Blog PingBacks, What the Monkies Are They?
ByOne of my readers, Asked:
Hi:
I’m a fellow student of Alex Jeffreys and heard you are the expert on links, etc.
Could you get back to me on the following?What is a pingback?
Every time I post a new entry, I get one of these ping back comments.
Should I approve them or not?
It seems that my post is repeated on the site the ping comes
from even if I don’t approve the comment. I’d rather not approve them because
I think they clutter up the comment area, but I don’t know if not
approving them diminishes their results.Thanks, Sandy
A PingBack, just means that someone just talked about your site.
WordPress explains it clearly:
For example, Yvonne writes an interesting article on her Web log. Kathleen reads Yvonne’s article and comments about it, linking back to Yvonne’s original post. Using pingback, Kathleen’s software can automatically notify Yvonne that her post has been linked to, and Yvonne’s software can then include this information on her site.
Most of the time, it’s a spam blog, scraper sites, or RSS scraper.
They post a snippet of your blog post in order to get Fresh content (SEO)
and cheap links from people, building NO Valve what-so-ever.
It’s normally grayhat black-hat blog trick. If’s it one of these type
of comments just delete them!
Sometimes, It’s actually a person talking good things about your blog.
If it is then you might want approve them 
It’s fine if you delete the comments, but make sure you check them,
because sometimes it’s a real person.
Does that make sense? – Please Comment if you need further help
-Brad
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12 Comments
August 21st, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Hi Brad, excellent explaination mate thanks for that.
I’ll be back, very soon, i’ve just bookmarked you so you’ll be on my rounds so to speak.
Good looking blog by the way.
Regards, Barry
.-= Barry Wells´s last blog ..More policy changes coming to eBay =-.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Brad
Useful stuff, explaining the jargon in simple terms, great for us fellow students and newbies – keep it up!!
Tom
.-= Tom Harvey´s last blog ..Newbies Nightmare =-.
August 28th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Brad,
Glad Sandy asked you about this stuff… He asked me and I said
you’re the go to guy.
Thanks for shedding some light on it for all of us.
Cheers,
Rob
.-= Rob Canyon´s last blog ..How to Get Your Alexa Ranking to Drop like a Rock… to Increase Your Popularity. =-.
September 1st, 2009 at 4:48 am
Hey Brad
Great post, very concise and easy to understand. Really liked how you explained that a pingback could come from a real person so make sure that you read the comments. Very glad I stopped by. Promise I will be back many more times.
Glenn
A fellow student of MWA 2.0
.-= Glenn´s last blog ..25 THINGS That Make ME—–ME !! =-.
September 1st, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Hey Brad,
Thanks for explaining this, I always wondered where those comments came from!
It’s all clear now
Replying to your question over on my blog, I use iMovie on my mac to edit my videos.
Talk soon,
Paul
.-= Paul Wilson´s last blog ..7 Step Success Formula – NOW LIVE! =-.
September 1st, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Hi Brad,
Hey, great post-thanks for the explanation! I am glad that someone asked the question, because I was wondering the same thing! Sometimes, you just want to know how the whole picture comes together.
Thanks Brad-I wish you the best!
Joann
.-= Joann Henry´s last blog ..Happiness is a Choice? =-.
September 1st, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Hi Brad, good post. I hate the spam ones but I guess they are part of the game.
Enjoy the journey.
Mandy
.-= Mandy Allen´s last blog ..An amazing experience =-.
September 1st, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Hi Brad,
Thanks for the info. Quick question, though. Do you recommend having the option for trackbacks enabled on your blog or do you just deny that option all together?
Paul
.-= Paul Norwine´s last blog ..How in the Hell do You Start a Successful Online Business?!… =-.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Hi Brad,
Thanks for putting this in easy-to-understand terms. Now I understand.
Great postings. Excellent content and information.
I too am very glad I stopped by and I too will be returning.
Cheers,
Carol
.-= Carol Harridge´s last blog ..22. Falling Down, Getting Up! – Not Giving Up! =-.
September 6th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Hi Brad,
Your post clarified for me the meaning of blog ping backs. I am fairly new at this and have noticed that I get ping backs whenever I create a link between my posts.
Do you recommend approving those or would it cause some duplication?
As far as ping backs from people commenting directly it is pretty clear. I have yet to experience a ping back through a third party.
It would be pretty cool if you could demonstrate that somehow with a help of other students.
I am a fellow student at Marketing With Alex. Alex Jeffreys of course.
I can see that you’ve been around internet marketing for a while.
I’ll visit again to learn more from you.
Vance.
.-= Vance Sova´s last blog ..Alex Jeffreys Course, What Are Alex Jeffreys Students Up To? =-.
September 8th, 2009 at 3:10 am
@Paul Norwine – yes i do recommend you keep track backs enabled.
@Vance Sova – I wouldn’t approve those pingbacks.
@Everyone else – thanks for the comments!
September 16th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Brad,
Excellent explanation. Trackbacks from real folks are like a pat on the back! Fun stuff. -Norene
.-= Norene´s last blog ..Goal Setting and Re-Setting =-.