[Blogging] To Ping a Blog Post or Not to Ping a Blog Post? That Is The Question!

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Should I ping a blog post or not?  From the research I completed in Google in preparation for this post, I found that this was not such a simple question to answer. I found varying opinions on the topic.  And since I ping all blog posts, I took a closer look.

The ping a blog post process is really not that complicated if  all sides of the story are reviewed.

Have you ever wondered why or why not you should ping a blog?

When I ping a blog post I am advising the search engines  and blog directories that I have placed new content on my blog so that they will come take a look and make note of the new content. The idea is that a blog post will be seen faster by the crawlers for these sites than by just waiting for the normal process to take place. The faster a site is crawled to find the new content, the sooner the blog post has a chance to be indexed and ranked.  Note that pinging a blog post does not mean that it will rank well.   There are many other factors that affect how a blog post will rank.

For the purposes of this content, pinging is being discussed as it pertains to a blog post. But pinging can be done for any type of content posted to the internet such as for videos and press releases.  So don’t forget to ping these types of content as well.

And note that to ping a blog post is to notify many search engines, blogging directories, social bookmarking sites and RSS feeds.

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To Ping a Blog Post or Not?  Here are Some Opinions

1. Ping blog posts and ping often.

Pinging a blog post over and over is a waste of time and can have a negative effect on your blog.  A blog site can be penalized by Google for ping spamming.   vRe-ping only when blog content has been significantly changed on the post.

2. Google crawls blog posts so quickly that pinging really doesn’t matter.

Oh really!  Why take the chance.  Ping the blog post.

3. If the blog site is new, ping blog posts. Google crawls older blog posts faster.

Is this true?   What is the definition of faster?  Take a chance or ping?  Ping the blog post.

4. Every blog post should be pinged.

Bingo!  With arms waving in the air, let Google know there is new content right away. Invite Google to take a look NOW.

What’s All the Hoopla About WordPress and Pinging A Blog Post?

Ping Services Used By WordPress are Listed in the Setting and then Writing section.

I read that every time I click on Save Draft, which I do quite often, or Update after a blog is published, WordPress automatically sends out a new ping.

Is it possible to get into the ping spamming danger zone by using a WordPress blog platform? Maybe.  Maybe not. I could not find any information that provided a clear answer.

For blogging formats that do not use the automatic pinging function, all blog posts should be manually pinged for sure.

If you have a WordPress blog and are concerned about ping spamming, you can install a WordPress Plugin, WordPress Ping Optimizer, that is currently available. It’s function is to selectively ping a blog post so that the pings performed within WordPress are less likely to be considered spam.

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