Rich Site Summary tutorials

Introduction

RSS = Rich Site Summary. RSS is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favorite web sites in an automated manner that's easier than checking them manually. Once info about each item is in RSS format, an RSS-aware tool can check the channel for changes and react to the changes in an appropriate way. RSS as introduced by Netscape Inc. In 1999 then later abandoned in 2002 stood for 'Rich Site Summary'. RSS is becoming increasing popular. Moreover, Really Simple Syndication is a easy and free way to promote web-site. Special computer programs called 'RSS readers' have been developed that automatically access the RSS feeds of websites.

How to read RSS

RSS content can be read using software called an 'RSS feed reader', RSS aggregator. Now, there are a lot of such tools, both commercial and free. For beginners, web-based aggregators are recommended since they are usually user-friendly. RSS readers are set up to periodically check for new episodes in the RSS feeds you are subscribed to, commonly once every week. Many people read several thousand RSS files.

List of RSS aggregators:

Abilon

NewsCrawler

FeedReader

Abilon

RSS feed creation software

If you want to create an RSS, you can use special online services (desktop applications). Since any RSS feed is a specially formatted XML file, it can be edited with any XML creator. Many tools can make RSS files in the WYSIWYG mode. If you just wish to make a single RSS channel and do not need to update or edit the feed you can use an online RSS creation tool. There are several tools for making RSS widely available on the Internet.

Software for making RSS:

1. Free RSS feed creator.

2. Web-vigour RSS feeds creator.

3. RSS builder.

When your feed is created, the RSS feed has to be promoted. First step in promoting your newsfeed is submiting it to FeedDirectories. The following websites allowing you to submit RSS channels:

- Blog Links.

- FeedSter.

- Blog Links.

- Syndic8.

- FeedSter.

- YeahReader RSS directory.

- Unclefeed.

- Technorati.

As you know, submitting your RSS channels is very important for feed popularity and your website SEO.

RSS tips

1. After you created an RSS channel, do not forget to add a parser - it is a script that will convert RSS into HTML. You can try Feed2HTML.

2. Unique content increases the rating of your RSS in SE.

3. You should link to the RSS channel from the tag of the HTML page.

Elena Dmitrieva - author of a series of reviews and articles related to podcasting, RSS, marketing and programming (see the how to create an rss channel tutorial and Free RSS creator).

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