Blog and Ping explained by going to the movies.

Remember the 1990 movie Hunt for Red October starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin?

Just one ping

Captain Ramius: Re-verify our range to target… one ping only.
Capt. Vasili Borodin: Captain, I – I – I just…
Captain Ramius: Give me a ping, Vasili. One ping only, please.
Capt. Vasili Borodin: Aye, Captain.

So if you’ve been blogging for a while you may have heard the term “ping”. But for newbies, hard to know what this really is and what it does and why too much in a short time isn’t good for your blog.

Pinging is what  your blog does behind the scenes goes to notify search engines that something has been updated or added to your blog posts. Its is a very powerful part of blogging and should be used to maximize your blog’s exposure. Read the rest of this entry