| Pinging Your Blog - The 5 "Ws" and the | | | | long run and in fact, can hurt your blog |
| "H?"What does it mean to Blog and Ping? | | | | stats since many sites you ping to can decide |
| Sounds like a grammar school game, doesn't | | | | to delete you from their list. It can also |
| it. Well, after some research, I can now say | | | | hurt others who are trying to get traffic to |
| that I have a fairly good understanding about | | | | their sites this way since the ping sites are |
| not only what Pinging means, but also the | | | | flooded by spam pingers.Those thoughts are |
| When, Where, Why and How of Pinging your | | | | important since they give the final answer to |
| blog. Oh, and don't forget the Who!So, here | | | | the question about when is a good time to |
| is what I came up with:1. What is Pinging?In | | | | ping. It is understood by the blog community |
| 2004, Priyah Shah, a partner in the search | | | | at large that pinging should be done no more |
| engine marketing firm, SEO & More, wrote an | | | | than 2-3 times a day, if that. Most |
| article about blogging that gave me some | | | | importantly, you should only ping your blog |
| insight. She wrote, "There are a number of | | | | when you have added a fresh post or made |
| services designed specifically for tracking | | | | significant changes to an old post or your |
| and connecting blogs. By sending a small ping | | | | blog site as a whole.4. Where should you Ping |
| to each service you let them know you've | | | | your blog and How?In order to intelligently |
| updated your blog so they can come check you | | | | write this article, I had to experience what |
| out."I think that is one of the simplest | | | | pinging was for myself. Is it difficult? How |
| explanations I have found, so now I share it | | | | is it done? You will be happy to know that it |
| with you.2. That obviously answers the | | | | is so easy! I found a site that allows you to |
| questions, "Who should Ping" and "Why should | | | | ping your blog many times over just by |
| you Ping?"Do you want to make money? Do you | | | | filling in your URL, clicking a button and |
| want to increase traffic to your site so that | | | | then 1-2-3 your blog is pinged instantly! How |
| your advertisements can be seen? Do you want | | | | do you like that - a single click? It sounds |
| your Google Adsense advertisements to be | | | | impressive right?Now if I were you, I would |
| clicked? In short, do want your bottom line | | | | want to know where to find this site. I won't |
| to grow?If you are like me, then you want all | | | | keep you guessing. It is Of course, there |
| of these things. Therefore, you should Ping | | | | are many other sites that you can ping your |
| your Blog!3. When should you Ping?To answer | | | | blog to and I'll list them in another post, |
| that question, first did you know that it was | | | | but this is one of the best ping sites out |
| possible to "spam ping?" Well, it is. Spam | | | | there and it is also recommended by the |
| pinging is pinging your blog(s) many times a | | | | best.So what are you waiting for? You are now |
| day for weeks and weeks just to get traffic | | | | educated on the 5 "Ws" and the "H," so GO FOR |
| to your site. On top of that, it is pinging | | | | IT!This is your friendly neighborhood blogger |
| without updating your blog(s).Do not do this! | | | | signing out. |
| It will not help your blog get traffic in the | | | | |