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Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes Well so now you kind of like, are in love, or are obsessed with RSS. Those little orange buttons are all over and you want to put one up in your web site or Blog or on your wall. That is cool, and it will demand a bit of technical knowledge, some writing, some research and some frustration. So here are the major steps to publishing your RSS feed and giving all that information to the world at large, which I will discuss in depth with examples in this series of articles. Right now we will outline these steps. 1. Sit back, STOP! & Think. (How is that for step one?) a. Do you have information that should or would go into an RSS file? Remember that the unwritten rules of RSS is that you must update the file with “new” and more “current” information if not hourly or daily, but at least on a fairly common basis. No one is going to want to keep your RSS in their reader if the information they see every day for the next month is... 

Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes RSS content is delivered through RSS feeds. These are simple files structured in a specific way. [A type of xml] RSS stands for either Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary. RSS files (which are also called RSS feeds or channels) simply contain a list of items. Usually, each item contains a title, summary, and a link to a URL. RSS files look a lot like HTML code. It is up to the user to use this information in any way that he wants. You should provide an RSS feed if you want to distribute your information to a vast and fast-growing community of users, who are more interested in knowing about your topic. In general, people who write articles or publish newsletters benefit the most. Most blog software allows you to offer RSS feed of the blog posts. You can also offer your press releases through an RSS feed. In general, anything that you publish frequently can be offered as an RSS feed. For example in the share market, the prices of the shares are... 

Reading time: 6 – 10 minutes As I wrote in one of my previous articles, the orange revolution has begun. RSS is here and it has taken the internet by storm. The number of webmasters becoming a part of this online revolution is growing on a fast pace. The reason is, RSS feeds have proved to increase traffic in a big way. And creating your own RSS feed would surely be a step towards tapping in a new source of traffic. However, just publishing your own RSS feed and waiting for miracles to happen won’t work. In order to get those most wanted subscribers, RSS feeds need to be promoted and marketed in the right way. With a good dose of quality traffic directed towards your feed, long term subscriptions will definitely start pouring in. The following 6 ways will not only help you get the word out about your RSS feed but also help you retain a fresh flow of targeted visitors to your website. Strategy #1: Create an individual webpage for your RSS feed The most important part of your... 

Reading time: 5 – 8 minutes One of the most commonly asked questions regarding search engine optimization is: “What is the best way to learn SEO”? The answer I always give to this question is simple yet complex. My answer to this question is always: “It Depends”. Now before you say that my answer is not a definitive response to the question – let me explain my answer to you. Search engine optimization by its very nature is not a black and white concept. There is a lot of gray area in the field of search engine optimization SEO. Thus, it is only natural for people who are trying to learn SEO to be totally confused about how and what to do in relation to learning SEO because there are so many options and opportunities available for people to learn search engine optimization. Well, let’s look closer at my answer to the question what is the best way to learn SEO: “It Depends”. My answer to the question is based purely on my viewpoint of... 

Reading time: 3 – 5 minutes The least utilized option in Wordpress, the custom field, is also quite possibly the most powerful function of the entire platform. I have been writing up my own tutorials on this option for several days now and thought I would share with you a few of the other great posts on the subject. The Top 5 Uses for Wordpress Custom Fields  by  Oak Innovations Blog For the vast majority of bloggers, this incredibly usefull, and versatile piece of functionality goes unused. At the moment you may be thinking that the reason you don’t use it, is that you have no use for it. This may very well be true but, its also likely that no one has really explained what’s possible. Learn how to use Wordpress Custom Fields | Kriesi.at – new media design WordPress gives an author the ability to add extra data to each written post and page. This data is called meta-data and is stored in custom fields. WordPress Custom Fields Contest If you are a wordpress blogger, how...