RSS stands for Rich Site Syndication. RSS is a powerful
tool, and the publishing choice of the future, according to Mike Mograbi,
author of 378
Internet Marketing Predictions.
Do Internet Marketers and Publishers Really Need RSS Feeds?
The answer is - YES!
RSS can benefit anyone who wants to promote a website
or business online. It's definitely the publishing choice of the future.
Since I started syndicating my content with RSS/XML
feeds not only have my listings in the search engines increased, but
the increase in traffic has been consistent.
Be warned, however that RSS can use up
a lot of bandwidth, so make sure your hosting package allows for this.
How Can RSS Feeds Help Me?
RSS and XML feeds are currently used for the following
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1. RSS for Fresh Website Content
RSS is a technology that allows you to obtain fresh,
updated content for your website by pulling it from Newsfeeds and blogs
created by experts.
Tools to Add RSS Feeds to your site
ExpressRSS™
is a tool created by my buddy, Satyajeet Hattangadi, that allows you
to add RSS Feeds to your site in under a minute without knowing any
programming.
Amazingly simple to use and much less expensive than
some of the other tools out there. All you do is select your feed, press
a button and Voila! your copy-paste code is ready. Also subscribe to
the free RSS
Riches email course.
Traffic
Turbocharger generates entire search engine optimized,
niche websites with RSS feeds that provide targeted, keyword rich, fresh
content.
RSS
Syndicator is a free tool to put auto-updating search engine
readable headlines and content on your website.
Blogging Tools and Resources
A blog is an online journal or diary to which you can
add short posts and syndicate your content with a newsfeed.
Blog
Maniac - All about blogging, blogging tools, books, tutorials
and more.
2. RSS for Content Syndication and Publishing
RSS is also used by publishers who want to reach readers
without having them subscribe to an opt-in email list. Its helps publishers
deliver Direct-to-desktop content and is a "Pull"
technology (unlike email, which is a "push" technology).
RSS can benefit anyone today. I submit all my RSS feeds
and blogs to RSS directories and search engines and am definitely seeing
a surge in traffic from them.
Making
An RSS Feed is an excellent tutorial by Danny Sullivan of SearchEngine
Watch on how to create your own feed.
Syndicate
Your Page is a tutorial that will show you how to blogify your page,
or provide its content as an RSS feed.
Here are the RSS feeds that I created to syndicate my
own articles
Priya
Shah's Business Articles
Articles
on Health and Wellness
You can add them to your own website or just enter them
into your RSS reader to learn when I add new articles.
RSS
and Atom Resources - Download an RSS reader for free here
