RSS stands for “really simple syndication”, and as the name suggests, it is relatively simple to take advantage of RSS to make cash. There are many ways you can profit from RSS data feeds. To start with, since this is a new technology, most people are worried to jump in and learn how to take advantage of it. This makes it a fantastic opportunity for you because there is less competition.
In the same way you generate traffic, subscribers and cash by writing and submitting articles to article directories, you can do the same thing with RSS feeds.
You simply make your RSS feed and then submit it to the various RSS feed directories. The links within your feeds need to point back to your websites, affiliate links and opt-in list pages so that you can make cash.
On the Internet content is king and webmasters are permanently on the lookout for free content. Especially nowadays, with the Google Adsense craze, a lot of Internet marketers are making tons of websites constantly with page generators and free content.
This is why an RSS feed will be picked up and used on lots of different websites, and the smart marketers that use RSS feeds stand to profit wildly from this situation.
Since you will be submitting the RSS feed to directories, it is vital to use an attractive title, including related keywords. This way, people looking for content will find it when doing a search in RSS feed directories.
Now that you have a honest understanding of what RSS is, and how you can make your own feed, here are some creative ways to place the power of RSS to work and bring in profits:
1. Syndicate your RSS feed in RSS directories to be picked up by webmasters looking for free content.
2. Insert relevant affiliate links in your RSS feed.
3. Insert links to your websites and opt-in list pages. This way you build up your link popularity and attract traffic to your websites.
4. Sell a product frankly using RSS by including your sales letter in the feed.
5. Use RSS data feed content from other authors to make a content site using a page generator. Once the content site is done you can add Adsense and related affiliate links.
These are just a few thoughts to get you started with profiting from RSS feeds. With application of this technology you will come up with various other thoughts, and profit even more. The key is to take action and differentiate yourself from the majority of Internet marketers, many of whom are worried to deal with technology at all.
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Profiting from RSS Feeds
Sunday, May 16th, 2010How to Profit Easily From RSS Data Feeds
Thursday, March 11th, 2010RSS stands for “really simple syndication”, and as the name suggests, it is relatively simple to take advantage of RSS to make cash.
There are many ways you can profit from RSS data feeds. To start with, since this is a new technology, most people are worried to jump in and learn how to take advantage of it. This makes it a fantastic opportunity for you because there is less competition.
In the same way you generate traffic, subscribers and cash by writing and submitting articles to article directories, you can do the same thing with RSS feeds.
You simply make your RSS feed and then submit it to the various RSS feed directories.
The links within your feeds need to point back to your websites, affiliate links and opt-in list pages so that you can make cash.
On the Internet content is king and webmasters are permanently on the lookout for free content. Especially nowadays, with the Google Adsense craze, a lot of Internet marketers are making tons of websites constantly with page generators and free content.
This is why an RSS feed will be picked up and used on lots of different websites, and the smart marketers that use RSS feeds stand to profit wildly from this situation.
You may not consider everything you just read to be crucial information about rss. But don’t be surprised if you find yourself recalling and using this very information in the next few days.
Since you will be submitting the RSS feed to directories, it is vital to use an attractive title, including related keywords. This way, people looking for content will find it when doing a search in RSS feed directories.
Now that you have a honest understanding of what RSS is, and how you can make your own feed, here are some creative ways to place the power of RSS to work and bring in profits:
1. Syndicate your RSS feed in RSS directories to be picked up by webmasters looking for free content.
2. Insert relevant affiliate links in your RSS feed.
3. Insert links to your websites and opt-in list pages. This way you build up your link popularity and attract traffic to your websites.
4. Sell a product frankly using RSS by including your sales letter in the feed.
5. Use RSS data feed content from other authors to make a content site using a page generator. Once the content site is done you can add Adsense and related affiliate links.
These are just a few thoughts to get you started with profiting from RSS feeds. With application of this technology you will come up with various other thoughts, and profit even more. The key is to take action and differentiate yourself from the majority of Internet marketers, many of whom are worried to deal with technology at all.
This article’s coverage of the information is as complete as it can be today. But you should permanently leave open the possibility that future research could uncover new facts.
Reading RSS Feeds
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010With RSS technology, it is possible to get the newest postings from your favorite websites. But clicking on the RSS or XML button in a homepage is not enough to give you the service you need. An RSS feed or code showed in the pop-up screen if not on the main page is composed of secret code and words that would only make significance to advanced RSS users and computer programmers and software enthusiasts. A further software tool called an RSS aggregator or reader is needed.
An aggregator works by scanning the worldwide web with newest postings based on the RSS code (containing the website’s URL) provided or added by the user. When it finds a new posting, news, or update, it will publish the RSS feed on your home page containing the title of the posting, which also serves as a clickable link to the website source. This RSS feed may or may not contain the total article, a summary, and photos, depending on what RSS aggregator you are using.
Aggregators come in two types: the downloadable program or desktop-type and the online or web-based type. The desktop aggregator usually charges a certain amount for its air force; this would include fixed updating in the form of upgrades or patches to the original version. This type of RSS reader allows more customization of RSS feeds as well as page format or design over its on-line counterparts. But of course, price can be a drawback.
On-line or web-based aggregators are free of charge. All you need to do is register an account with them then you can start enjoying their air force. Depending on the “brand” of the aggregator, customization is more limited. Some even do not allow you to customize at all.
Product and service advertisers are realizing the potential of RSS aggregators in internet marketing. In fact, several submit RSS codes to several standard web-based aggregators to reach the growing technophile and internet-based market. My Yahoo has been instrumental in popularizing RSS technology to both users and website owners and advertisers.
At present, there are many aggregators to choose from and newer versions of the same aggregator are constantly urban by its programmers.
Not more than are some of these desktop and online aggregators:
Desktop Aggregators
1. AmphetaDesk
Advantages:
- free
- supports Linux, Mac, and Windows
- simple addition of RSS feeds
Disadvantages:
- not maximized use of screen show
- few options for customizing
2. FeedDemon
Advantages:
- user friendly
- free trial version
- contains prepared standard feeds
- allows filtering of RSS feeds
- configurable “watch list” to manage junk RSS feeds
- search channel feature that incorporates other RSS air force e.g. Feedster
- allows feed storage for future use
- tabbed browsers for channel navigation
- built-in podcast receiver
Disadvantages:
- supports only Internet Explorer (embedded)
- paid software (`$29.95)
Online Aggregators
1. Bloglines
Advantages:
- all major browsers supported (e.g. Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, Firefox)
- user-friendly especially for beginners
- free, web-based aggregator
- simple registration
- no advertisements
- contains its own directory of RSS feeds of thousands of websites
- personal email account for subscribing to newsletter emails (optional)
- allows privacy adjustments for personal blogs
- allows saved searches
- mobile version available
- 10 languages supported
- Bonus add-on tools for automated blogrolls and subscription buttons
2. NewsGator
Advantages:
- free (consumer-standard version)
- provides personalized news channel
- allows translation of RSS articles into email format
- synchronization of feeds in several devices possible
- browse and search feed capabilities save time on surfing
- allows keyword filtering
- blog headlines
- button-click automatic subscription to news feeds
Drawback:
- Outlook-based thus limited to Windows
3. My Yahoo
Advantages:
- Free web-based aggregator
- user-friendly
- customizable home page design
- button-click subscription to RSS feeds
- built-in directory and search tool for feeds
- wide variety of feeds e.g. news (science, technology, local), weather
- connects to all Yahoo features and air force
Drawback
- banner advertisements
There are also lightweight RSS aggregator extensions which are really plug-ins to existing internet browsers. An example of which is Sage aggregator.
Advantages:
- free of charge
- beginner-friendly
- reads both RSS and Atom feeds
- allows feed discovery
- can be assimilated to Firefox bookmark (storage and live)
- allows OPML feed lists imports and exports
- customizable style sheets
- supports a wide range of locales e.g. Catalan, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Slovenian, etc.
- simple installation
Disadvantages:
- excellent for about 12 RSS feeds
- limited use to Mozilla-Firefox and Mozilla-Firefox supported browsers
RSS developers promise better features in future versions of their aggregators. Microsoft is plotting to include a built-in aggregator in their next Windows version. These developments are certainly a touch to look forward to by all internet aficionados.
Rss Feeds with an Rss Aggregator
Saturday, February 13th, 2010RSS or Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary is the newest information management tool that is gradually earning popularity among web users and website owners. With RSS technology, it is possible to get the newest postings from your favorite websites. But clicking on the RSS or XML button in a homepage is not enough to give you the service you need. An RSS feed or code showed in the pop-up screen if not on the main page is composed of secret code and words that would only make significance to advanced RSS users and computer programmers and software enthusiasts. A further software tool called an RSS aggregator or reader is needed. An aggregator works by scanning the worldwide web with newest postings based on the RSS code provided or added by the user. When it finds a new posting, news, or update, it will publish the RSS feed on your home page containing the title of the posting, which also serves as a clickable link to the website source. This RSS feed may or may not contain the total article, a summary, and photos, depending on what RSS aggregator you are using. Aggregators come in two types: the downloadable program or desktop-type and the online or web-based type. The desktop aggregator usually charges a certain amount for its air force; this would include fixed updating in the form of upgrades or patches to the original version. This type of RSS reader allows more customization of RSS feeds as well as page format or design over its on-line counterparts. But of course, price can be a drawback. On-line or web-based aggregators are free of charge. All you need to do is register an account with them then you can start enjoying their air force. Depending on the of the aggregator, customization is more limited. Some even do not allow you to customize at all. Product and service advertisers are realizing the potential of RSS aggregators in internet marketing. In fact, several submit RSS codes to several standard web-based aggregators to reach the growing technophile and internet-based market. My Yahoo has been instrumental in popularizing RSS technology to both users and website owners and advertisers. At present, there are many aggregators to choose from and newer versions of the same aggregator are constantly urban by its programmers. Not more than are some of these desktop and online aggregators: Desktop Aggregators 1. AmphetaDesk free supports Linux, Mac, and Windows simple addition of RSS feeds Disadvantages: – not maximized use of screen show – few options for customizing 2. FeedDemon Advantages: – user friendly – free trial version – contains prepared standard feeds – allows filtering of RSS feeds – configurable watch list to manage junk RSS feeds – search channel feature that incorporates other RSS air force e.g. Feedster – allows feed storage for future use – tabbed browsers for channel navigation – built-in podcast receiver Disadvantages: – supports only Internet Explorer (embedded) – paid software ($29.95) Online Aggregators 1. Bloglines Advantages: – all major browsers supported (e.g. Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, Firefox) – user-friendly especially for beginners – free, web-based aggregator – simple registration – no advertisements – contains its own directory of RSS feeds of thousands of websites – personal email account for subscribing to newsletter emails (optional) – allows privacy adjustments for personal blogs – allows saved searches – mobile version available – 10 languages supported – Bonus add-on tools for automated blogrolls and subscription buttons 2. NewsGator Advantages: – free (consumer-standard version) – provides personalized news channel – allows translation of RSS articles into email format – synchronization of feeds in several devices possible – browse and search feed capabilities save time on surfing – allows keyword filtering – blog headlines – button-click automatic subscription to news feeds Drawback: – Outlook-based thus limited to Windows 3. My Yahoo Advantages: – Free web-based aggregator – user-friendly – customizable home page design – button-click subscription to RSS feeds – built-in directory and search tool for feeds – wide variety of feeds e.g. news (science, technology, local), weather – connects to all Yahoo features and air force Drawback – banner advertisements There are also lightweight RSS aggregator extensions which are really plug-ins to existing internet browsers. An example of which is Sage aggregator. Advantages: – free of charge – beginner-friendly – reeds both RSS and Atom feeds – allows feed discovery – can be assimilated to Firefox bookmark (storage and live) – allows OPML feed lists imports and exports – customizable style sheets – supports a wide range of locales e.g. Catalan, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Slovenian, etc. – simple installation Disadvantages: – excellent for about 12 RSS feeds – limited use to Mozilla-Firefox and Mozilla-Firefox supported browsers, RSS developers promise better features in future versions of their aggregators. Microsoft is plotting to include a built-in aggregator in their next Windows version. These developments are certainly a touch to look forward to by all internet aficionados.
Put RSS News Feeds to Work for You
Sunday, February 7th, 2010One of the most misunderstood files, but yet one of the most powerful on the Web, is the RSS feed sometimes known as the RSS news feed, XML feed or web feed. One form of this special XML file is the podcast, but yet many casual and even hi-tech surfers still do not know that they are using this exciting technology invisibly every day to read news and follow blog sites.
RSS, standing for Really Simple Syndication, is not new technology. The technology and implementation was produced in 1999 by Netscape. RSS is an vital technology and one that you are most likely using to get news, information updates, and to follow blogs that you like from a portal page invisibly. RSS files are produced in XML or Extensible Markup Language. XML is a further programming language used usually on the Web, like HTML, but one that cannot be read in its raw form by a browser. Because it operates invisibly, RSS has not been recognized by mainstream web surfers as the motivating force that it is, but, that doesn’t mean that developers aren’t using RSS to serve you the content and information that you want most!
Why is This Misunderstood File So Powerful?
RSS, XML feeds or RSS news feeds, as they are commonly known, make the dynamic backbone behind many of the sites that many casual web surfers use every day without even knowing that they are using this exciting technology. If you stay a personalized home page, add content to it, or even subscribe to blog with one click buttons, most likely, you are using the power of RSS news feeds by now. Blogs routinely and involuntarily make these RSS news feeds (sometimes in a format known as Atom) and these special files allow others to auto subscribe to your content and view snippets of your information in real-time from a variety of portal news aggregator websites like My Yahoo, iGoogle, My Live, My AOL, and others.
Podcasts are A further Flavor of the RSS News Feed
Podcasts or RSS news feeds which contain audio file enclosures are just a further flavor of this powerful XML file format. It is appealing to note that as of late 2007, 13% of polled Web users had heard of and were routinely downloading and playing podcasts, but fewer than 7% of the polled Web users stated that they were using RSS news feeds on a fixed basis. Really, the figure of users utilizing RSS feeds is probably much greater than 7%, but people are simply not aware that this hidden application is most likely supplying the content and information that they like to review on a daily basis.
How Can You Use RSS News Feeds Yourself?
Even if it is harder for non-web designers to make and use RSS due to the technology and skill needed for implementation, most blog platforms make these special files for you involuntarily without your having to lift a finger. Installing auto subscribe buttons known as chicklets on your blog sidebar allows others to subscribe to your blog using your RSS news feed with one click. If you use Feedburner, they make it simple for you to allow for one click blog reader subscription by having you simply penetrate in your blog address and then providing a snippet of code to install on your web page. You may even be able to have Feedburner auto install a widget in your Blogspot template, without any code knowledge on your part, to help you get into the RSS syndication game quick.
When a blog reader clicks the special subscription chicklets that you have produced with Feedburner’s help, readers can get your blog posts in real time; every time you update your blog, frankly in their chosen RSS feed reader like My Yahoo, My Live, etc. There, their page content is involuntarily updated with your groundbreaking new blog content. Your blog subscriber can now choose to read your blog post there, on their news portal, or they can click in to read the full post from the additionally dynamically supplied link to your blog site. That’s the real power of RSS!
How Can You Get Into Podcasting Quick?
If you are using our teleconferencing tools, you can easily make an RSS news feed or podcast of your teleconference. When you have recording enabled for your teleconferences, you are involuntarily making a MP3 file of your call that is stored on the AccuConference website. You can easily download this sound file, in MP3 format, to your own computer and send it to your webmaster for podcasting implementation.
Your webmaster can either just make a list of links on a page of the MP3 files and when clicked will open the browser’s integrated music player. Or, your webmaster can get fancy and can make a RSS news feed to allow podcatchers (software end-users utilize to manage their podcast subscriptions and be told of your new audio files) to auto-significance when a new audio file has been added and to involuntarily download the content as well as synch it to their computer or media player. There are many air force on the Web that help webmasters make these special RSS podcast subscription feeds. An simple one to use is FeedHoster. Some web hosts are now even making online applications to help with the creation of podcast syndication feeds. Even Feedburner has gotten into the game and provides simple podcast syndication tools.
It’s Time to Engage Your Viewers!
As you update your website or blog with new and interactive technology consider implementing RSS to allow your viewers more choice in how they receive your content. RSS is just one of the powerful new ways that we are getting our personalized content on the Web today and one that you can easily implement without a lot of hassle on your blog, website, and social media site. It’s time to place the power of RSS to work for you!
Submit RSS Feeds for Endless Traffic!
Saturday, January 30th, 2010Why do people submit RSS feeds? Surely there must be reasons behind them doing so faithfully. Webmasters submit RSS feeds when they update their website with new web pages or build new websites, while companies do so when new harvest penetrate the market. The one sole purpose is to drive traffic, or get visitors to their websites.
Where does the traffic come from? We need to know how RSS feeds work so as to appreciate the total mechanism of deriving traffic. RSS is simply place, Really Simple Syndication and in XML format. These are files that need to be parsed or read using aggregators or RSS readers.
Previous to you get drown in a complex myriad of terminology, I will clarify things in simple digestible language. RSS feeds essentially displays news or content that refreshes and updates itself when the source is updated. Try to imagine that your website is a TV set, and each TV channel is an RSS feed. Each time the channel changes, we see a different image or content on your TV. The same goes for RSS feeds.
People use feeds to convey messages and bring news about finance, stocks, weather, entertainment, newest product reviews, shopping discounts etc to targeted audience. Webmasters can submit RSS feeds to RSS feed directories for free. Such an activity brings significant benefits:
1. Content Syndication
Webmasters are permanently hungry for unique content. RSS feeds are useful for content management and because content delivery is on the spot without the need to dabble with and modify their web pages, it’s the choice content source of many websites today. They essentially find their feeds at RSS feed directories, either in general or niche topics. This is one main reason why it makes perfect significance to deposit or submit RSS feeds to these directories. Envisage the kind of traffic your website would receive if your feed is in print on other websites in the same theme as yours.
2. Link Popularity
Did you know that you can build RSS feeds and incorporate your links to your websites? If your feed is showed on a further website, that is an bonus backlink for you. This has a positive effect on your link popularity in time to come. Download RSS Builder, a freeware to try building an RSS feed of your web page. Submit RSS feeds after that.
3. Build Credibility
Nearly all successful webmasters evenly submit RSS feeds of their websites. Since RSS feeds are standard, invest more time in making news worthy information on your website previous to distributing the RSS feeds. This would improve the chances of getting your feeds syndicated on standard and authority websites. You can establish yourself as an expert and build credibility in the long run. Credibility is invaluable in business as people would commend their cash to you, ie buy your harvest.
4. Content Delivery and Notifications
Subscribers of RSS feed directories would get occasion notifications about the newest RSS feeds available. Submit RSS feeds from time to time, and be a fixed contributor of useful feed content. You would pick up many loyal fans along the way as people start book marking your website as their fixed content source.
Expert webmasters know the power of RSS feeds and more so, the importance of distributing feeds to as many directories as possible for explosive impression. Find out what secret tools they are using to submit RSS feeds to feed directories quicker and reach more targeted audience.
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Part 5 — Internet Marketing With, SEO, youtube, Myspace, Facebook, RSS Feeds and More.
Friday, January 29th, 2010
www.undergroundtraininglab.com In early 2008 I spar at the Secret Society of Traffic and Conversion Seminar for my acquaintances Buck Rizvi and Brock Felt. The attendees paid thousands to be there but I’m sharing my 3 hour presentation from the seminar with you for free. I outlined the social networking and web 2.0 strategies that I personally use to drive tons of traffic to build my list and make more sales. I covered dozens of topics including, but not limited to, internet marketing, making a sales concentrate, search engine optimization (seo), myspace, youtube, squidoo, email marketing, wordpress, rss feeds, openx ad server, affiliate marketing, blogs, getting more traffic to your sites, social profile pages, social networking, social media, and more! Consumer Notice This video may contain a paid affiliate link.
Harness The Power Of RSS News Feeds For Your Marketing Strategies
Friday, January 29th, 2010RSS news feeds are a fantastic form of communication in the viral marketing game, and when properly managed, these feeds can bring in significant internet traffic. The meaning of RSS is really not very clear. RSS may stand for Really Simple Syndication while others believe its Rich Site Summary or Rich Syndication Standard. The creator of RSS directory is considered to be Netscape. It was released in Development 1999 and is used to syndicate news or information and is usually associated with blogs because blogs use an RSS news feed to distribute their content. These RSS feeds are found in RSS directories where content is updated on a 24/7 basis.
The fantastic thing about RSS directories is that they are categorized, making it simpler to find information.
How can you take advantage of RSS news feeds?
You can use RSS news feeds as an online marketing and search engine optimization tool. Just as optimizing a web page will increase exposure, so will a properly optimized RSS news feed. Follow a few simple tips to help improve your RSS feed exposure.
If you publish your own content or articles you can submit to article directories which now also are early to incorporate RSS as well. People are on the internet for Information and websites contain this information. Website owners need new and updated information on a daily basis to feed their readers needs.
The channel title is one of the most vital aspects of your RSS news feed. It should be keyword rich and related to the general theme of the RSS feed. The channel title is vital because it is a first foretaste at the RSS feed, and what will capture the attention of the casual internet surfer. Also many of the RSS directories and search engines use the information in the RSS feed’s channel title to index the feed so it is vital that the information be relevant to the contents in the feed.
The channel description expands on the theme of the RSS news feed and gives an overview as to its content. The channel description should contain related keywords and phrases, but just like the channel title, it should be written to capture the attention of the reader.
The RSS feed item title is really nothing more than a headline and is similar to a web page title, this is your opportunity to grab the interest of your reader. The use of significant keywords and keyword phrases in the item title will help those searching for specific content.
RSS news feeds should be search engine optimized , using the same techniques as those used on a web site, Grammar and proper punctuation are vital and will say a lot about the feature of your content.
Remove ancient bits and pieces in an RSS feed and archive contents to make sure that feeds load quickly in RSS readers. If you are using a third party hosting, feeds that are too large will be truncated or not show at all.
Add an image to your RSS news feed to make it visually appealing in an RSS reader. Most RSS readers will show the image above the contents, and this is a fantastic way to present a brand logo and establish recognition. Be sure to include the full URL to the image to avoid a broken link.
There is right power in the marketing ability of RSS news feeds and with just a small knowledge; you too can harness this fantastic new marketing tool!
Pitfalls of a Newbie – What about RSS feeds?
Monday, January 18th, 2010If you’d questioned me a couple of days ago, but, I would have disagreed. I had immersed myself in all the technical details of RSS and installing channel creation tools and was confused.
Let me see if I can break through some of the fog to help you figure out how to do this. In fleeting, here’s what’s involved:
1. Use the free WebReference RSS Channel Editor to set up a channel and list up to 15 articles.
2. Upload the file you’ve produced to your webserver.
3. Validate the XML to make sure it can be read by the multitude of news aggregation programs.
4. Make known your RSS feed (channel) to various directories and to your site visitors
5. Maintain your feed by count new articles using the RSS Channel Editor
Previous to we look at each of these points, but, I need to briefly discuss news aggregators and RSS formats.
News Aggregators
News aggregators are the software tools used to read the RSS news feeds that you and your customers will subscribe to.
Various RSS Formats
There’s some controversy over competing RSS format standards. Most feeds use the related standards RSS 0.91 or 2.0, which are pretty similar.
I don’t reckon it makes much difference what standard you adopt at first — the crucial choice is what tool you can find to make your channel. For now the most accessible tools produce RSS 0.91 feeds. All the major news aggregators support all the formats. Of course, the more recent 1.0 and 2.0 standards each place forward advantages, but don’t wait until you can produce feeds in these formats. Start now with whatever standard is simplest for you and upgrade later.
1. Make a Channel
To make a RSS news channel that lists the various articles on your site or in your e-mail newsletter, you have four choices:
· Construct it from scratch in Notepad. Not recommended.
· Use a RSS syndication tool built into the content management or blogger software you may be using.
· Prepare your feed from a stand-alone tool such as RSS Channel Editor.
· Have a software tool “scrape” your site and incorporate the most vital information it finds there. But, scraping your site with a tool like MyRSS may produce some pretty weird results unless the process is customized and the appropriate sections are marked on your site.
I tried a number of tools and settled on the WebReference RSS Channel Editor. This program allows you to retrieve your current RSS file (if you have one set up), and edit it or add to it, up to 15 articles. The program produces RSS 0.91 output and works reasonably well. A further stand-alone program is the RSS Headline Creator from WebDevTips which produces RSS 2.0 output, but isn’t as simple to maintain your feed as with the RSS Channel Editor.
2. Upload the File
With RSS Channel Editor you click a button “Build RSS” and then copy and paste the code to a file. The extension you use doesn’t really topic to the news aggregators — .rss, .rdf, .xml all work. Now, with your FTP program, you upload your file to your webserver where it can be viewed and involuntarily checked by news aggregators.
3. Validate the XML
The next step is to check your RSS file to make sure that it is error-free. If you build this file from scratch or “improve” it with a text editor, errors can easily creep in. Of the various validation programs, I found that FEED Validator for RSS and Atom gave the most helpful suggestions to fix errors in the code. A further is Userland RSS Validator.
4. Make known Your RSS Feed
Once you’ve checked your code, it’s time to let others know about your feed. This has two aspects:
· Place an XML icon on your website hyperlinked to the URL of your RSS feed. For site visitors who have news aggregators, this is a clue that allows them to subscribe to the channel — either by right-clicking on the icon and selecting subscribe or some other method. The icon doesn’t need any explanation.
· Register your RSS feed with various directories. Syndic8 is one of the largest and doesn’t cost anything. First, you’ll need to register. Then select “Suggest” from the top menu to give the URL of your RSS feed. After the feed has been reviewed and approved, it will appear in the Syndic8 directory. NewsIsFree offers free listings for non-commercial organizations. RSSxpress lists UK sites.
5. Keep Your Feed Up-to-Date
Irrevocably, you’ll need to maintain your feed by count new articles using the RSS Channel Editor. Every time you post a new article on your website, remember to list it in your RSS feed also. If you faithfully do this, an increasing number of customers and interested visitors will rely on your RSS feed and will stay you when an article of interest appears in their news aggregator.
Showing the Feed on Your Home Page
While this isn’t necessary or even appropriate in all cases, consider showing your own RSS feed on the home page of your website as a guide to what is new inside the site. There are several tools which exchange RSS to HTML that you can show on your website. Be aware that getting the various XML and RSS parsing modules installed on your webserver can be tough, so you may need to enlist a programmer for an hour or so to help you get these programs working.
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