Track Backs Are Powerful Links, Set Up and Use ‘Em

I will address how this is done with wordpress blogs, as that is what the people in Alex’s coaching group are using.

To start, what are ‘Trackbacks” and ‘Permalinks”? They are used when you want to link to a post I another persons blog in your post on your blog. This is another way to set up a permanent link with another blog. It is also a great way to come up with ways to get ideas for content for your site.

Now this should not be done in a trashy way, only if you have something more of value to add to what you read on the other blog. If you are not adding value for other readers, the readers and the other blog owner would see this as spamming.

It is also the accepted protocol that when you do a ‘Trackback’ which places a note on the other blog, that  you must put the ‘Permalink’ in your post to lead back to the other blog post. Both ways, not just one way to your blog from theirs.. I hope you get this, otherwise other bloggers will see you as a spammer.

First
The link you want to use to refer from your blog post is called the ‘Permalink’ which is the full URL of the separate page that the article is on, in the other blog. Don’t link to the main page URL of the other blog, as the articles will always be changing. Just copy this from the bar on your browser showing the URL of the full article page.

• In your ‘Write Post’ page where you enter your post, you can “insert a link” to some text that you have entered there.
• Just highlight the word or words you want to hyperlink to the other blog post page, then click o the ‘chain link’ symbol in the text editor.
• A small window will come up.
• Then, on the line, “Link URL” add the ‘Permalink’.
• Note, get rid of the ‘http://’ that will already be there, the link you copied for the other blog post.
• Then paste the URL link on that line.  You don’t need to do anything with the other lines, just click ‘Insert’ at the lower right corner.

Second
You will need to make sure your blog is properly set up for WordPress to automatically do the ‘Trackback’ with the other blog.

• In your WP blog control panel,
• Click on ‘Settings’,
• Then ‘Discussion’
• In the ‘Default article settings’ section make sure that the box is checked at, “Attempt to notify any   blogs linked to from the article”

This function works if the blog you are linking to is also a WordPress blog. There is a slightly different method to use if the other blog is not WP.

Third
Make sure that you allow ‘Trackbacks’ to occur on your blog. This is part of the fairness protocol in dealing with other bloggers. If I allow your ‘Trackback’ you should allow mine.

• In the same place you just were above,
• the ‘Default article settings’
• check the box in front of  “Allow link notifications from other blogs”
• Go to the ‘Write/Post’ page
• Down near the bottom of the page
• At ‘Comments & Pings’
• Check – “Allow Pings” This way each post you do is set to allow ‘Trackbacks’

That should do it.

If you then do a ‘Trackback’ and nothing shows up below the article on the other blog, they have not set their blog to allow this, as you just have. Contact the blog owner and ask them if they will check their settings to allow your ‘Trackback’ because you want to link to their blog post in one of yours.

You can refer them to this article so they can see how it is done.

Happy, happy, happy

John

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