What Is An RSS Feed? :: How Does An RSS Feed Help With Website Promotion?
By humagaia
What Are Feeds? :: RSS, ATOM, OPML, XML
RSS feeds (ATOM, XML and OPML feeds too) are a solution to the problem that all on-line content creators face - the constant need to upload our articles to search engines in order to promote them.
An RSS feed is one format that allows the delivery of syndicated web content that changes regularly. RSS is a standardised and easy way for content creators to share that content.
A web feed aggregates a number of articles (blogs, sites etc) into a list or index. This list is updated when another item (article, blog, site update) becomes available to be included in the list.
They become available merely by publishing the article within the group of articles that the feed aggregates and they are uploaded to the feed automatically by being polled (checked regularly to see if another is available).
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RSS in Plain English by CommonCraft
You choose the grouping (or packaging) of articles that will be included in any particular feed. This can be as broad or as narrow a categorisation as you require.
See my article: RSS Feeds :: Creating the RSS Feed URL to learn the techniques I have learned.
On Hubpages the broadest categorisation is that produced for an individual hubber, the link to which can be found on your profile page with the logo shown here to the right.
A feed allows a content provider to distribute that content to the widest audience possible by "pushing" a snippet of the content to surfers that have indicated an interest in similar content by taking the content feed. It is presented to them through a web portal, news reader or even e-mail, whichever is the most convenient for the recipient. RSS feeds display content in reverse chronological order which means that the latest content or most relevant content is shown first.
There are two other standards, apart from RSS, for content sharing. ATOM is an attempt to improve on RSS. OPML has been created to aggregate multiple RSS feeds into a single file thus eliminating the need for multiple feeds.
What is RSS? Google.com
RSS Feed - The Advantage for the Subscriber
Whereas the most used method of obtaining information related to a surfers interest is by entering search criteria into a search engine and perusing the results; this must be done constantly to obtain a constant flow of newly uploaded content. This is known as "pulling" information - you request to pull the relevant information through the web browser to the computer screen.
An RSS feed on the other hand saves the surfer a huge amount of time by presenting the type of information they are interested in right there on their desktop without them having to go look for it. Once a feed has been selected any new content will be "pushed" to their desktop for them to decide if they wish to read more.
It is the same as the difference between going to the shops to see what is on offer and sitting at home looking at television or magazine advertisements. If you go to the shops you are pulling the information just as you would if you went to a browser and searched for something. If you watch television adverts, or any advertising medium, then the product is "pushed" to you to help you make a choice.
RSS Feed Submission with 30DayChallenge
RSS Feed - The Advantage for the Content Producer
Instead of having to wait for a search engine to find any content that we may produce, a feed allows us to advertise and promote any new content in addition to getting it uploaded onto search engines. I say in addition to as this method should not be used in isolation. Real world products are advertised and also available in the shops to be viewed and purchased. So too should our content.
After submitting an RSS feed to any number of appropriate feed directories (aggregators) we no longer need to take time to submit any new content as long as it will be included in the feed that has already been submitted. This leaves us in the knowledge that new content will be distributed (syndicated) wherever our feed has been placed. One must always remember that the number of places that it will be distributed to is a factor of how relevant the feed is to the surfing community and this in itself requires some promotion to establish clientèle for your content.
An additional advantage is that, even if your RSS feed is not well received it will still show as back-links to your content and thus increase your article credibility with search engines. This will have an effect on the positioning of your content within search results.
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- RSS Submission :: Prepare to Submit RSS Feeds
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RSS feeds (ATOM, XML and OPML feeds too) are a solution to the problem that all on-line content creators face - the constant need to upload our articles to search engines in order to promote them. An RSS feed is one format that allows the delivery of syndicated web content that changes regularly. RSS is a standardised and easy way for content creators to share that content. - 23 months ago
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Great Article, Im gonna post your link into one of my hubs to refer too :)
Thank you for this information. I am learning a lot!
Thank you very much for this informative hub, today i learned something new....... Thank you for that.
Wow, alot of information here. I am so new to this, I am going to have to reread this post a couple of time. Not sure of all the terminology.
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Sheri Oz 4 weeks ago
A whole new area to learn. You explain this well. I'll take it in slowly slowly and one day I'll probably be able to apply it.