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1. Wordpress
Trackbacks
Demystified

2. First...
Trackbacks
vs Pingbacks

3. Trackback is...
1. Ana Hoffman
!ites ano"er ki#er
post on her blog
2. Lisa Irby
wants to chime in
on "e discussion
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.)
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.
’

4. Confused?
Me too...

5. Pingback is...
1. Ana Hoffman
!ites ano"er ki#er
post on her blog
2. Adrienne Smi"
wants to mention it at
AdrienneSmi".net
3. so
links to
‘s
post to add ano"er relevant
resource f& her readers.
4.
receives "e trackback, and displays it as a
comment to "e &iginal post.
This comment contains a link back to
‘s blog.

6. Now that made more
sense, didn’t?
But you know what?

7. Now that made more
sense, didn’t?
But you know what?

8. You say Pingback...
I say Trackback...

9. Bo" terms are now
used interchangeably
to refer to
a notification
sent to a blog
when another
blog links to it.

10. What to do wi"
Trackbacks & Pingbacks
on your blog

11. When another blogger
links to your post
from theirs, you
automatically get
notified by Wordpress.
You’# s% a trackback in
your pending comments.

12. When another blogger
links to your post
from theirs, you
automatically get
notified by Wordpress.
You’# s% a trackback in
your pending comments.

13. Since trackbacks act like
comments, you can:
1. Publish them
2. Send them to spam
3. Trash them

14. I love, love, love
blogs that publish trackbacks!

15. How to Use T$ackbacks f&
SEO & Traffic

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

18. And "at’s "e real magic behind
Trackbacks & Pingbacks

19. 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.

20. Get "e whole scoop on
Trackbacks & Pingbacks
WordPress Trackbacks & Pingbacks:
How to Use Them For SEO & Traffic