What You Should Know About

RSS is not quite a household word, but technically astute individuals are adopting the use of the RSS feeds at an alarming rate. If you are interested in jumping on to follow, but not quite sure where to start, consider following these simple RSS feed tips to maximize feed compatibility and make your feed stand out from the crowd.
RSS-checklist 1. titles and descriptions.
Always include meaningful keywords in your RSS feed channel title and description. Many readers will view or search for subject-specific RSS feeds by using keywords or keyword phrases. If you have descriptive keywords in your RSS feed title and description is likely to feed more located and subscribed by the interested parties.
2. GUID Format.
Always include a GUID with each feed item. GUID is a globally unique identifier. Each entry must use a different GUID. The GUID will in some cases assist RSS news readers and aggregation software determination of when new content has been added to the RSS feed or when existing content in an RSS feed has changed. If you do not use the Guid, the software that is used to aggregate the feeds can be difficult for the registration of changes to the feed items or software may not always recognize new content.
3. Publish dates.
Always include a Publish date on feed items. Publish date should be used, even if the content is timeless. The publish date will help readers determine that status of the contents of the feed item.
4. Polish your Feed.
Please consider to include images in your RSS feed. While the added images will not necessarily improve ranking, they will add a professional look to your RSS feed and help brand your feed.
5. feed hosting.
Host your own feed, or set it to forward to third parties from your site. This allows you to retain full control over the RSS feed. You do not have to rely on the stability of another company. If you control the forwarding and at any time you are dissatisfied with the service provided by a third party, you can redirect the feed to a different location.
RSS What

1. be plagiarised.
Do not plagiarize content in your RSS feed, there is a little more to say. Written words are considered protected in most countries. Posting someone else's work and takes credit for their words is wrong and will damage their reputation as a credible source.

2. Splog.
Do not create splogs by automating feed creation. Splogs just clutter the search machines and catalogues and make it difficult to find RSS feeds with meaningful content.
3. infringe a copyright.
Copyright does not violate a Republish RSS feeds contents. If you quote content from another RSS feed, credit the source and give and create a link to the original source of the content. As a rule of thumb should editorial content exceeds the length of the quoted material in the post.
4. violating the TOS.
Do not republish RSS feeds without confirming that feed syndication is allowed. Terms of use are not always visible, so it is important that you check the terms of Service on the Publisher's feed subscription page prior to syndicating the content of another Publisher RSS feed.
5. Provide multiple feed formats.
Give no more feed formats to the same content. With regard to the Subscriber, irrelevant version of RSS that you are using. Multiple versions of the same feed simply cause confusion. Almost all RSS readers and news aggregators support all versions of RSS, simply choose a version and provides a single feed.
By adopting good feed practices, you can take advantage of the benefits of having an RSS feed. Following these simple RSS get the to do list you started on the path to RSS success.

About the author:
Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com software for creating, editing and publishing RSS feeds and Note Page, Inc. http://www.notepage.net a wireless messaging software company.

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