more than once).
It’s still a good point, and so one I will repost today!
To use this article’s framing, the reason not to use a link with the text “click here” is the same reason to not use the link text: “To activate this hyperlink, first, understand how to operate your computer with a mouse, joystick, switch device, keyboard, touchpad, or other input device. Once you’ve figured that out, select this link and activate it with the method of your choosing to load a new web page containing information we mentioned in the last sentence.”
People know how to use their devices! People want to know where a link goes. So just tell them that, and don’t turn links into a Computer Mouse 101 class.
Plus, look how annoying it is for screen reader users: