Ping ?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Solesuppliers, May 14, 2008.

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    Ive been reading around and i ve heard pinging your website helps it, but i have no idea how. Can some one explain.
     
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  2. MakeThatDollar

    MakeThatDollar Notable Member

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    Open up a command prompt. Type in the following:

    ping yourwebsitename.com

    Replace yourwebsitename.com with your site and hit enter. It shows the IP address and other info.
     
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    I know what the command ping does, but how does pinging your website help it
     
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    Don't think it does help it.
     
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    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    The term gets used to describe when you've updated your website and you ping other websites to prompt them to re-fetch your RSS feed, xml sitemap etc.

    They need to be reminded to check as site updates happen unpredictably. All will be checked eventually but pinging can speed the process up.

    It's important to check to see if you need to register your site with the sites you are pinging as they may just ignore you. That is particularly important with tools like pingomatic who broadcast your ping - you need to be checking for new additions to the network.
     
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    Are you talking about pinging website once you have new content on your site? Sorry but don't understand your question. Ping help with what?
     
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