tag and ping

Introduction to Tag and Ping
a How-To Guide

You have probably already heard all of the buzz going around about the new tag and ping method of gaining immediate exposure and backlinks for your blogs or websites.

There is no doubt that this is an effective method for creating traffic on demand. I am a big believer in steering clear of the hype and doing things in a simple way. Don't get sucked into the hype because it is my intent to teach you the same information at no cost.
What is Tag and Ping?

Tagging is a relatively new way to categorize relevant information on the web. The unique thing about tagging is that people (not search engines) are in control of content that is associated with a tag.

A tag is a simple but brief description of what the content within that tag is about. For example, I could categorize this article under the tag "tag and ping" or "tags" or "tagging and pinging".

When someone goes to a website like Technorati.com they may do a search for "tag and ping" and if I categorized my blog post under "tag and ping" and then pinged Technorati then my blog post would appear at the top of the search results under the tag "tag and ping".

The idea here is that within a few minutes your new post will appear at the very top of the search results in Technorati until someone else writes a blog post under the same tag then you move down one spot. The more popular the tag the faster your post will move down the list.