Tips a Better RSS Feed

Like anything else, a little work can pay dividends. Well-written RSS feeds are more useful readers result more website traffic publisher. Below are several tips making your RSS feed more effective.

1. Use interesting titles

Like a book often judged by its cover, an RSS feed item judged by its title. Make sure your title interesting, try put most important information early title, since some newsreaders truncate title beyond a certian length.

Also, keep mind some newsreaders are set only show feed item titles. Don't assume any feed item descriptions will be shown.

2. Include keywords

Since some readers will discover your feed through many RSS search engines internet, you will want include many descriptive keywords your feed item titles descriptions. That does NOT mean you should just add a string keywords. Rather, incorporate keywords naturally into your titles descriptions.

3. Don't include all your content

Some publishers put full content text directly feed item. The problem with including full text a feed a reader has no incentive click through publisher's website. Instead, write your feed item descriptions 'teasers' make a reader want click over website read more.

Make your feed item descriptions brief, include descriptive keywords. Remember some newsreaders are set truncate long descriptions, some newsreaders won't show descriptions at all. Keep your most important information at start your description.

4. Keep your content fresh

Updating your feed regularly a good way keep reader interest. Feeds (like websites) that are not updated months end tend lose repeat visitors. How often you refresh your content up publisher. Keep mind, however, that readers can set their reader show few three feed headlines at a time. While it's not likely a problem, updating too often could mean that some items may get overlooked.

5. Make sure your RSS feed compliant!

Finally, make sure your feed readable. The best-written feed world won't be read if feed code bad. If you are hand-coding your RSS feed files, you can use a website like http://feedvalidator.org can determine if your feed valid suggest reasons why isn't.

Content king. Use these tips keep your RSS feeds well-read your website well-trafficed!

S.R. Daley web developer http://www.myrealtyfeed.com, a service that allows real estate professionals create, maintain promote multiple RSS feeds with a simple web interface.

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