Weblog Trackbacks Tutorials
Weblog trackbacks are one of the most confusing tools for the new blogger to master. Like many first-time bloggers, I made the common mistake of using the weblog trackback link to link to the article I was citing. My intial attempts to find a good quality tutorial on webblog trackbacks were less than fruitful. Few bloggers post on the subject.
Today, I happened upon Pamela Heywood’s article, “Blogs offer two-way dialog” on Online Business Journal
Pamela provides two important links:
1) Pamela links to her previous post on blog trackbacks, “Unravelling the Mystery of Trackbacks,” where she reveals the basics of weblog trackbacks. Trackbacks are used to ping another blog that you have cited their material. The ping includes the title and address of your post. Often, an exerpt is also included.
2) Pamela next links to a three-part video tutorial on trackbacks. The first video, about 9 minutes long, explains trackbacks. The second video demonstrates actual weblog trackbacks. The third video describes how weblog trackbacks are used to market a blog. I watched the first video and it was all I needed to trigger an “Ah Ha!” moment.
Going back to the Land of Opportunity small business blog’s administration interface, I discovered that WordPress, as installed on Blogsome.com, provides a trackback URI textbox below the article textarea. Pasting a trackback URI in this box causes WordPress to ping the cited weblog using the provided trackback URI. You may also include more than one weblog trackback by seperating trackback URI’s with a single space, which I did for this post.
Watch for my analysis of weblog trackbacks as a blog marketing strategy in either Part 2 or Part 3 of
Marketing a Business Blog.
I thought this overview of Trackbacks might also be useful; please share any feedback you have with me.
http://www.buzzmarketingwithblogs.com/index.php/weblog/item/trackback_spam_alert_backgrounder_what_is_trackback/
Comment by Travis Smith — February 21, 2005 @ 3:07 am
Thanks for posting your link, Travis.
I noted you led off about spammers using trackbacks. While I was approving your comment, the next comment was spam from Italy, the second this week and both from a .info domain.
Also, since posting the above, I have been made aware of the Wizbang Standalone Trackback Pinger. I used the WizBang pinger today after I linked to someone and forgot to include the trackback. Kind of nice to know that there’s a backup system available.
Comment by Timothy Lee — February 21, 2005 @ 10:56 pm
Oh WOW!!… If You Aren’t Using Trackback, You Ou
I GET IT! I REALLY GET IT!! Yesterday on my own board, The Tim told me that all us “marketing bloggers” are “misusing the medium.” Well, The Tim,
Trackback by MaaMaw's Morsels — February 22, 2005 @ 9:45 am