Why need to Trackback and How to Trackback

Why need to Trackback ?

• It brings more targeted traffic to your site, and continuously increase your number of loyal blog readers.
• It create high quality(content related and high ranking) incoming links and (posibility)increase your site ranking in search engines.
• It share your ideas on the topic with the website author.

How to TrackBack ?

Here is what I do to increase traffic and attract targeted BLOG readers.

1. I search Google for the keywords of each post. Example:
   

   trackback keyword1 keyword2 keywordN…

2. Google will return a list of search result. Note, these are high ranking websites that (posibility) allow trackback from your blog.
3. Select most revelant(to your post) from the list, visit them and find out the trackback link (normally at end of the post, either in a link format or a URL string). Copy the trackback link.
4. Turn back to your post and edit it. Trackback the copied link from your blog.

   For Wordpress user, scroll down to “Send trackbacks to:” and paste the copied trackback link(multiple URLs allowed). Click “Save”. It will take some time to trackback the links, be patient.
   
   For BlogSpot.com user, you need to register Free Haloscan account and send trackback link from there.
   

5. Done. You get links back from high ranking and relevant websites to your post.

Implement Trackback function in BlogSpot.com - using Haloscan

During last post, i did mentioned about increase your BLOG traffic by using the trackback function to others high trafficked BLOG. In order to use this function, you have to use WordPress. But if you are using free BLOG service provider such as Blogger.com or BlogSpot.com, then you need alternative way to implement trackback, because Blogger.com or BlogSpot.com have not provide trackback function yet!

Actually Liewcf.com had mentioned in his BLOG on why we need to trackback and how to use trackback in more effective way. Amanda, a mom of 2 kids also mentioned on how to use Haloscan in Blogger.com, but what she write is on OLD Blogger.com. I would like to review the technique in latest Blogger.com or BlogSpot.com

1. Goto Haloscan and register a FREE account

2. Login to Haloscan and click on "Install" button as shown below:


3. Follow BLOggER Installation Wizard instruction 1


4. Follow BLOggER Installation Wizard instruction 2

5. You're done ! Refer back to your BLOG and you will see the "trackback" link is just right after the comments link. This trackback link is to allow other bloggers link to your post.

6. To increase your BLOG traffic, you need to trackback your post to other bloggers post. Click on "Manage Comments" in Haloscan, then click "Send a Trackback Ping". After key in your necessary BLOG info, click on "Send Pings".


7. Well done ! Your BLOG is expose for more traffic NOW :)

10 tips to increase BLOG traffic effectively

Liewcf.com has a list of tricks to increasing blog traffic. He calls it as “10 Tips to Increase Blog Traffic“. Here is the excerpt.

1. Claim your blog at Technorati like services.
2. Pinging Pingoat or Ping-O-Matic.
3. Use FeedBurner for feed publishing.
4. Bookmark every article at del.icio.us.
5. Use extensive tagging and keywording inside your articles and on services like del.icio.us.
6. Trackback, if you write about another blog or linking to other blogs.
7. Use Flickr for your photos. Link to the articles in your Flickr descriptions. Don’t forget to tag your photos.
8. Always ask permission before you use other people’s pictures. After publishing the picture, add a comment to the photo used (e.g Flickr photo) with a link to your article.
9. If you are linking to somebody, send them an email about your link. Ask them to inform you if they have something interesting for you to blog about.
10. Add a link to a keyword in Wikipedia whenever possible.

I just try out the steps above on last Friday except Flickr for photo hosting because i am using blogger.com service, it's easier to upload photo directly. I can see that my blog's traffic is increasing and hopefully can boost up to 1100 visitors before end of this month Aug 2007.

For BLOggERs that using blogger.com or blogspot.com, the service provider not support trackback function yet, but you can using another plugin service provider called Haloscan. See how to register and install Haloscan for your free blogspot.com to boost up your BLOG traffic.

Malaysia "Adsense" - Nuffnang vs Advertlets

Recently discovered 2 new companies in Malaysia involve in BLOG advertising field (both in BETA version)., Yeah! Malaysia BOLEH ? I think this is quite good news for Malaysian BLOggERs. After registered as bloggers in their website and study some information regarding their company background and concept, I have find out some interesting info about these 2 new BLOG advertising companies.

Nuffnang vs Advertlets
Nuffnang just started on Feb 2007 by the blogger named LengMou, a student graduated from UK. I just registered in this website on yesterday , and put their code in my BLOG. But find out that the long banner advertisement seems still not working, means Nuffnang have not prepared for all BLOggERs to advertise yet. What a disappointment for me, as a new BLOggER here :(

Furthermore, the website seems too simple and not attractive at all, at first time when i register, i thought this website was design by some college student (sorry LengMou ), maybe this is the reason why Liewcf.com not interested to go for this advertising scheme. But anyway, i have visited some personal blog that fit Nuffnang square advertisement into their blog successfully. I will try to figure out the long banner again on today, hopefully it works for me.

One thing that attract my attention from Nuffnang is the Monthly prizes - Nintendo DS. Hope i will be one of the lucky guy to get this :)

Advertlets is more professional in their website design in my first impression. I also registered as the BLOggER in their website yesterday. The company co founder Mr Josh Lim and his associates partners put a lot of effort on this company, from their marketing concept and the way the present their company we know that. I am not sure when they started this advertising company, but seems like not long.

One weakness that i see from this website is their advertisement coding setup page, there is no wizard to customized the ads to suit our own BLOG. Mr Josh and partners might want to take note on this for improvement.

Anyway, it is what a pity i missed the opportunities to join in the "Review Advertlets" campaign that ended on 31 May07 , if not i might get 100 bucks for my domain name registration :) Hopefull got more offer in the future from Advertlets. Now only available for Singaporean bloggers.

Although they are not paying me any cent to review them, but i think i should tell you the truth so that BLOggERs like me can consider their advantages and disadvantages before go for it !

Coca-Cola, Microsoft hottest global brands

Which company do you think able to break into the top 10 companies worldwide? Recently there is a study carry out by BusinessWeek and branding company Interbrand on who is the top 100 rank companies worldwide.

As shown in their study result, the hottest global brands in the whole world is Coca-Cola and Microsoft. Coca-Cola has kept the No. 1 spot and Microsoft has stayed No. 2 for the last seven years.

Others companies like IBM, GE and Nokia made into the top 5. And the Bloggers most concern company, the search giant - GOOGLE is climbing and has reached the 20th in just two years.

These are the top 10 companies from the list and their brand value in 2007:
1. Coca-Cola, $65 million
2. Microsoft, $59 million
3. IBM, $57 million
4. General Electric, $52 million
5. Nokia, $34 million
6. Toyota, $32 million
7. Intel, $31 million
8. McDonald's, $29 million
9. Disney, $29 million
10. Mercedes-Benz, $24 million

Some people might doubt on the result, Why Apple not in the top 10 ?
Full Story: Study: Coca-Cola, Microsoft hottest global brands

Lifely BLOG with Widgetbox

What is Widgetbox ?
Today i want to talk about an useful BLOG widget website that can bring your BLOG lively and efficient enough to earn more. The website url is http://www.widgetbox.com

For the past 2 days (Yesterday and Today), I've went through this website thoroughly and find out it is full of fantastic tools for all BLOggERs to improve their BLOG interface and feature.

I would like to introduce one of the widget i like most, it named "meebo me!" widget. This widget allow your visitors to communicate with you instantly on your BLOG without software installation. You might want to meet and chat with your fans, your supporter or visitors to increase your BLOG's traffic. Remember your visitors is human, they are not robot, so you need two way communication with them, then they will come to visit your BLOG more frequent !

How to install meebo me! widget ?
It is quite simple to install the meebo me! widget on your BLOG.

1. Just click on the meebo me! link

2. Click on the button

3. Click on your BLOG type ,for example i am using BLOggER.com



4. Click on Install Panel button



5. Put in a title for the widget, then click on "Add Widget" to finish.