How to Trackback to Another Blog

Trackbacks have several purposes. They allow you to reference another blog in your own blog or to comment on another Weblog. It also allows the other blog's writer to know that you have more information or comments available on your Weblog. Here is how you trackback to another blog.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Locate the blog entry you wish to trackback.
   
   
2. Get the trackback URL from that Weblog and copy it.
   
   
3. Write your blog entry.
   
   
4. Copy the trackback URL into the space provided for trackbacks.
   
   
5. Publish your blog entry. This will automatically notify the blog you referenced and you will have sent a trackback.
   
   

Tips & Warnings

• Most blogging software that supports trackbacks will have a feature allowing the addition of a trackback into your blog entry.
• You can make sure your trackback worked by checking the blog that you referenced and verifying your trackback is noted.
• Only trackback to relevant blogs and blog entries so your trackback is not confused as spam.