Is anyone using: Ping Kaching?

[erange]

...has anyone used "Ping Kaching"?

Is it worth the ~$30/mo? (...or is month best spent elsewhere for a beginner?!?)

Eileen

[Lynn Terry]

Is it meant to ping services and sites every time you publish a new blog post? I am not familiar with it. But if so, I would pass on that. It's not necessary. Pinging is kinda... 2004.

[erange]

Yes. I was watching 'The Challenge' videos and I guess I'm just skeptical. It's my nature... lol

I've been good with their basics and use of Market Samurai (because I own it)...but now they are promoting Ping Kaching which claims to automate: Social Bookmarking, RSS Submissions, Directory Submissions, Search Engine Submissions, Pinging and more..

I gathered it's pretty much exactly what you said, "a pinging service every time you publish a new blog post." I'm not sure I understand any of that....but glad to know that 'pinging' is sooo 2004. lol That made me laugh.

Thanks.

Eileen

[angienewton]

Sounds like an automation tool to me and these days you really want to be cautious with that. Google is cracking the whip!

[erange]

Thanks Angie!
(...btw, I love your site!)

Eileen

[Lynn Terry]

I would leave that one alone.

[angienewton]

Thanks Angie!
(...btw, I love your site!)

Eileen

Eileen,
Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it.

[ephillips413]

I'm working through the Challenge now and have been using Pink Kaching for a few weeks. It's a little difficult because the videos/training material haven't been updated to reflect the recent Google updates. If you don't use a service such as Ping Kaching, how do you go about informing Google/other search engines that there are backlinks pointing to your site?

Also, are there any other resources other than the Challenge that walks a beginner through the basic steps of IM? It seems like a good process, but I'm a little concerned about the lack of updates and activity on their forums/blogs.

Thanks,
E. Phillips