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Slide 1: ==== ==== This is the wave of the future! This is the new way of providing content to your site without the burden of research and writing tons of articles. Catch the wave now, before the masses come through! http://9fd50h8xf42r4u95q8zhjncsd8.hop.clickbank.net/ ==== ==== What is a RSS feed? According to Wikipedia, RSS (most commonly expanded as Really Simple Syndication) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works-such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video-in a standardized format. Where do I find RSS feeds? Most websites or blogs with non-static, regularly updated content provide you with an RSS feed to get their content regularly. Just look for the orange RSS icon. What can I do with these RSS feeds? RSS feeds are like news subscriptions. Every time your selected blog publishes a new post, it gets automatically sent to your feed reader. What is a feed reader? According to Wikipedia, a feed reader is a "is a Web-based aggregator, capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline." In other words it is a web application which gathers web content such as news headlines, blogs, and podcasts in a single location for easy viewing. How does Google Reader work? In this article I am going to focus on Google Reader, since that's the tool I chose for mine and my client's feed aggregation. Google Reader let's you organize all your feeds into one place. You can create different folders, just as in Windows Explorer. It looks a bit overwhelming at the beginning, since the more feeds you have, the more content you will receive. But the nice thing is that you don't have to read it all. You can just look at the titles, decide if it's interesting to you and if not, keep on scrolling... Still, it's a lot of content, who has time to read it all? As I mentioned before, you only read the items that seem of interest to you. I usually read mine early in the morning, and one more time after dinner. And if you are travelling a lot, I also recommend the Google mobile apps for your phone. Information on the go... There is also a "star
Slide 2: function", the possibility to mark articles for later with a little yellow star. "I thought I had to create my own content, so why do I have to spend all this time reading other people's stuff?" Content = knowledge. The more you read about your industry, the more you learn. And the more you learn, the more you can then teach others. In order to be seen as an expert in your industry, you will want to stay informed about the latest trends andtendencies. You might also remember the 20/80 percent rule in Social Media: for 20% of your own content, share at least 80% of other information (blog posts, videos, whitepapers etc.). Sarah Santacroce helps small businesses with their internet & social media marketing. Download your free e-book entitled "21 Proven Ways to Increase Your Website Traffic" http://simplicityadmins.com/21waystoincreaseyourwebsitetraffic.aspx Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Sarah_Santacroce ==== ==== This is the wave of the future! This is the new way of providing content to your site without the burden of research and writing tons of articles. Catch the wave now, before the masses come through! http://9fd50h8xf42r4u95q8zhjncsd8.hop.clickbank.net/ ==== ====