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

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Wordpress Trackbacks Demystified

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Page 1: Wordpress Trackbacks: The Power of SEO and Web Traffic at Your Fingertips

Wordpress Trackbacks

Demystified

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Trackbacks vs Pingbacks

First...

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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...

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Confused?

Me too...

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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...

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Now that made more sense, didn’t?

But you know what?

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Now that made more sense, didn’t?

But you know what?

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You say Pingback...

I say Trackback...

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Bo" terms are now used interchangeably

to refer to a notification sent to a blog when another

blog links to it.

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What to do wi" Trackbacks & Pingbacks

on your blog

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When another blogger links to your post from theirs, you

automatically get notified by Wordpress.

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

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When another blogger links to your post from theirs, you

automatically get notified by Wordpress.

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

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

2. Send them to spam3. Trash them

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I love, love, love blogs that publish trackbacks!

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How to Use T$ackbacks f&SEO & Traffic

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

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

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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.

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Get "e whole scoop on Trackbacks & Pingbacks

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