HOW TO "SEE" A NEWS FEED
Let me count the ways...
There are a number of ways to cause one's RSS news feed to be seen by others. Here's your menu of choices; use some or all of them!
Using a browser to display any RSS news feed
If you tell others the address for your feed, they can enter that address into their browser and read it in the same way they open a website, if they are using a current version of their browser (earlier versions don't support news feed reading). Enfeedia gives you the address of your feed. This method requires you to accurately communicate the feed address (for example, on your business card, product literature, in your email). A nice feature of browsers is that if you bookmark the feed (just like bookmarking a website), the browser can let you know when new items are posted to the feed.
Using a graphic button to link to your RSS news feed and display it
Place an RSS Feed "button" (
) that links to your feed on your website, in your email signature, or any other online document. When one clicks that button, their browser will open a window and display the feed, just as if they entered the feed address as described above. No need for others to deal with news feed addresses to see your feed. Enfeedia supplies you the "code" you insert on your website to implement this button.
Using a browser to display any Enfeedia generated and hosted NewsPage mini-website
Enfeedia automatically generates a NewsPage for you when you publish a feed. Essentially, your NewsPage is a single page website that displays your feed without requiring a news reader. If you tell others the address for your NewsPage, they can enter that address into their browser and read it in the same way they open a website, without any dependency on the features of the browser. Enfeedia gives you the address of your NewsPage. This method requires you to accurately communicate the NewsPage address (for example, on your business card, product literature, in your email). You can also place on your website a text link to your NewsPage. Whenever one displays your NewsPage, they will get the most current information.
Using a graphic button to link to your NewsPage
Place a NewsPage button (
) that links to your NewsPage on your website, in your email signature, or any other online document. No need for others to deal with NewsPage addresses. When one clicks that button, their browser will open a window and display your NewsPage. Enfeedia supplies you the "code" you insert on your website to implement this button.
By the way, Enfeedia inserts a
Display your News on Site™ -- items from your news feed presented directly on your site
If your website server supports "php" (most do), then you can display some or all of your news items directly on your website. You can also control how much of the news items are displayed on your site such that if the news item is lengthy, the site visitor can click a "read it all" link to see the full item.
This method provides you an easy way to add content to your site without messing around with complex code and not requiring help from a webmaster; it's all automatic once you place the code snippet that Enfeedia gives you onto your website.
By the way, search engines favor websites that are frequently updated with fresh material by placing the website higher up in search listings, compared to sites that are relatively static.
Access all your feeds using our 'Read a Feed' feature
On Enfeedia's home page, you will find a "Read a Feed" box at the upper left. If you enter an Enfeedia account name in that box and submit it, you will be given a list of all feeds for that account. Simply select a feed and submit. The feed is then displayed.
Simpy tell others your account name, tell them to visit enfeedia.com and use the Read a Feed feature. If "enfeedia.com" seems hard to remember, you can also direct them to readafeed.com and they will be directed to a verysimple page for selecting one of your feeds for viewing.
This simple method for accessing your feed is one reason it's important to select a memorable account name!
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