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 14 comments »WHAT IS A trackback?TrackBack is a tool that bloggers use to allow you to visit other sites related to your post. Wikipedia gives the definition of a TrackBack as "a mechanism for communication between blogs". Most blogging formats allow the feature. Lets start from the beginning. You are posting an article for your blog and find related information that you want to include in your post. You will create a link within your post using the URL for that information. This will allow someone to see the related information directly from your site. Depending on what blogging platform you are using, you will find the place to list TrackBack or backlist. Just place the URL here. This achieves multiple objectives:
The only downside to TrackBacks is that you need to be careful of the TrackBacks to your site from spammers. Sometimes you will get a TrackBack from a site that is totally unrelated to yours. This can diminish your SEO efficacy. Take the time to edit and delete these TrackBacks from your comments so that it doesn't harm your ranking. I am not a big fan of trackbacks as you can get spammed heavily by tools like Xrummer (an auto comment/trackback tool). Read also: Confessions of a Real Estate Blog Link Whore: Trackback Spam Hurts To turn your trackbacks on or off in the RSS Pieces systm- go to Blog Settings - Features and check or uncheck the trackback feature. Comment from: dennis [Visitor]  · http://www.iprocessing.bizThanks for the help. I am new to the blogging arena and your site has helped me. Especially with something as simple as "trackback".  Permalink November 21, 2006 18:37:36Comment from: Andy [Visitor] · http://www.digitalurban.blogspot.comInteresting site - very useful. I run a blog looking at digital technologies in architecture and cities -with over 400 posts it gets traffic but not a massive amount.. Any tips? Thanks a lot, Andy Permalink May 06, 2007 07:25:40Comment from: Debi Braulik [Visitor] · http://www.northslopehomes.comMary- This was on my task list to research this week. I'm so glad I found your post. But a question for you. Can you give a track back to a website itself and not a blog post? Like when I say for more information, check out www dot example dot com. Would I then put the website url in the trackback box or do you only reference blog posts? Make sense? Thank you! Permalink June 20, 2007 00:26:26Comment from: Christina [Visitor] · http://www.newbernbearblog.com I just started Blogging and love it. Thank you for the information on track backs, I did not know what they were. Permalink March 02, 2008 20:37:59Comment from: Jill Wente [Visitor] · http://www.jillwente.comI saw the trackback field in my wordpress blogging platform, but did not know what it was for. Thanks for enlightening me. Permalink March 12, 2008 11:37:53Comment from: Geoff [Visitor] · http://profitable-investing.com I still have some difficulty understanding trackbacks and how they end up on the other blog - or mine if they are coming to me. For example, this article above mentions that they end up in the comments field. I run wordpress on www.profitable-investing.com and I don’t get trackbacks in my comments area at all. I see them on my dashboard but how does that benefit readers? I’m confused! Permalink April 29, 2008 01:34:13Comment from: Connie Ragen Green [Visitor] · http://www.ebookwritingandmarketingsecrets.comI like to trackback to other posts because it puts me on the radar of the person whose blog I have been reading. Trackbacks are just a great way to connect with other bloggers and let them know you are out there in the blogosphere with them. Permalink May 10, 2008 11:38:21Comment from: Laurie.Manny [Member] · http://www.longbeachrealestatehome.com Can the spam caused by Trackbacks be controlled to a level that we can begin using them again? Permalink May 26, 2008 21:25:29Comment from: hunter.jackson [Member] · http://www.columbiascrealestatehomes.comThank you so much for explaining this in a way in which I can actually understand! Permalink June 22, 2008 22:09:36Comment from: Jayapritha [Visitor] · http://www.tipstouse.comVery useful stuff.Iam a newbie to this blogospher.I don't know one day bulk traffic came to my site from particular XXX blog. I was searching How it happens.After reding this I got an idea. Permalink July 29, 2008 01:37:47Comment from: canvas prints [Visitor] · http://www.canvasdezign.co.ukI always wondered about tracbacks. Thanks :D Permalink August 05, 2008 13:10:15Comment from: Jay [Visitor] · http://www.homesatmyrtlebeach.comVeru usefull and educative blog. Thank you for explaining in a simple way about trackbags. Permalink August 15, 2008 23:01:50Comment from: Jay Valento - Long Beach Real Estate [Visitor] · http://www.redwagonteam.comHow do I eliminate spam in comments? Permalink August 30, 2008 23:00:29Comment from: chris labarbera [Visitor] · http://www.snowtosunshine.com This is a very nice blog Permalink October 28, 2008 23:37:22Comment on this article This post has no comments awaiting moderation. |
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