IWeb saving in iDisk

I've been trying to add specific links on my website by changing the HTML text in the iDisk HTML file copy. I then "Save" after changes. When I double click on the newly saved file, it opens in a web browser (Safari) as I want it to look. However, the changes don't show up when I actually open the website.
1. I've deleted my iDisk copy and then published to .Mac. New version does not show up on iDisk.
2. After publishing, when I open my website, it has new version however (I need to find new version so I can change HTML text).
Where are the actual HTML files located that are seen on my website?
I'm new to this so detail is good. Thanks

I'll try and anwswer your questions as best as I can. Your questions are in bold type.
Why can't the specific links be done in iWeb itself? Please be more (no pun intended) specific.
A: This is not so much a link as html code with a link. Twitter to be specific. I've read suggestions from other posts and some websites suggesting I change the .HTML file in iDisk>Web>Sites>iWeb>Sitename using TextEdit.
Are you making the changes post publishing in iDisk? (copying the file from idisk, saving on desktop, making html changes, saving and replacing file with same name back into iDisk?
A: I've never copied iDisk file to desktop, changed, saved and replaced. I'll try that next. Here's my process: 1. I include a placeholder in iWeb where I want Twitter. Then I "Save" & "Publish to .Mac". 2. I go to iDisk>Web>Sites>iWeb>Sitename, open the page with TextEdit where Twitter place holder is, paste the html code from Twitter site and "Save". At this point I assume the newly saved .html file will be reflected on my website, not so.
Each time an iWeb site is re-published (updated) to dotMac, it replaces the "older" iWeb site and any changes to html files are also replaced with the updated iWeb.
I change the html code after each time I re-publish, hoping it will work, it never has.
Maybe my process order is not correct. I'll try your suggestion with the copy to desktop... and the link too.

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