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Am I talking to myself over here? My Feedburner saga

Janet Fouts

I migrated my clients from Feedburner some time ago because the service was getting a little sketchy. Sometimes the feed would work, sometimes it would appear to be empty. So we moved some client sites to Feedblitz , others decided to use WordPress’s free built in RSS feed tool. Feedburner’s support has gone *poof*.

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Is Feedburner about to be closed by Google?

The Way of the Web

It’s particularly worrying in some areas, where companies of the size and scale of Google have effectively closed out the market, particularly in terms of RSS syndication with Feedburner and RSS reading with Google Reader. What’s happening to Feedburner? Feedburner Alternatives?

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Creating a Custom RSS Feed for Guest Posts

Kikolani

Figuring out how to do this with particular systems might pose a specific challenge, especially if those networks only allow you to import one RSS feed. Creating a Custom RSS Feed. The solution to this would be having an RSS feed with only your content in it from each of the sources you write for. xml version="1.0"

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Turning off the ViperChill RSS Feed: What You HAVE to Tell Your Blog Readers

Viper Chill

To take advantage of the Google Reader downtime they’ve turned off free accounts (which didn’t allow more than 64 feeds) so this may come back in the future. Though they’re more focused on expensive social analytics, they’ve recently relaunched free accounts do allow feed tracking.

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One Super-Easy Way To Convert Traffic And Avoid 404 Errors

SocMed Sean

Before we get to the tactic, I want to make sure you understand the value of an RSS feed. RSS, also known as real simple syndication is a web format that allows users receive your content in a variety of formats. Without an RSS feed, and very easy access to it, you’re missing out on an opportunity.

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FeedBurner vs. Aweber: Do You Really Need an Autoresponder for Your Blog?

ProBlogger

When it comes to turning casual visitors into regular readers there are two main options—FeedBurner and Aweber. FeedBurner uses Feed-based technology (RSS and Atom) to send updates to your blog subscribers. The subscriber needs special software (a feed reader) to access the feed. Advantages of FeedBurner.

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How to build a WordPress website for your nonprofit

SocialFish

You’ve outlined a blog strategy, defined specific goals, decided on topics, and have determined who will publish content. Set Up An RSS Feed. You’ll want to use a service like Feedburner to make it easy for visitors to subscribe by RSS or email. So what are the next steps? Start Blogging.

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