10 Reasons To Put Rss On Your Site
By Titus Hoskins, Sat Dec 10th
b>10 Reasons to Put RSS on Your Site.
RSS and are the topics of the moment. Seems like everyoneis talking about it. Granted, there is too much hype about RSSand Blogs.
But where there's hype - there's interest!
And with good reason - RSS is posed to be the break outtechnology of 2005. Those who don't take full advantage of itwill be left behind.
If you need convincing - here are 10 reasons why you should putRSS on your site:
1. It's easy and fast! Not to mention Free! You can use afree service like eBlogger and publish your Blog and RSS feedwithin minutes. You can even place or publish your Blog/RSS Feedon your own site without knowing 'html' or 'xml'. It's all donefor you!
Repeat - it's simple to use and very convenient. Publishing yourblog is only a few clicks away. (If you need help - just use thelink at the end of this article.)
2. Syndicate Your Content. RSS stands for 'really simplesyndication' and it's just another way of passing along yourinformation. With the popularity of 'MyYahoo' and the 'Firefox'browser (which has a built-in RSS feed reader) increasing -syndicating your content has gotten even simpler.
The next version of Windows is reportly scheduled to have an RSSfeature. If this happens - RSS will explode.
3. Get Your Content Indexed. Using to publish yourcontent is a neat way of side stepping the regular indexingprocedure. It gets your content indexed very quickly in most ofthe search engines.
Search Engines are constantly on the lookout for 'fresh content'- these 'link rich' are a good source of this content.Because are on specific topics - they have a concentratedsource of good quality informational material to serve out!
4. Instant Contact. give you instant contact withyour readers or viewers. We live in an 'instant' society - wewant everything five minutes ago. provide this instantgratification. Readers or viewers using MyYahoo have an instantlink to your information or postings.
RSS Feeds will instantly spread your information to allinterested parties - bringing in targeted traffic.
5. Building Your List. People who pick up your RSS feedor add you to their MyYahoo site - become your subscribers. Youare really building your contact list. Have a popular blog orRSS Feed and you can build a large targeted contact list veryquickly.
Might not replace your old opt-in email list - but it can be alucrative addition to it! Take advantage of all those targetedcontacts.
6. Link Building. are link heavens! Build yourlinks thru blogs. All these links will boost your linkpopularity and increase your search engine rankings.
Plus, by giving viewers/readers a way of adding your RSS Feedcreates targeted links to your site. This reason alone is whyyour site should have RSS!
7. Viewer/Subscriber Feedback. Instant feedback from yoursubscribers or viewers is easy with blogs. Creating trust andcredibility is so much easier when there is immediatecommunication between the two parties.
8. Keyword Content Building. are especially goodfor building 'keyword targeted content' for your site. All theselinks will boost your keyword rankings in the search engines.Google places a high value on 'anchor text' and are a goodplace to put all those links.
You can also start different targeted at specific relatedkeywords covering the major topics of your site. Again, searchengines love related keyword linking so you can boost yoursite's rankings by using blogs.
9. Monetize Your Content. are an excellent way ofmonetizing your content. Blog sites like Eblogger (owned byGoogle) even encourages you to use the 'adsense code' in yourblogs. If you have a popular blog - this may bring in extraincome.
Plus, publishing your ezine or newsletter in a blog can bring inrevenue for months if not years to come. All those affiliatelinks and product promotions get indexed by the search enginesand become accessible to a wider audience, i.e. market.
10. Because Everyone Else is Doing It! Might sound a bit'Jonesish' but you do have to keep up with what other web sitesare doing. To remain competitive - you must put RSS on yoursite.
Sites without the 'AddtoMyYahoo' link or the 'xml' button willbe the exception rather than the rule in just a few years - ifnot months. It's simply another way of getting your information'out there'. It's an opportunity and advantage that you cannotafford to miss.
Proceed without RSS at your own risk!
Titus Hoskins
About the author:To add RSS to your Site within minutes - download this simple RSS Report andGuide. Copyright © 2005 Titus Hoskins of bizwaremagic.com.This article may be freely distributed if this resource boxstays attached.
