Article - create, read and promote RSS (Really Simple Syndication)

by Mathew Petrenko

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RSS?



RSS = Rich Site Summary. RSS is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. In fact, RSS feeds are XML files containing data according to the RSS specification, and usually located on a website. Webmaster create an RSS feed file containing descriptions and headlines of specific information. RSS as introduced by Netscape Inc. In 1999 then later abandoned in 2002 stood for 'Rich Site Summary'. RSS formats are specified using Extensible Markup Language, a generic specification for the creation of data formats. Moreover, Really Simple Syndication is a free and easy way to promote website. As soon as an RSS feed appears in the Internet, any connected computer can access it.







What do I need to do to read an RSS Feed?



RSS reader or Newsfeed aggregator software allow you to grab the RSS feeds from various sites and display them for you to read. Now, there are a lot of such programs, both commercial and free. For beginners, web-based readers are recommended since they are usually very user-friendly. Newsfeed aggreagators 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.



RSS news readers:



Yeahreader



Yeahreader



NewsCrawler



FeedReader







How to create RSS



If you would like to create RSS, you can use special online services or 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 channel and do not need to update or edit the channelRSS-file you can use an online RSS creation tool. There are several tools for making RSS widely available on the Internet.



RSS feed creation software:



1. RSS creator.



2. Web-vigour RSS feeds creator.



3. RSS builder.



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



- Blog Links.



- Technorati.



- YeahReader RSS directory.



- Unclefeed.



- Unclefeed.



- Technorati.



- YeahReader RSS directory.



- Unclefeed.



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







Useful tips



1. After you create an RSS, do not forget to add a parser - it is a script that will convert RSS to 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 articles and reviews related to podcasting, RSS, marketing and programming (see the how to create an rss feeds tutorial and RSS creator 2. 0).



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