Step #11 - Use Trackbacks
This one is particularly important. Step #11 in 101 Steps to Better Blogging is to use trackbacks. Trackbacks are a very useful tool in that if you find a post somewhere that rings a bell, or you just have to post about, link to them and send a reciprocal ping. It lets the original author know that someone liked what was written, and sometimes the link shows up in their entry as well.
I also use open track-backs quite often as well. There are several different sites and blogrolls that are involved in Open Track-backs. Basically it is set up so that all of the blogs that ping your site are displayed in that entry with a link to that site and no-follow disabled. Anytime you see that I have posted an 'Open Trackback' post, such as this one, it gives anyone the right to track-back that post, even with an unrelated post to show off your writing. I do still go through and if it looks like trackback spam I delete it. Most of us prefer that you use a ping site such as Linkfest Haven Deluxe but I will still accept direct pings as long as they aren't spam.
This IS my Open Tack-Back post for Thursday August 9th. Feel free to send a track-back to this post and your link will show up at the bottom of the entry for folks over here to come check out your site.
Trackposted to Perri Nelson's Website, Rosemary's Thoughts, Right Truth, Inside the Northwest Territory, Pirate's Cove, The Pink Flamingo, Stuck On Stupid, Webloggin, Wyvern dreams, The Amboy Times, Conservative Cat, High Desert Wanderer, Adeline and Hazel, Conservative Thoughts, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe.
I also use open track-backs quite often as well. There are several different sites and blogrolls that are involved in Open Track-backs. Basically it is set up so that all of the blogs that ping your site are displayed in that entry with a link to that site and no-follow disabled. Anytime you see that I have posted an 'Open Trackback' post, such as this one, it gives anyone the right to track-back that post, even with an unrelated post to show off your writing. I do still go through and if it looks like trackback spam I delete it. Most of us prefer that you use a ping site such as Linkfest Haven Deluxe but I will still accept direct pings as long as they aren't spam.
This IS my Open Tack-Back post for Thursday August 9th. Feel free to send a track-back to this post and your link will show up at the bottom of the entry for folks over here to come check out your site.
Trackposted to Perri Nelson's Website, Rosemary's Thoughts, Right Truth, Inside the Northwest Territory, Pirate's Cove, The Pink Flamingo, Stuck On Stupid, Webloggin, Wyvern dreams, The Amboy Times, Conservative Cat, High Desert Wanderer, Adeline and Hazel, Conservative Thoughts, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe.
