Thursday, January 3, 2008

How To Take Advantage of Remote Site Syndication (RSS)


For starters, RSS is more easily understood when the separate components are defined. RSS feeds use a language called XML, similar to html. XML has the capacity to identify structures in a document due to their special mechanisms. The structures determine how the content will be arranged within the document. RSS is widely used within big news websites. The RSS files create data feeds that can deliver headlines, links or almost any other bit of information to a news reader (a.k.a.channel viewer application).

The feeds are monitored by readers that will notify the user when any new information is presented. This can be readily applied to your marketing efforts. One of the most popular ways to use RSS feeds is to replace email marketing.

Despite claims from many marketing experts that say email marketing is still a good strategy, with the increasing spam filters combined with scares of opening up a virus, people are becoming a lot more skeptical of even opening your email. Even though you've got a long list of email addresses, the odds of them being opened are low, which makes for a strategy that isn't likely to get you anywhere.

RSS works differently, and is a great advantage over email marketing. You'll have a much greater chance of being opened because your messages won't be filtered. This means that there's an increasing chance that your messages will be read, which is effective for the results you're looking for. Another great aspect of RSS is that autoresponders can be used.

One way to use the advantage of the search engine is to include feeds on your blog or content site. These feeds allow you to have content that is constantly updated, which is just what the search engines are looking for. Thus, more traffic is directed toward your web page.

Other popular ways include using RSS feeds to increase traffic to your blog or sales site or by making it possible that your messages and information are seen on thousands of websites, blogs and desktops online.

If you're serious about using RSS to expand your marketing strategies, the best way is to create your own feed. This opens the door to a wealth of opportunities for your business. By creating your own feed, your information gets published on every site that uses your feed to gather the supplied information. Consider using automated software to make your work a little easier. It has the capacity to supply the feeds to marketers by submitting your RSS feeds to a variety of directories.

RSS is becoming increasingly popular among Internet marketing businesses. It's a great opportunity to help advance your efforts. Take advantage of this new technology before it's yesterday's news.


By Jason Pearson Jason Pearson is an online marketing expert who wants to share his secrets with the world.

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