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Understanding RSS - Part 2
While RSS was originally used to deliver news, at news websites, there are numerous other uses for it today. It is used for traffic information, airline information, sports scores, stock figures, weather, real estate, and yes, even to let people know when there has been an update to your blog, site, or podcast. This emblem is the internationally recognized RSS feed indicator, and it is usually clicked on to add the feed to an aggregator or feed reader. This means that when you use this emblem on your blog or podcast download page, it must be set up. Most blog platforms are already RSS enabled, and it is just a question of going into the options and selecting it. Otherwise, you can use a feed maker to create RSS feeds and make them available. Some feed makers are free, but not very easy to use, and others are easy to use, but not free. One of the better free feed makers can be found at Fedafi (http://fedafi.com/feed_maker.php), but it is very basic. The best paid feed maker is available at Feed for All (http://www.feedforall.com/feedforall.htm). If you want to give the free feed maker a try, all you need to do is fill in the form, and then save the XML code that is generated as a file named feed.xml. You upload this file to your web server, and then link your little orange RSS button to feed.xml or http://www.yourdomain.com/feed.xml. Once you've done this, try it out yourself. Download an aggregator and get it set up, go to your site, click the button, and make sure that you have the option to add the site to your aggregator. Aggregators are end user tools. This means that in order to subscribe to your blog or podcast, so that they can see the posts or podcasts that are new, the user must either download and set up an aggregator or use a service that will allow them to add a feed to a customized page, without the use of a standalone aggregator. Aggregators are free, and the ability to set up a customized homepage is typically also free. That's really all that the laymen needs to know about RSS - how to add RSS capabilities to their site. Again, there is a great deal of technical information that goes along with RSS, but knowing it isn't at all necessary. As long as you can create a feed, upload it, use the orange button and link to the feed with that orange button, you are good to go. Podcasting 101 | Listen to Podcasts | Record a Podcast | Publish a Podcast | Promoting a Podcast | Video Podcast | Podcast Tools | Podcast Resources 
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