It Is Time For Another Tip

I have noticed a few Store Bloggers comments saying that they were not entirely sure what an RSS feed was or how exactly to use it. The purpose of this week’s blogging tip is hopefully to put that confusion to rest. This weekly advice will tackle the RSS process by first defining RSS and briefly explaining the way it works, hopefully clarifying for all of you blogaholics how to begin reading RSS feeds. Without further ado, lets jump into this week’s tip.

RSS Feeding Frenzy

RSS can stand for a few different things but most commonly stands for Really Simple Syndication. Basically RSS is a way for bloggers to produce their most recently updated content in the form of a feed. This enables their readers to see a summarized version of their favorite sites’ updates and posts instantly.

There are many benefits to using RSS, one of them is search engine optimization, RSS feeds help you rank up and stay higher in search engines which results in more traffic. Overall it is just an excellent way to market your website, it will hopefully reach a customer base which you have not reached before.

Hopefully you have a better understanding to what RSS feeds are and their purpose now. Lets dive a little deeper and examine how to actually use them. The first thing to help you begin reading RSS feeds of your favorite web pages is to choose and RSS reader. There are a few different readers to choose from, I think its best that you try and use different readers and see which one you like best, if you are looking for suggestions just ask.

Okay by now you have chosen a reader which you would like to begin using, where to now? Go to one of your favorite websites or blogs and see if they offer an RSS feed. Usually you will see the RSS logo and you should be able to click subscribe or get RSS feed.

Once you do that your reader should now display any RSS feeds that are posted by that specific website. It makes it easy to get a jist of what your favorite places are up to without having to daily visit several websites. It will save you a lot of time, and look out for a future tip about how you can begin your own RSS feed. Thanks for reading, any questions feel free to post a comment.