RSS From A User Perspective

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is just that – a really simple way to syndicate your content across the web. Most blogging platforms create an RSS feed (the file that is syndicated) for you automatically, so you don’t have to do it yourself.

One of the greatest things about RSS Feeds is they allow you to get content from sites you’d otherwise have to visit individually to get. Think about that for a minute. Which would you rather do? Keep up with your 10 favorite blogs in one place, or visit 10 different blogs everyday to see if there is new content?

Your feed reader (also referred to as RSS readers, feed aggregators, news readers or search aggregators) will automatically show you any new content from any of your subscriptions, which is really a timesaver given that different blogs post with different frequencies – some daily, some weekly, etc. The nice thing is, you can still click through to the site or blog the content came from to see other content.

There are many feed readers available. I use Bloglines, because it’s web-based and available anywhere there’s an Internet connection and I like the way I can organize my feeds.

If you enjoyed this post, be sure to subscribe to the feed (full posts) or (summary posts) in your feed reader or get full posts or summary posts via email. There are freebies waiting for you, whichever way you subscribe!

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3. Timing Your Feed’s Email Delivery
4. RSS: The SPAM-Free Subscription Alternative
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