Adventures in living a healthy, juicy life
by Cheryl Ragsdale
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There’s an unusual entry under social media on my list of “blogging tips from expert bloggers” that, at first, I thought I wouldn’t allow:
Dan Illouz presents Jewish Chat and Israel Chat posted at DanIllouz.com – Zionism, Judaism and Leadership.
“I have to admit that one of the features I thought would gain more success on this new website is the option to engage in a chat with other “sophisticated thinkers” who think about the topics of Judaism, Zionism and Leadership. Thank God, hits have been flowing into the website, but the chatroom has not been a great success. I remember I used to really look for great places to discuss these important issues with people who would help me deepen my thought.
I thought maybe the reason for the lack of chat is because people don’t know how to get to the chat room?
Well, it is incredibly simple!”
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Missed Opportunity: Trackbacks
After visiting Dan’s site, I realized that I needed to honor one of my “stay young from the inside out” tips and keep an open mind.
He has the same problem we all face – directing traffic on his site.
It just wasn’t clear when I first looked.
That’s what happens when we’re only looking for what we expect to find.
Opportunities are missed because we’re not open to new information.
Following along with implementing the tools that Yaro Starak from entrepreneur’s journey recommends, here’s one that I thought I understood.
I mean, I really thought I got this one. When I read it again today, I realized that I missed an important step!
Trackback and link to other blogs in your blog posts. A trackback is sort of like a blog conversation. When you write a new article to your blog and it links or references another blogger's article you can do a trackback to their entry. What this does is leave a truncated summary of your blog post on their blog entry - it's sort of like your blog telling someone else's blog that you wrote an article mentioning them. Trackbacks often appear like comments.
This is a good technique because like leaving comments, a trackback leaves a link from another blog back to yours for readers to follow, but it also does something very important - it gets the attention of another blogger. The other blogger will come and read your post eager to see what you wrote about them. They may then become a loyal reader of yours or at least monitor you and if you are lucky some time down the road they may do a post linking to your blog bringing in more new readers.
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Here’s what I missed…
When I reference another blogger’s post in my content, I ASSUME that a trackback is automatically created.
I don’t think that’s true!
Trackbacks – effective, relevant and useful
Trackbacks happen for the people who are included in my blog carnivals, like this one. But, when I happily include or reference bloggers in my general blog posts, I’ve been missing out on an opportunity to have a trackback placed on that blogger’s blog.
It is optional, of course. The receiving blogger has to accept my trackback and allow it on their site. Oh my goodness, when I think of how many times I’ve missed this…
But, that’s what makes blogging interesting. There’s always something more to learn.
Blogging has a lot in common with martial arts.
Applying good technique – as completely as possible – generates the most benefit and allows you to topple the competition ♥
Skip a step and you’re likely to end up on your back wondering what happened…
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How do you create a trackback?
- On my WordPress blog, I click the box that says “allow trackbacks and pingbacks on this post”.
- In addition, I enter the link to the blog that I’ve referenced in the area marked “trackbacks”.
- If the site owner allows it, my trackback with my blog info will show up above or below the comment section.
How are you using trackbacks effectively?
- What are your thoughts on trackbacks?
- Do you allow trackbacks on your posts?
- Have you been leaving trackbacks on other blogs?
Do yourself – and your blog a favor -
leave an insightful comment that adds value to this conversation!
Blogging Tips From Expert Bloggers
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technology
- Glory Scott presents The Ultimate Guide to e-Learning via the iPad: Apps, Implementations and More posted at Best Online Universities.com, saying, “The following information provides information about schools that are implementing iPad, a few apps and information about how to find those apps for the iPad, and a list of further resources to learn more about this tool that may or may not change the face of education.”
- Harold Gelien presents 5 Excellent iPhone Apps For Graduate Students posted at Online University Rankings 2011, saying, “The life of a graduate student isn’t easy but the right iPhone apps can do a lot to help ease the burden that is the typical graduate student existence.”
education
- Richard C presents Web Authentication Using PHP and MySql posted at Richard Cummings, saying, “There have been many occasions in which I have had to setup Web Authentication for websites or particular web pages. In this article, I will tell you how I set up web authentication using PHP and MySql and where the real power lies in this technology.”
- Paul Piotrowski presents How to Develop Willpower posted at Paulymath.com, saying, “An article on how to develop and use willpower to help us keep blogging.”
influential blogger
- Ryan Tracey presents The 4 pillars of blogging posted at E-Learning in the Corporate Sector, saying, “Ryan Tracey shares his 4 pillars of effective blogging.”
- TheWahFreedom.com presents How to Create a Blog — It Can be Easy With the Right Instruction posted at The Work At Home Freedom ~ Tips & Advice.
making money online
- Joe Revod presents List Building Techniques posted at Internet Business Make Money Online With Welly Mulia.
- TSW Blog presents My Small Business Management Tips posted at The Smarter Wallet.
seo
- The Shark Investor presents The Great Content That Attract Links and Gets Top Ranking posted at SEO Myth Breaker, saying, “The real way to dominate search engines is to have great content”
social media
- Eva Ardenav presents 25 Awesome Social Networking Sites for Animal Lovers posted at Online Veterinary Technician Schools, saying, “Going to a social networking site can be a good way to meet other people and their pets. No matter your career, it is possible to meet others who share your love of animals.”
- Dan Illouz presents Jewish Chat and Israel Chat posted at DanIllouz.com – Zionism, Judaism and Leadership.
traffic
- GreatManagement presents Blogging Guide: Increase Your Traffic and Google Crawl Rate posted at We Build Your Blog, saying, “This is the 7th video in my new blogging guide series and I show you how you can increase your traffic and Google Crawl Rate.”
- June Tree presents 10 Web Marketing Strategies For Online Business Owners posted at The Digerati Life
- Monique Hrebeniuk presents 2 WordPress Plug-Ins to Get More From Your Blog posted at WordPress Web 2.0 How-To Spot-er.
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of blogging tips from expert bloggers using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
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I sure know what you mean Cheryl about always something new to learn. That is where I get tripped up and loss time in the day. Trying to figure out those little things.
Thanks for the tips, I can use all the help I can get.
Debbie
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Hi Debbie,
I get overwhelmed by all the good ideas I bump into online. I pick out one per week and see how it works for me. Knowing there’s so much to learn is what keeps blogging fresh and fun for me
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Aha! NOW I get it! I’ve been kind of glossing over the trackback section on my blog, because I didn’t understand it. Thank you for making things clearer for me. I’m going to give this a go.
Jen
I also thought trackbacks weren’t that significant. This post has been a real eye-opener for me. I’ll try to look for previous posts where I can use trackbacks on. I know there are a lot of them.
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Hi Julius,
There’s always something new to learn – even when we think we’ve got it covered.
.-= Cheryl´s Last Fabulous Post blog ..Blogging Tips From Expert Bloggers – How To Use Trackbacks Effectively =-.
I think I am using track back to my advantage. I interlink my own blog, plus I try to link back to other blogs in each post I write.
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Hi Ms. Freeman,
The question is – when you visit the blogs you link out to, do you see a notification on the receiving blog post? Bloggers who’ve sent links in to this carnival should have a trackback listed – usually above comments or maybe below – showing where a link back to my site. You won’t see that from interlinking within your own site.
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Brilliant! Finally a concise and easy to understand summary of the elusive trackback. I am actually in the middle os writing a summary of trackbacks and pingbacks and how this applies to your wordpress blog and I will definitely reference you guys! (what post is more fitting to linkto or trackback to – I mean really, it’s PERFECT)
That girl maybe funny, but she is certainly awesome!
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Alex,
You made me blush (teehee!)I’ll look forward to seeing your summary. When you’re finished with it, would you consider submitting a link to this blog carnival? I publish every Sunday
.-= Cheryl´s Last Fabulous Post blog ..Blogging Tips From Expert Bloggers – How To Use Trackbacks Effectively =-.