10 replies
I have never looked into pings and RSS feeds but the time is now. I just googled "how to do pings" and couldn't get any results that helped me to understand what to do.
I need someone to explain to me in simple terms how to do a ping on my blog. I don't have an RSS feed set up (do I need that for a ping)?
All help appreciated.
#how to do pings #how to ping #pinging #pings
  • Profile picture of the author ThomM
    Unless they changed it drastically if you are using WordPress you already have an RSS feed and are Pinging, what is it ping-o-matic I think.
    Signature

    Life: Nature's way of keeping meat fresh
    Getting old ain't for sissy's
    As you are I was, as I am you will be
    You can't fix stupid, but you can always out smart it.

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[928371].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author fxteam
    Everytime you make a new blog post go to Ping-o-Matic! and punch in the details. Pinging lets the search engines know there has been an update on your site.
    Signature
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[928374].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author Sheryl Polomka
      Originally Posted by fxteam View Post

      Everytime you make a new blog post go to Ping-o-Matic! and punch in the details. Pinging lets the search engines know there has been an update on your site.
      If you are using Wordpress you don't need to manually do this though do you? Since it is already built in to Wordpress to send pings through pingomatic.

      I wonder if there are any consequences if you go in and do it manually if it has already been done automatically?

      You can add more into the pinging area in your Wordpress admin area too, I have mine automatically pinging to technorati as well as pingomatic.
      Signature
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[928609].message }}
      • Profile picture of the author The Pension Guy
        Originally Posted by Sheryl Polomka View Post

        I wonder if there are any consequences if you go in and do it manually if it has already been done automatically?
        There are: they might "see" you as a splog if you double ping some of those ping sites.
        Keep in mind that the default pingomatic (set in WP) is pinging a lot of other ping sites, too - so be careful when adding additional sites.
        See their list that is all pinged when your WP sends a ping to pingomatic:
        Ping-o-Matic!
        Signature

        {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[928631].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author goalpower
    Another great pinging service - that is FREE is pingler.com they hit way more sites than pingomatic.com - but both are fine.
    Signature

    Steve Meade - Master Motivational Hypnotist and IM Pro

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[928555].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author rmholla
      Originally Posted by goalpower View Post

      Another great pinging service - that is FREE is pingler.com they hit way more sites than pingomatic.com - but both are fine.
      I second the use of Pingler.com, I use it for my Squidoo lenses. I added the ping sites listed at Pingler to all of my blogs so that they ping automatically with each new post.
      Signature
      Digital Delivery HQ - great products, instant delivery.

      Domains For Sale (make offer): EasyAuctionDeals.com & InstantNicheRiches.com

      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[928822].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Sheryl Polomka
    Oh thanks - Technorati is on that list - I had better remove it from mine!
    Signature
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[928639].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author penny_preston
    There's also Ping.in
    Signature
    The PLR Connection
    Reviews of the absolute best in PLR products

    Insider secrets on how to make money with PLR
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[928644].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author dndoseller
    If you have a wordpress blog the feed is at youdomain.com/blog/feed and just enter it into ping o matic. Better yet put a list of all the pings in your wordpress install to do it automatically.
    Signature
    DanoSongs.com - Royalty Free Music for Marketing Videos

    No sign up required to try my music in your video.

    Just click to listen and download. No cost to try, only pay when you publish.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[928810].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author jk4net
    I have a list with many ping services and when I start a new blog I paste all the links in WPAdmin - Settings - Writing under Update Services.
    So when I publish a new post it automatically notifies all the services in the list.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[929047].message }}

Trending Topics