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What is RSS and why should I care?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and is a fast easy way to share/receive news and updates. How many times have you been browsing the net and seen this? 
Probably more times than you can count. Say you have a few websites you visit reguarly to keep updated on. This can become a pain if you have quite a few you vist, we don’t always have the time to check out our fav sites everyday and see if they have new content.
Newsletters are a way to keep updated on sites, but the problem with newsletters lie in you aren’t updated each time content changes unless the webmaster is extememly diligent with sending out newsletters, and alot of time they arrive in your spam box. With RSS you can subscribe to a feed and use a feed reader such as google reader to keep track of all the news you can handle. Some RSS feeds even have the option to have the feed sent directly to your inbox. Though seriously, why clutter your inbox? Take advantage of the feed reader, you will thank me later!
So how do I get one of these fancy readers? If you have a gmail/google acount you can easily use googles reader, just sign into your account and go for it. I personally use googles reader and love it! Don’t have a google account, GET ONE! It takes five mins and they provide so may great services you really shouldn’t be missing out. There are many popular readers to choose from though, just do a google search for “RSS feed reader” and check it out!
So how do I subscribe to a feed? EASY! Just click on the RSS icon and follow the on screen steps, you can’t go wrong as there are only a few choices to make. But first be sure to get yourself a reader.
So how do I offer a feed on my blog? Again EASY! There are several feed services. Feedburner.com is the service I use and its very simple to use. Basically you create an account, add the feed code where you want it to show on your site for people to subscribe and BAM your done. With feedburner you can have your customers subscribe through a reader or email and you also can keep track of your stats straight through your feedburner.com account. :) For more info on feeds and feedburner.com go HERE.
