wordpress trackbacks: the power of seo and web traffic at your fingertips

Wordpress Trackbacks

Demystified

Trackbacks vs Pingbacks

First...

1. Ana Hoffman !ites ano"er ki#er

post on her blog

4. ...so posts on her own blog and sends a

trackback URI to T$affic Generation Café

3. ...but she wants her own readers to s% what she had to say, and be able to comment on her own blog.

(Mind you she doesn’t technica#y have to link to ‘s post.)

2. Lisa Irby wants to chime in on "e discussion

5. receives "e trackback, and displays it as a comment to "e &iginal post. This comment contains a link

back to ’s Blog.2CreateAWebsite.com.

Trackback is...

Confused?

Me too...

1. Ana Hoffman !ites ano"er ki#er

post on her blog 2. Adrienne Smi"

wants to mention it atAdrienneSmi".net

4. receives "e trackback, and displays it as a comment to "e &iginal post.

This comment contains a link back to ‘s blog.

3. so links to ‘s post to add ano"er relevant

resource f& her readers.

Pingback is...

Now that made more sense, didn’t?

But you know what?

Now that made more sense, didn’t?

But you know what?

You say Pingback...

I say Trackback...

Bo" terms are now used interchangeably

to refer to a notification sent to a blog when another

blog links to it.

What to do wi" Trackbacks & Pingbacks

on your blog

When another blogger links to your post from theirs, you

automatically get notified by Wordpress.

You’# s% a trackback in your pending comments.

When another blogger links to your post from theirs, you

automatically get notified by Wordpress.

You’# s% a trackback in your pending comments.

Since trackbacks act like comments, you can:1. Publish them

2. Send them to spam3. Trash them

I love, love, love blogs that publish trackbacks!

How to Use T$ackbacks f&SEO & Traffic

In short, many blogs (including very high-trafficked high PR ones) choose to publish trackbacks they get from other blogs.

And "at’s "e real magic behindTrackbacks & Pingbacks

Link out to relevant blogs in your niche "at happen to publish trackbacks and you might get

backlinks and referral traffic from "em in return.

Get "e whole scoop on Trackbacks & Pingbacks

WordPress Trackbacks & Pingbacks: How to Use Them For SEO & Traffic