Fun Free Feed Tools For Both The Publisher And The Reader

As you've probably been reading, there are basically three problems many webmasters have with web feeds (that is, among those who are already familiar with them a basic level).

The three concerns I hear most are:

"How do I deal with bandwidth hit?"

"Is there a way include information isn't automated resource I use populate my feed without touching any code?"

and

"Where can I find a cost-effective, simple way display feeds my site?"

Say Goodbye Bandwidth Overages with FeedBurner

http://feedburner.com

If you're a publisher, chances are, you're familiar with bandwidth increase occurs every time your audience reads latest update your feed some webmasters lead possibility exceeding monthly bandwidth limitations. There's an easy solution.

Burn your feed with FeedBurner. They're happy take burden off your server. (And yes, they say, FeedBurner one word.)

Whether you've just created your news feed or you have been RSS-ing years, you can create a free account at their site. Their service will also:

• translate your feed from Atom RSS or vice versa,

• make a browser-friendly page explains what web feeds are new user,

• allow you splice any link into your feed using some more popular social bookmarking services.

Though I offer both burned version my feed original my audience, they love extra information my FeedBurned link provides them.

Social Bookmarking -Share More Info with Less Hassle

http://furl.net

http://bloglines.com

http://del.icio.us

Social bookmarking allows you create a bookmark online, share those bookmarks via RSS.

Some services even allow you share your collection links, you can do with service from del.icio.us . Furl.net, newly acquired by LookSmart, also adds capability saving an old version a page you have visited with bookmark feature. And at Bloglines, you can get ezine subscriptions via feed by subscribing through a special address they give you.

All three these services can be coupled with FeedBurner splice external links - or other internal links from your own site - into "burned" version your feed.

Display links your site free with RSS Digest

http://www.bigbold.com/rssdigest/

You've heard about value displaying feeds from other sites (with permission publisher, course) your site. The theory frequently updated headlines add freshness your site, which results more frequent visits from search engine spiders. This can lead better rankings site carrying headlines, more backlinks feed publisher. Everybody wins.

For most part, I've found this be true, with a feed frequently updates, at sites have suitable content both visitor spiders enjoy.

The trouble many smaller web property owners finding a cost-effective manner which employ this technique. Most free tools that do this with javascript are fine site publishers who are using headlines content, but if you also want search engine benefits, doesn't help many spiders don't register content that appears this format.

RSS Digest will do this you HTML, recently reported Search Engine Journal.

It's not sophisticated a tool CARP or RSS Equalizer, but if you want offer your feed an audience they don't mind using an IFRAME or pasting PHP code into their pages, this will do job just fine.

If you're good at supplying tips, finding resources, or locating fresh information, after viewing some news feeds yourself, you might find that you're ready take next step publish one. If you're already a publisher, utilizing some these free tools may help you build a better feed.

Either way, good luck!

Copyright 2004 Tinu AbayomiPaul

About The Author

Tinu saw a 75% increase site traffic using only promotion her web feeds, not taking into account increased exposure search engines. She compiled her findings into a quick, ever-evolving guide this past July that you can download from http://www.freetraffictip.com, addition semi-daily free traffic tips you'll find her blog.