My site uses frames so if I don't use the _blank, the link will open up within my frames. It looks weird. So, I use _blank. Do you think I should remove it and let the site open within my frames or is there another way to code it so that it opens on its own?
I think target=_parent works in your case. For _blank, I've always used for most off site content, and I see a lot of other sites do this. I've seen websites that will open pages within it's own website in a new window which gets annoying.