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Answer Upon - RSS Explained
Advertising and promotion has become an essential part to survive in the business world. It is quite obvious that marketing will enable people to know about all the information on products and services that they have to tell. There are a lot many mediums that are available in the market that can be used for this purpose. Some of them are newspapers, banners, posters, car magnets, pamphlets and many others. Out of the list of all these forms of promotion, car magnets are being considered as one of the best forms. It is because car magnets can be put on any vehicle and wherever the vehicle goes, peopl
>> How do I do all this XML coding?
What's XML? I have no idea. I use a WYSIWYG software tool called FeedForAll. It provides me with a simple interface that enables me to create, format, edit and upload my feeds.
>> As an information seeker...now you can go RSS crazy
Once you get the idea and have chosen your preferred RSS Reader (Yahoo!, Bloglines etc), you can subscribe to dozens of different feeds...news, newsletters, articles, blogs and more.
Sign up with one click, and unsubscribe with one click (No more newsletter unsubscribe hassles.)
>> As a publisher...gain
Talk to as many consultants as you can before hiring one. Even if you have one person or firm in mind, interview at least a few others as a sort of due diligence. You'll probably find that each interview helps you focus on the issues you're hiring a consult to help resolve.1. Most consultants focus on two areas: cutting costs and raising revenues. What do you see as the relationship between the two functions? Which do you do better?Cost cutting is the consultant's usual expertise. It's what most companies need. Most of these hired outside consultants to take an objective look at organi
I think the easiest way to explain it is to walk you through an example of RSS in action. I'm not going to try to explain everything on the subject, but this should help get you started.
>> Let's sign you up for the Excess Voice RSS Feed
If you want to read the Excess Voice newsletter every two weeks you can either read it in your email inbox, or read it in your web browser.
You already know how it works when you subscribe to a newsletter via email. You sign up, hope the spam filters don't block some or all issues, and then read the newsletter in your email program, whatever that might be.
With RSS, instead of subscribing via email, you subscribe via a web page.
>> Let's walk through the subscription process
If you have a Yahoo! account, go to My Yahoo! and click through to the Add Content page. On the right side of the 'Find Content' area you will see a link that reads, Add RSS by URL.
Follow that link and, to add the Excess Voice RSS feed, simple paste this url into the field provided, http://www.excessvoice.com/excessfeed.xml (Don't click on this link. Cut and paste it.)
Now click the Add button and you're done.
If you don't use Yahoo!, register at Bloglines.com and follow the same process. Bloglines is a free service and is where I read all the RSS feeds to which I have subscribed.
>> What happens now?
Now, whenever you go to My Yahoo! or Bloglines, you will see when the Excess Voice feed has been updated. In Yahoo! it tells you how many hours or days ago the feed was updated. In Bloglines the feed name will appear in bold, and a number after the name tells you how many items within the feed have been updated since you last checked. (Bloglines is one of several similar services. It's just the one I found first and have used ever since.)
>> What you see...
When you check the Excess Voice feeds, you will see that with each feed, you don't get the complete content...you don't see the whole newsletter, the complete article or all of the review. You see the title and the first ten lines or so of content. Just enough so you can decide if you are interested or not.
If you want to read the whole article, for example, click on the link provided and you will be taken to the page on the Excess Voice site where I have published the complete item.
Meanwhile, here is what I am doing behind the scenes to deliver this information
I added one new document to the root folder of my web site on the server. It's an XML file, "excessfeed.xml" (no need to know what that is).
Within this XML file I include the necessary coding and the preview text and links you see in My Yahoo! or Bloglines.
Whenever I add a new article, review or newsletter to my site, I update the content in this XML file and upload it to my server.
Yahoo! and Bloglines will periodically check that XML file so see if it has been updated. If it has, they let you know in the ways I described above.
I can decide how many feeds I want to create and how many items to have within each feed. I can even add small images. And I can schedule when the feeds are updated. For instance, with my newsletter, I send out the newsletter broadcast at the same time as I upload the revised XML file. So it is published by email and on the web at the same time.
>> How do I do all this XML coding?
What's XML? I have no idea. I use a WYSIWYG software tool called FeedForAll. It provides me with a simple interface that enables me to create, format, edit and upload my feeds.
>> As an information seeker...now you can go RSS crazy
Once you get the idea and have chosen your preferred RSS Reader (Yahoo!, Bloglines etc), you can subscribe to dozens of different feeds...news, newsletters, articles, blogs and more.
Sign up with one click, and unsubscribe with one click (No more newsletter unsubscribe hassles.)
>> As a publisher...gain
Many experienced sales professionals don't see the need for continuous improvement. They often think, "I've been selling for fifteen years, so I must be great." The number of years experience is not a measure of excellence - any honest golfer knows that. Such thinking can limit sales professionals from achieving a higher level of success.Just because you've been doing something for years doesn't mean you can't or don't need to improve. Oftentimes, people get satisfied at just being good at what they do. Then they stop doing all the little things that made them great, such as using a pre-call
>> Let's walk through the subscription process
If you have a Yahoo! account, go to My Yahoo! and click through to the Add Content page. On the right side of the 'Find Content' area you will see a link that reads, Add RSS by URL.
Follow that link and, to add the Excess Voice RSS feed, simple paste this url into the field provided, http://www.excessvoice.com/excessfeed.xml (Don't click on this link. Cut and paste it.)
Now click the Add button and you're done.
If you don't use Yahoo!, register at Bloglines.com and follow the same process. Bloglines is a free service and is where I read all the RSS feeds to which I have subscribed.
>> What happens now?
Now, whenever you go to My Yahoo! or Bloglines, you will see when the Excess Voice feed has been updated. In Yahoo! it tells you how many hours or days ago the feed was updated. In Bloglines the feed name will appear in bold, and a number after the name tells you how many items within the feed have been updated since you last checked. (Bloglines is one of several similar services. It's just the one I found first and have used ever since.)
>> What you see...
When you check the Excess Voice feeds, you will see that with each feed, you don't get the complete content...you don't see the whole newsletter, the complete article or all of the review. You see the title and the first ten lines or so of content. Just enough so you can decide if you are interested or not.
If you want to read the whole article, for example, click on the link provided and you will be taken to the page on the Excess Voice site where I have published the complete item.
Meanwhile, here is what I am doing behind the scenes to deliver this information
I added one new document to the root folder of my web site on the server. It's an XML file, "excessfeed.xml" (no need to know what that is).
Within this XML file I include the necessary coding and the preview text and links you see in My Yahoo! or Bloglines.
Whenever I add a new article, review or newsletter to my site, I update the content in this XML file and upload it to my server.
Yahoo! and Bloglines will periodically check that XML file so see if it has been updated. If it has, they let you know in the ways I described above.
I can decide how many feeds I want to create and how many items to have within each feed. I can even add small images. And I can schedule when the feeds are updated. For instance, with my newsletter, I send out the newsletter broadcast at the same time as I upload the revised XML file. So it is published by email and on the web at the same time.
>> How do I do all this XML coding?
What's XML? I have no idea. I use a WYSIWYG software tool called FeedForAll. It provides me with a simple interface that enables me to create, format, edit and upload my feeds.
>> As an information seeker...now you can go RSS crazy
Once you get the idea and have chosen your preferred RSS Reader (Yahoo!, Bloglines etc), you can subscribe to dozens of different feeds...news, newsletters, articles, blogs and more.
Sign up with one click, and unsubscribe with one click (No more newsletter unsubscribe hassles.)
>> As a publisher...gain
Many business people get stuck in the networking situation of being cornered by people who talk and talk and talk about themselves. Those people also take a hard sell approach, working diligently to convince you to buy from them even if what they are selling is nothing you want or need. It would seem that there is no way out of the situation. You are doomed to being bored until this person moves on to their next victim.A good friend is an accomplished networker, knowing that really it’s all about the person he meets. Realizing that his job is to find out as much as he can about new acquai
>> What you see...
When you check the Excess Voice feeds, you will see that with each feed, you don't get the complete content...you don't see the whole newsletter, the complete article or all of the review. You see the title and the first ten lines or so of content. Just enough so you can decide if you are interested or not.
If you want to read the whole article, for example, click on the link provided and you will be taken to the page on the Excess Voice site where I have published the complete item.
Meanwhile, here is what I am doing behind the scenes to deliver this information
I added one new document to the root folder of my web site on the server. It's an XML file, "excessfeed.xml" (no need to know what that is).
Within this XML file I include the necessary coding and the preview text and links you see in My Yahoo! or Bloglines.
Whenever I add a new article, review or newsletter to my site, I update the content in this XML file and upload it to my server.
Yahoo! and Bloglines will periodically check that XML file so see if it has been updated. If it has, they let you know in the ways I described above.
I can decide how many feeds I want to create and how many items to have within each feed. I can even add small images. And I can schedule when the feeds are updated. For instance, with my newsletter, I send out the newsletter broadcast at the same time as I upload the revised XML file. So it is published by email and on the web at the same time.
>> How do I do all this XML coding?
What's XML? I have no idea. I use a WYSIWYG software tool called FeedForAll. It provides me with a simple interface that enables me to create, format, edit and upload my feeds.
>> As an information seeker...now you can go RSS crazy
Once you get the idea and have chosen your preferred RSS Reader (Yahoo!, Bloglines etc), you can subscribe to dozens of different feeds...news, newsletters, articles, blogs and more.
Sign up with one click, and unsubscribe with one click (No more newsletter unsubscribe hassles.)
>> As a publisher...gain
Internet marketing back end profits are one of the most important elements of a profitable internet campaign. In most cases, the first sale barely pays for the marketing to make that sale happen – so really you need to have back end sales to make any profit. But once you have back end sales, why not build on that and create additional back end sales and profits?I was having lunch with a friend of mine today and he is not in internet marketing, but was asking how he could make money selling some of his books online. I told him that the first book he sells will not make him any money, and pro
Meanwhile, here is what I am doing behind the scenes to deliver this information
I added one new document to the root folder of my web site on the server. It's an XML file, "excessfeed.xml" (no need to know what that is).
Within this XML file I include the necessary coding and the preview text and links you see in My Yahoo! or Bloglines.
Whenever I add a new article, review or newsletter to my site, I update the content in this XML file and upload it to my server.
Yahoo! and Bloglines will periodically check that XML file so see if it has been updated. If it has, they let you know in the ways I described above.
I can decide how many feeds I want to create and how many items to have within each feed. I can even add small images. And I can schedule when the feeds are updated. For instance, with my newsletter, I send out the newsletter broadcast at the same time as I upload the revised XML file. So it is published by email and on the web at the same time.
>> How do I do all this XML coding?
What's XML? I have no idea. I use a WYSIWYG software tool called FeedForAll. It provides me with a simple interface that enables me to create, format, edit and upload my feeds.
>> As an information seeker...now you can go RSS crazy
Once you get the idea and have chosen your preferred RSS Reader (Yahoo!, Bloglines etc), you can subscribe to dozens of different feeds...news, newsletters, articles, blogs and more.
Sign up with one click, and unsubscribe with one click (No more newsletter unsubscribe hassles.)
>> As a publisher...gain
Minute taking has changed over the years. The requirements and expectations of the 21st century are very different from the expectations even 10, but certainly 20 and 30 years ago. Here are some points for you to consider about minutes and taking minutes.• Minutes are written for people who were at the meeting, not for people who were not! They are not designed to be a story to tell everyone who was not at the meeting, what went on. It may be smart to publish the key decisions but that is all.• Around 60% - 70% of the minute taker's work is done before the meeting begins. Most but not
>> How do I do all this XML coding?
What's XML? I have no idea. I use a WYSIWYG software tool called FeedForAll. It provides me with a simple interface that enables me to create, format, edit and upload my feeds.
>> As an information seeker...now you can go RSS crazy
Once you get the idea and have chosen your preferred RSS Reader (Yahoo!, Bloglines etc), you can subscribe to dozens of different feeds...news, newsletters, articles, blogs and more.
Sign up with one click, and unsubscribe with one click (No more newsletter unsubscribe hassles.)
>> As a publisher...gain more readers
More and more people are turning to RSS. They use it instead of subscribing to newsletters. They also use it to choose which elements of content they want to hear about from various sites.
>> As a webmaster...publish tons of fresh, updated content
Yes, if you have a website, you can have RSS content delivered directly to your site. You want the latest art and culture news from the BBC showing on your site, automatically updated? No problem. Hence the 'Syndication' in RSS - Really Simple Syndication.
>> In conclusion...
This brief explanation isn't intended to tell you everything there is to know about RSS. But I hope I have covered enough to give you your own 'ah-ha' moment.
HTTP = HTML link (for blogs, profiles,phorums):
<a href="http://www.hubyou.info/article/74827/hubyou-RSS-Explained.html">RSS Explained</a>
BB link (for phorums):
[url=http://www.hubyou.info/article/74827/hubyou-RSS-Explained.html]RSS Explained[/url]
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