It is often difficult sometimes to keep up with it all, whether it is forum posts or other blog posts.
With regard to other blog posts I have solved the problem by using the RSS Feeds on their blogs (see my previous post “What is RSS?”).
However there is a slight problem with that as a number of blogs (some very active) have not yet set up the RSS Feed for that blog.
For those that are not quite sure what to do I have created a small tutorial below which will show you how to set up your RSS feeds for WordPress, Blogger and Typepad blogs.
I will show you using Feedburner, now known as Google Feedburner, as this has extra functionality of offering you the following:
- detailed statistics and subscriber count
- the option to set up email subscriptions for those that wish to receive blog feeds to email
- you can add social bookmarking option
1.Set up the Feedburner account
Go to www.feedburner.com and sign in if you have a Google Account or register if not.
When you sign in you will be taken to MyFeeds page
Enter your original feed address URL into the textbox.
What is this?
If you hover over your RSS feed logo in your blog you will see : http://yourblog/?feed=rss2 or http://yourblog/feed/.
This is what you enter in the box.
Then click Next
You will then see the screen below:
Give your feed a title in the Feed Title text box, this can be any title that you want in the first text box, for example “anything” then enter:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/anything in the Feed Address text box.
Now press Activate Feed or Next.
You will then see the screen below. Make note of your new Feedburner URL (http://feeds.feedburner.com/…….. )
You can now choose to add additional options but at this point I would suggest you skip to feed managment and test your RSS Feed.
When you Skip directly to Feed Management you will see the screen below:
Here if you click on Self Hosted WordPress you will be invited to download the plug-in Feedburner Feedsmith.
You may already have this installed but if not download it, follow the instructions to upload using FTP, the same procedure as any other plug-ins that you have uploaded.
Test all this and you should now have an active RSS Feed.
Good Luck!
You can find overall information about RSS at Feed 101.
Also check out: http://thomasbartke.com/blog-traffc-getting/blog-traffic-getting-with-rss/ for more RSS information.
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Dave-
Loved this post. The easy to follow steps are a blessing to a tech newbie like myself. The perfect format!
Thanks again!
-Rich
Hi Rich,
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Glad you found it easy to follow.
I had quite a job putting it together and it is still not right.
Wordpress seems to have a mind of it’s own
Thanks for the comment.
I like your blog and I note it is Thesis which seems to be quite popular. I am tempted!
Talk later.
Dave
Hey there Dave,
Excellent information in your posts — very helpful, especially for some of us Newbies. I’ll look forward to checking in more often for additional tips; and to apply some of what you’ve3 suggested.
Rich
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Hi Rich,
Thanks for your comment.
I have had help from people on the forum and I think that together if we pool whatever knowledge we have
we should all end up with great blogs.
Dave
Dave,
Great tutorial on setting up feedburner.
You laid it out better than I could have.
Keep up the great posts.
Rob
.-= Rob Canyon´s last blog ..How I Made it To The Top of Google With My YouTube Video… in Only 4 Days. =-.
Hi Dave,
Excellent post. I’ve been messing around building a list of Alex Jeffreys student blogs and manually visiting them to look at blog posts.
I hadn’t fully understood how RSS feeds could help me, so this has been a big help.
Thanks
John
.-= John Tanner´s last blog ..Are you having problems building your mailing list? =-.
Hi John,
Thanks for the comment. Glad to help.
I don’t know a lot but I know that one
).
‘I think RSS is great as I check the blogs I have on Google Reader every day – and it is so easy.
I just wish more people did this.
BTW I like your blog – just made a comment back.
Dave
Da
Dave,
THANK YOU! How did you know that was exactly a question I needed answered!
Thanks for visiting my BLOG too – I’m still working on it, I love your layout –
Peace~
Leanne
.-= Leanne Lasky´s last blog ..Learn, Teach, Learn MORE! =-.
Leanne,
Thank you also for the kind comments about the blog.
Glad to be of some help.
Best regards,
Dave
Hi Dave,
Terrific step by step guide to setting up an RSS feed. These sorts of posts are gold dust, not just to newbies, but for the search engines who seem to through up blogs as the answer to so many questions.
Keep helping and the traffic will start flowing.
To your success
Andy
.-= Andy Michaels´s last blog ..Ye Must Give Back Before Ye Shall Receive! =-.
Love the post and all the help and encouragement you give so freely.
Hello Veronica,
Thanks for the comment.
How is it going? Are you moving forward with your blog etc?
)
Let me know if there is anything I can do to help- If I don’t know the answer I will know someone who does
Best wishes,
Dave
Hi Dave.
Very useful post on rss and feed burner, you have cleared up a lot of unanswered questions. Thanks for the information.
Pop over and leave a comment if you will.
http://stevebaileys.com
Thanks Regards steve.
Hi Steve,
Thanks the comment. I thought I had replied but I can’t find it so here I go again.
I use Google Reader via Feedburner all the time and it is a great time saver.
All blog updates in one place.
Can’t be bad.
Regards,
Dave
Hi Dave
Really good post on RSS, helped a technophobic like me sound as if I know what you are talking about…
Thank you very much for the useful information, likely to borrow and put on my blog if you don’t mind?
Give me a week or so and you can check it out.
Thanks again
Sandy Buchanan
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Hi Sandy,
Thanks for the comment. Glad it helped.
No problems to put on your blog.
I’ll be looking at your blog again later.
Looks like a late night again tonight – midnight start for me but I expect Rich Schefren will be worth it.
Regards,
Dave
Dave,
These how-to posts are the bomb! I know how to setup rss but you’ve laid it out so well, I enjoyed reading it nonetheless.
I really think you should do more of these tutorials as it turns out this is a strong point for you.
See you at the top
- Gil
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Hi Gil,
Thanks for the comment and encouragement.
)
Looking forward to meeting you at the top
Dave
hey Dave;
Great tutorial u post
its really helped me
to create my rss feed for my blog.
simple and usefull.
thankz a lot.
Thank you, Dave Whittle.
You’re a good man.
Sho
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