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I'm writing a business e-mail to a Japanese speaking person, and I need to
direct them to a certain URL. In English I would write "please visit
<http://www.example.com>". I'm not sure the best way to say that in Japanese.
My best guess is something like "http://www.example.comに訪ねてください", and if I was
writing a friend I'd probably just try that figuring that they'd understand
even if it wasn't quite right. But since this is formal business
correspondence I want to make sure it's right.
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Business Japanese: what's the proper way to say "please visit [this URL]"?
* `...に訪ねる` is ungrammatical. You have to use `...を訪ねる`.
  * In the first place, using the expression 'visit' is metaphoric. It may work in English, but it is a bit strange in Japanese to use `訪ねる`. As cypher writes, `ご覧ください` 'please see' is more natural.
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On the off chance that the information on the referred page is related to the
contents of your email, I'll add in `～をご参照【さんしょう】ください` meaning "Please refer
to..."
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As I commented at your comment line, it looks like personally to me Choko san
might not submit her own answer, I would like to "answer" instead....

## Choko san's own answer ( about which I think it is quite appropriate )

> "To change your setting, go to www.example.com, then click "my profile",
> then click "settings" >> Well in that case I think you could say something
> like **「設定を変更するには、www.example.comを開いて / にアクセスして、"my profile"** → **"setting"
> の順にクリックしてください。** 」

or

> 「 **設定はwww.example.comから/よりご変更いただけます。/
> 設定の変更はwww.example.comよりお願いします・から行ってください。"my
> profile"→"setting"の順にクリックしてください。** 」etc

P.S I would like not to change her comment since I think it is not appropriate
to change someone's **original** answer/comment without paying due heed to the
person.

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Here, I would like to start my opinion....

**Regarding why to direct someone to a certain URL needs such a long speech.**

For example, this is the Yahoo! Japan's guidance.

> ★MyYahoo!では Yahoo! JAPANページを 自分仕様にカスタマイズできます！
>
> ・ドラッグ＆ドロップで、自分が 見やすい位置にコンテンツを移動 ・ヤフオクやメールなど、いつも 使っているYahoo! JAPANサービス
> をまとめて表示 ・気になるサイトのRSSフィードを 追加して一緒に表示
>
> ▼My Yahoo!の特徴はこちら <http://docs.my.yahoo.co.jp/newmyyahoo/promo/index.html>

Translation

> You can customize your Yahoo! Japan's page as you like here at MyYahoo! (
> page)
>
> Use the drag & drop function to place your favorite contents to your
> preferred place, ( to be continued )
>
> You can display your favorite contents such as Yahoo auction or Yahoo e-mail
> at your preferred place.
>
> You can display the RSS feeds of the sites of your own choice in addition to
> the above.
>
> For the above peculiar My Yahoo! services, click
> <http://docs.my.yahoo.co.jp/newmyyahoo/promo/index.html>

Granted, since I have not seen your PC's screen? to users, I can not say
perfectly, but **should there be explanations of your direction to users on
your screen, explaining the features or services or setting ups as I presented
above as an example ( = My Yahoo )** , then I think what you need to direct
the users to the site is just to direct them to "click" as below.

> こちらをクリックして下さい。 ( Please click here )

like Choko-san's answer.

## If I were you, ( my personal way )

I may probably would like to do like this ( almost same with that of Choko-san
)

> 貴殿（きでん）のプロフィールを変更されたい場合はまずこちらをクリックして下さい。 <http://www.example.com>

Translation

> If you would like to change your profile kindly click below first.
> <http://www.example.com>

Then I would probably change the further instruction according to which site (
at the main screen or the at the above link ) the explanation about the later
"Profile" and "Setting" link is.

No1. In a case that the explanation about the link to "Profile" and "Settings"
is **not** at <http://www.example.com>

> リンク先に「プロフィール」という項目が有ります。まずそこをクリックして下さい。 その中に「セッティング」という項目が有りますのでそこをクリックして貴殿の
> プロフィールを変更して下さい。

Translation

> After you click the above link, there is an additional link 「My profile」.
> Please click it. Inside the page ( link ) you can find a link 「Settings」.
> Kindly click it and change your profile as your prefer to.

No2. In a case that the further instruction **is at** the
<http://www.example.com>. ( = meaning, after the users click
<http://www.example.com> )

> 「プロフィール」の項目をクリックして下さい。

Translation

> Kindly click 「Profile」.

Then after the users click the "Profile" link, I would probably add,

> 「セッティング」をクリックして下さい。そこで貴殿のプロフィールの変更が出来ます。

Translation

> Kindly click 「Settings」. You can change your profile as you like there.

So No2 is kind of a **step by step** explanation.

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P.S Since I have no way but to imagine in my way your "main screen" or the
related links, I just wrote imagining at my own discretion.

Have a nice day and thank you.
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