RSS means Really Simple Syndication. RSS is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favorite web sites in an automated manner that's easier than checking them manually. Webmaster create an RSS feed file containing descriptions and headlines of specific information. RSS as introduced by Netscape Inc. In 1999 then later abandoned in 2002 stood for 'Rich Site Summary'. RSS is becoming increasing popular. Moreover, Really Simple Syndication is a easy and free way to promote web-site. As soon as an RSS feed appears in the Internet, any connected computer can access it.
RSS readers and aggregators
RSS reader or Newsfeed aggregator software allow you to grab the RSS feeds from various sites and display them for you to read. Now, there are a lot of such programs, both commercial and free. For beginners, web-based aggregators are recommended since they are usually very user-friendly. RSS readers are set up to periodically check for new episodes in the RSS feeds you are subscribed to, commonly once every second. Many people read several thousand RSS files.
List of RSS aggregators:
NewsCrawler
Yeahreader
Yeahreader
Abilon
How to create RSS
If you would like to create RSS, you can use special online services or desktop applications. Since any RSS feed is a specially formatted XML file, it can be edited with any XML creator. Many software products can make RSS channels in the WYSIWYG mode. If you just wish to publish a single channel and do not need to update or edit the feed you can use an online RSS creation tool. There are several tools for creating RSS feeds widely available on the Web.
Software for making RSS:
1. Free RSS creator.
2. Web-vigour RSS feeds creator.
3. RSS builder (Free).
When your RSS file is created, the RSS feed has to be promoted. First step in promoting your newsfeed is submiting it to FeedDirectories. The next websites allowing you to submit RSS channels:
- Technorati.
- BlogDex.
- YeahReader RSS directory.
- RSS Network.
- FeedSter.
- Unclefeed.
- Syndic8.
- BlogDex.
As you know, submitting your RSS channels is very important for feed popularity and your website SEO.
Useful tips
1. After you created an RSS channel, do not forget to add a parser - it is a script that will convert RSS into HTML. You can try Feed2HTML.
2. Unique content increases the rating of your RSS in SE.
3. You can link to the RSS feed from the tag of the HTML webpage.
