Trackback Meaning and Traffic impact

I am very sure that the word “Trackback” is familiar with you. But do you know what is it?

Trackback were originally developed by SixApart, creator of Movable Type. Trackback is almost the same like ping. The differences is the Trackback let the other web site or blog know that you have updated (normally posting) your blog that contain the link or references to the other website. In another meaning, Trackback is a feature that allows you to let the other sites know that you have linked to them, and also lets you know when the other sites linked to you. Track back are used also to facilitate the communication between the blog, and requires either blog or site to be Trackback enabled.

Is Trackback useful…? Yes, it’s really useful. Trackback can build link and relationship among the blogger without directly leave the message in the comment field. Here’s the sample:

1. “I” write the article about something in my own blog,
2. “My friend” read my article and wants to comment on it. But in the same time he want his readers to see what he had to say and his readers able to comment on his own blog.
3. Then my friend post on his own blog, and send a Trackback to my blog.
4. My blog receives the Trackback, and display it as comment. This comment contains the link to “my friend” post or blog.

So, this method will give you more which are the additional link to your blog and also the number of article in your blog in the same time. In other word, it will be forcing blogger or visitor from the other sites to visit your website to know your own blog entry which has the same topic. They (reader or visitor) come with several purposes (read, critic, compliment, etc), this means will increase the traffic or visitor… hehehehe….

Upss…. You must remember, “Lot of interest mean lot of challenge” (according to my understanding). Normally if you put your Trackback feature on active position, you will have to deal with spam and spammer. Yeah.., it’s really nightmare.

Lot of the famous site deactivates the Trackback on their post with the reason of bandwidth consumption because of spam or spammer and also some reason there. How about you…?

I can’t recommend to you for activate the Trackback on your post, all of it is depend to you….. You want a n additional visitor or traffic and choice to deal with spammer, or just leave it for little bit relax without disturbing by the spam or spammer…