When used properly, trackbacks and pingbacks are an excellent way to build links and traffic to your blog, as well as building relationships with other bloggers.
What Is Trackback?
In layman’s terms, trackback is a way to notify a website when you publish an entry that references it.
When you send it a trackback, a link with a short excerpt of your entry will appear on the referenced website.
How To Locate The Trackback Link
When you want to trackback, you will need to use a special link provided on the blog you want to reference.
Most trackback links appear just after the blog post content and before the comments.
Sometimes the link will appear as a plain text link:
Other times it will be a hyperlink:
If the trackback URL is hyperlinked, you’ll need to right click on it and select “Copy link location…” (or your browser’s equivalent), otherwise, you can highlight and copy the link.
If you plan to reference more than one blog entry, each trackback URL will need to be copied individually.
