13 Tips to maintain and grow the Feed Subscriber Base
By Sharon Housley
You have an RSS feed and you worked hard to get the word out. According to your logs have subscribers! Now the hard part: keeping the subscribers of your RSS feed. Follow these simple steps to ensure that your subscriber base will grow.1. original content
A consistent stream of original content will do well to earn subscribers loyalty. The best RSS feeds provide content that is unique and attractive. Not rehash existing content, look for a unique angle or rotation if you want to cover something that is hot in the blogosphere. 2. quality over frequency
A quality of messages is much more important than the frequency of the post. Readers will tire of rambling or nonsensical posts that contain no real value. Time is precious and there are plenty of feeds and blogs to keep readers provide quality and not quantity. 3. Get it Right
Loan syndication has the power to cause harm; misquoting or just getting it wrong can affect your reputation and perpetuate incorrect information. Be sure to check all your power and information RSS blogs before posting. 4. Literate
Blog posts are not instant messages: you should always use good grammar, correct spelling and punctuation. Your messages are a reflection of your knowledge; submission of content and will affect how you are viewed. 5. Griping
Not constantly gripe, nobody likes a whiner. If you're going to complain is not enough to point out the problems, you should offer a suggestion for improvement or specific information about how to resolve a problem. 6. Balance
Titles of RSS Feed items and headlines of blog posts should relate to the actual content of the post. There is nothing worse than just tempting readers with information and not following. Use catchy titles, but be sure to follow it with related content. In your actual posts, strike a balance be sure to provide enough information without overwhelming readers.7. Focus
Regardless of your RSS feeds focus ' stay on topic! Your feed or blog posts will generally revolve around a specific theme, don't stray too far or you might lose readers. If your RSS feed has a specific theme, remain faithful to this theme. 8 length Issues.
Not long, not too short is a difficult balance, but no matter your long post! If a post is excessively long consider breaking up or partitioning in easy to digest paragraphs or split it in various places. Post length should be consistent throughout your blog and feed. Try not to vary it too. 9. Credibility
As a Publisher, you want to be seen as a credible source. Posting or reposting inaccurate information will reduce, if not nullifies any credibility you have. Provide credentials when offering an opinion and make sure that any factual information is accurate before posting.10. Link
Includes links to any related information in the description field of your RSS feed, this is a great way to complement the content. Outgoing Links also often result in links back to your blog or website. 11. Consistency
It is important to maintain consistency, try not to vary greatly in their daily posts. Stay faithful to his formula for content if it is working. 12. listen to your audience
Readers will often communicate what they like and what they don't like about your content. It is important that you stay in tune with what your subscribers like and don't like and make the appropriate accommodations. Ad 13.
Don't overwhelm your RSS feed with advertisements. If you choose to include ads in your RSS feed be sure to strike a balance between ads and content quality.Start an RSS feed or is not difficult to attract readers, however, it is difficult to retain readers. By following a few simple unwritten rules, which you will find your Subscriber base swell. About the author:
Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com software to create, edit, publish RSS feeds and podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for recording and editing software, RecordForAll http://www.recordforall.com audio.
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