What is Webmention?

What is Webmention?

Webmention is called W3C recommendation or standard. Websites that are linked to Webmention, at that time Webmention works like information, it links one URL to another URL and for this, it describes a simple protocol. In other words, Webmention is a type of Backlink, but in this, a link to the homepage of another website owner or any other web page is not given. In this, about the other author/publisher/website owner, his name, things related to his post, etc. are described in the form of a paragraph or a sentence. One of its special features is that even Google's crawlers are unable to track Webmention. For example, suppose Alex wrote an article, in which Alex wrote some information about your article or about you but did not give any link. Similarly, you also commented about Alex or his articles in your article and you also did not give any link. Through this kind of web mention, the visitors of your website will visit Alex's website after searching on Google and those who will be the visitors of Alex's website will visit your website. This will also help in SEO. This shows that it works like a backlink but it is not a complete backlink. Webmention was published as a W3C working draft on 12 January 2016 but was originally developed within the IndieWebCamp community. Then exactly one year later, on 12 January 2017, the W3C working draft was converted into a W3C recommendation.

Why is Webmention Important?

Being a type of backlink Webmention, it is very useful. Webmention works like other backlinks but it is used in a slightly different way. Webmention is important because it cannot be crawled by Google's crawlers and when a big/famous website tells some things in another website owner/author, gives positive response related to his article, then that website gets the attention of the users. It starts and the chances of increasing traffic on its web pages also increase. o increase traffic to your website through Webmention, you have to meet big website owners, collaborate with them, if possible, do some work for their website that too without taking any money. If they like your work, they will write something about you in their article related to your post. If monthly traffic of 50,000 to 70,000 comes to their website and 20,000 of the users search you on Google, then you and your website will start coming into the eyes of Google. The result of which will be that Google will help in ranking your articles.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Webmention

Now you have learned why Webmention is important, but it is also very important for you to know about its advantages and disadvantages. Let us know which are those points:

ADVANTAGES

• Webmention is a free backlink that is counted in High-Quality backlinks.
• Through Webmention, readers get converted into followers, as when visitors of a big website read about another website owner in a post, a curiosity about that new person grows in their mind. To know what they search for that person on Google's search engine. When they come to know about that person, about his articles, then they start reading his articles. If they like the articles of that website owner, then they gradually convert from readers to followers.
• Through Webmention, you build good relationships with other bloggers. Which increases the chances of getting good conversions and sponsored advertisements in the future.
• If you are a new blogger then you need to get your articles fast indexed. If you will have a high-quality backlink then you will be able to do fast indexing.
• Webmention will also help you to make your website a branded website.
• Guest post is considered one of the best free ways to bring visitors to your website and get backlinks, but Webmention is a better way than that.
• Webmention also proves to be very effective in reducing the bounce rate and increasing the CTR.
• It is not so important to have bloggers or website owners of the same niche in Webmention.

DISADVANTAGES

• As you know that only information about bloggers is given in this, no link is given. When visitors search about that blogger on Google, then if they find another person of a similar name, then they get distracted and instead of going to the right place, they reach another place.
• Sometimes due to some similarities, proper conversions are not available.