Create RSS
1. Introduction
to RSS Creation
RSS means Really
Simple Syndication.
RSS feed is an
XML-based file. To give anyone access to the information contained in the feed,
the feed must be placed on a Web-server. An RSS feed can contains various
information beginning with your corporate news and ending with the daily menu of
your neighbor's dog.
There are several
variations of the RSS format, but we recommend to use RSS 2.0 as it is the most
popular and has a lot of features. Any RSS feed contains items, any item must
have a title, description and a hyperlink.
2. How to
Create RSS
Nowadays, you don't
have to write RSS-code manually as there are many programs that can create RSS
feeds in the WYSIWYG mode. To make use of such software, you don't have to know
XML or the RSS specification.
Feed Editor: Create RSS, Edit RSS, Publish RSS and
Podcast.
http://www.extralabs.net/feed-editor.htm
Feed Mix: Mix feeds, Create RSS feed, Edit,
Publish.
http://www.extralabs.net/feed-mix.htm
After you have
created an RSS feed, you must upload it to a Web-server. The most convenient way
is to use FTP. The products specified above already have a built-in FTP-client.
3. Promote
RSS
Before starting to
promote your feed, check that the XML file is free of errors. You can use this
free RSS-validator:
http://www.feedvalidator.org
After you have made
sure that your RSS feed is correct, link to it from one of the pages of your
website. Then, tell all specialized search engines and directories about your
RSS feed. Of course, you can do it manually, but it is better to use special
services and software:
RSS Submit - Promote your
RSS feed easily
Needless to say that
submitting your RSS feed is very important, as the popularity of your RSS
channel mostly depends on visitors coming from search engines. Besides, you can
mention a link to your RSS feed on message boards, blogs, bulletin boards etc.
Finally, if you want
your RSS feed to become truly popular, then, besides a stream of new users, it
needs a constant audience of readers that will take part in the development of
the feed and leave comments. So, try to fill your RSS feeds with really
useful and interesting (or even more better - unique) information. Don't make
excessive use of advertisements. Make small or medium size messages and don't
attach too heavy enclosures.
Create
your RSS feed
accordingly to what your users want, don't forget about regular updates, and you
will achieve much success.
 
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