How To Use Pingback/Trackback To Get More Links And Contents For Your Blog
This post is about how to use pingback/trackback to get more links and contents for your blog.If you have a blog, you probably have 2 important things to ‘worry’ about.
1) Finding/writing quality content to post to your blog
2) Getting quality links to your blog
Here’s a proposal on how you can have both at the same time!
The idea is to use the pingback/trackback feature that comes with a Wordpress blog.
Here’s a typical scenario:
- Person A writes something on her blog.
- You read her blog and have some afterthought.
- You blog about your thought in your own blog (hence more content for your blog).
- You either pingback or send a trackback to Person A’s blog
- Person A’s blog receives the pingback/trackback and displays it as a comment to the original post, linking it back to your blog (hence another link juice for you).
Now, for this method to work, 2 things must be ready:
1) Person A’s blog must allow trackback and pingback
2) Ideally, person A’s blog sets “DoFollow” for her trackback and pingback.
How to know if a blog allows trackback and pingback?
Simple, just check out the blog and see if there’s any trackback or pingback links. They are either in the comments section or a section on its own (like LeadsLeap blog).
How to know if the trackback/pingback has “DoFollow”?
If you use Firefox, you can install a plugin called SEO For Firefox. The plugin will highlight links with “NoFollow”. Any link without “NoFollow” is “DoFollow”.
If you use IE, change to Firefox! (How is my humour?)
How to create a pingback or trackback?
1) First, it should be enabled in your wordpress blog. You can do that by logging into Options ยป Discussion - and making sure there is a check mark next to Attempt to notify any Weblogs linked to from the article (slows down posting.).
2) Next, write a post and link back to the original post.
In most cases, Pingback will happen automatically and there is no need for you to send any trackback.
If you have any difficulty in pingback or trackback, refer to this excellent guide.
A note on “DoFollow” trackback and pingback
Wordpress blog, by default, has “NoFollow” trackback/pingback link. If you own a blog and would like to advocate “DoFollow” for trackback and pingback, you can install Dofollow Trackbacks Plugin.
If you decide to do that, write a comment below to let our readers know you advocate “DoFollow” on your blog. Who knows, some readers may decide to read your blog and pingback to your blog 
Final note
You are welcome to link to LeadsLeap blog and get a pingback or trackback, provided that you don’t spam. For LeadsLeap members, you can add your referid to the link. It will pingback to the original post.
This is a great post, and some may not understand how important this info is. Bloggers who are worried about spam commenting can moderate there comments manually also. This is what I do if I feel a comment is spam and they are trying to linkback, because their link isnt going to do my readers or blog any good.
I like your blog because I learn everyday something new and meaningful. As soon as I receive your posting I try it out. It then usually makes sense and easy to understand and implement.
Which url does one enter
in order to get the
advertising needed to
promote one’s blog.
Richard,
It depends on which blog post you’re trying to promote. Generally, if you simply want to drive traffic to your blog, just use your blog url. But if you are promoting certain blog post, you should use the url of that blog post.
Advice: If you are advertising, DON’T send traffic to your blog homepage, unless your homepage is optimized for sales purpose.
Minimally, I suggest you create a page in your blog specially for advertising. It can be an about us page. The title should be something that tell people WHY they should stop and read your blog post. For example, the title can be “10 reasons why you should read this blog at least once a week.” or “Thousands of people are GLUED to this blog. Find out why……”
Richard, just enter your blog url, to promote your blog.
I’ve tried to find ‘options’ on wordpress but can’t find that option! Can anyone help?
In your wordpress admin login, you should see these links in the first line:
Dashboard | Write | Manage | Comments | Blogroll | Presentation | Plugins | Users | Options
Kenneth
THanks for the advice. I’ll use the plug in for my blog i just created!
Most interesting. It’s obvious that you care about the success of your readers and members. This is one of the best explanations I’ve found regarding a pingback or trackback.
Margie Franklin, The Home Biz Diva
http://www.livethedreamwithfaith.com/blog
http://viralurl.com/Blessed-/AdvertiseFree
This is a great post, and some may not understand how important this info is.
THanks for the advice.
Pascal.
FREE Online Home Business Opportunity Work From Home Job
Hi Kenneth
This post has me mind swirling. Maybe I am getting too old. Maybe becos I am getting older, I dread that i have to learn new things. But if it will do what it says to increase traffic, I will do it!
Thank you for these tips, it all makes sense, and I will be trying this out as well as some of your other suggestions.
Great information Kenneth. Building incoming links is very important for your SE rank and driving traffic. Your instructions are concise and easy to follow and should make it very easy for new bloggers to implement. I also use a wordpress plugin called CommentLuv, which will post a link to the commentors lastest blog post.
You can download CommentLuv here:
http://www.fiddyp.co.uk/commentluv-wordpress-plugin/
Hey Kenneth its me buddy, just making some tracks
Hi
I love the info,I have a do follow on mine,so come and ping me.
David
ye, that’s very helpful
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Thanks for the lessons in your blog. They are very helpful and I am going to be using what I am learning here. This is a good explanation since I get confused using trackback links. I spent a lot of time reading the Word Press forums and help sections and this explains it well. I am going to write about this on my RocqueMarketing.com site, too.
I will even attempt the mighty trackback.
I have comment luv on some of my blogs but not on this one yet. Perhaps I will add it.
Great discussion here in the comments. It has been fun to read.
Rocque
Great stuff, and simple to follow and utilize. These simple ideas help all of us.
Very useful advice. Thanks
Thanks for the useful information on your blog.
I have been here for only five minutes and have
learned so much. You have so many helpful tips.
I will certainly be applying some of them.
I will also be back to learn more.
Wishing you all the best,
Marsha
Thank you very much! I knew about these chips from seminars, but to me they for some reason seemed unimportant. I will utilize now.
Good write up my friend! Thank you.
Track Backs can be an amazing feature to your WordPress blog that you should include.It will increase your links and you will see your traffic go up.
Hey Kenneth just wanted to see who posted. Keep up the great work buddy!!
Good Post…
You also have to know how to List Build nowadays….
I have been using this since June an dmy aweber list has grown from 25 to 2,701!!!
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I hope readers stop posting Hi, Hello & queries here. This place is only to add comments on Kenneth’s post. Please be specific & write something that adds value to the blog-readers here. Please donot spam! I highly recommend Wordpress as your blog platform. Donot use free-blog providers if your can afford your own blog hosted on your own domain. Post content regularly & brand your blog with YOU…
Ho Kenneth,
Thanks for a super blog. Is there a way that I can use pingback in a blogger.com blog?
Kenneth,
I don’t know if we have the same WP version but I was reading you ping/trackback and would like to activate it is my. Problem is I can’t find the Options >> Discussion tab in my WordPress (note I have version 2.5.1, I guess)
Joseph
I’m sold :)) +1
Great article for pingbacks! I will have to check my blog to make certain I am set.