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Having an RSS document is not useful if other
people cannot reach it.
Get Your RSS Feed Up On The Web
Now it's time to get your RSS file up on the web. Here are
the steps:
1. Name your RSS file. Notice that the file must have an .xml
extension.
2. Validate your RSS file (a good validator can be found at
http://www.feedvalidator.org/).
3. Upload the RSS file to your web directory on your web
server.
4. Copy the little orange
or
button to your web directory.
5. Put the little orange "RSS" or "XML" button on the page
where you will offer RSS to the world (e.g. on your home page).
Then add a link to the button that links to the RSS file. The
code will look something like this:
<a href="www.codedcode.com.com/rss/myfirstrss.xml">
< img src="www.codedcode.com/rss/rss.gif" width="36"
height="14">
</a>.
6. Submit your RSS feed to the RSS Feed Directories (you can
Google or Yahoo for "RSS Feed Directories"). Note! The URL to
your feed is not your home page, it is the URL to your feed,
like "http://www.codedcode.com/rss/myfirstrss.xml". Here are
some free RSS aggregation services:
7. Register your feed with the major search engines:
8. Update your feed - Now you have gotten RSS feed buttons
from Google, Yahoo, and MSN. Now you must make sure that you
update your content frequently and that your RSS feed is
constantly available.
Can I Manage my RSS Feed Myself?
The best way to ensure your RSS feed works the way you want,
is to manage it yourself.
However, this can be very time consuming, especially for
pages with lot of updates.
An alternative is to use a third-party automated RSS.
Automated RSS
If you don't want to update your RSS feed yourself, there are
tools and services that can do it automatically for you, such
as:
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MyRSSCreator - offers an automated, reliable RSS service
in just 10 minutes
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FeedFire - offers free creation and distribution of RSS
feeds
For users who only need an RSS feed for their personal
website, some of the most popular blog (Web Log) managers that
offer built-in RSS services are:
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