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RSS stands for
"real simply syndication." It is a means
for Websites like this one to syndicate articles and
other content through "RSS feeds" to real
estate industry newsletters and other Realtor's Websites
and blogs. Most commercial Websites and blogs now publish an RSS feed. Each item in
the feed usually contains a headline; article summary
and link back to the Website where the entire online
article can be read. RSS feed are a great tool for
generating high-quality traffic to your real estate
Website!
How
do I view an RSS feed?
RSS feeds are
viewed in a news aggregator or reader, which
constantly updates and shows unread feeds. Their
functionality is very
similar
to email applications like Microsoft outlook.
You simply enter the URL (i.e., Website address) of any
RSS feed of interest . Topics with a common theme can be
group into folders for easy management.
How
do RSS
Benefit me?
RSS is a great time saver!
Instead of searching all over the
Internet for information of interest,
you can "subscribe" to free RSS feeds
that automatically appear in your free
reader as new information becomes
available. And the reader
structure allows you to quickly scan
headlines and a brief summary, so you
can determine which items you want to
dwell into by simply clicking on them.
Most readers even notify you when a
new article or news piece appears in
your reader.
Better yet, there is no spam with RSS. If you don't like the
quality of information you get from a
RSS feed, simple delete the feed from
your reader!
How
can I get started using an RSS feed?
The
first thing you have to do is to
install
an
RSS Reader on your PC.
There are some
excellent FREE ones out there:
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Feedreader - This is what I use.
It is simple to install, learn and
manage. I recommend it.
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RssReader
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RocketInfo
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Yahoo (Requires that you have a
Yahoo account; displays in browser)
Where do
I find feeds to enter into my RSS
reader?
The
most common way to find a RSS feed with
information of interest to you is to
look for the RSS icon on Websites that
you often visit. These come in
many varieties, but are usually an
orange button that says "XML" or "RSS."
Here's mine:
Clicking on this button will take you to
a page that looks like raw code, because
feeds are coded in the XML language.
No sweat -
just
copy the URL (adress in the top of the browser window) into your reader (under
"add
a new feed"). It's that
simple!
The
RSS feed URL for this site, for example,
is
http://www.renewsletter.com/Real-Estate-Internet-Marketing.xml.
By "subscribing" to my RSS feed, you
will automatically receive articles
pertaining to real estate Internet
marketing as they are added to the feed.
You
can also locate RSS feeds by
entering
"rss feeds" or "rss directories" into
your favorite search engine.
How can I create and publish a RSS
feed that brings interested prospects to
my real estate Website?
First you must decide what you want to
publish. Perhaps you have your
email newsletters archived on your site,
or some articles you prepared.
Maybe you have press releases on your
site. These are
excellent materials to syndicate for
publication in industry newsletters, or
as "filler" material on other Realtor's
sites or blogs.
Publishing an RSS feed requires special
software, but it's not hard to learn.
I recommend "FeedForAll,"
a simple to use package that does it all
for you and even allows you to submit
your new RSS feed to the major Internet
distribution sites, ensuring that you
get broad coverage...and lots more
high-quality traffic to your real estate
Website!
FeedForAll Features
Create, Edit and Publish RSS
Feeds with Software
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Existing RSS feeds
can be repaired and
enhanced with
FeedForAll.
RSS feeds generated
by other means can
be automatically
repaired, so that
they conform to the
RSS 2.0
specification.
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Existing feeds can
be enhanced to
contain advanced
feed properties, and
give them a more
professional look.
Day to day feed
maintenance can be
handled simply with
FeedForAll.
Feeds can be
exported to HTML,
CSV or text files.
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Features
such as automatic
publication date
handling and field
defaults enables users
to keep their feeds
up-to-date with minimal
effort.
Simply put, FeedForAll
is everything you want
and expect from a RSS
creation and maintenance
tool.
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Benefits to Using FeedForAll
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Benefits
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 Customize FeedForAll
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Easily choose from an assortment of interface skins to personalize the look and feel of FeedForAll to suit your personal taste. A pleasing interface can increase user productivity. |
Download Any Feed
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FeedForAll can easily download existing RSS feeds from the Internet. This will allow you to easily modify, enhance, and update existing feeds. |
Flexible Interface
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FeedForAll has a simple yet powerful user interface that makes feed creation easy for both beginners and power users. |
Load Existing Feeds
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FeedForAll can open existing RSS feeds from disk. This will allow you to easily modify, enhance, and update existing feeds, from local or network drives. |
Automatic Feed Repair
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FeedForAll automatically repairs all malformed feeds that it opens. This enables FeedForAll to open feeds that other programs are unable to open. This also ensures that all feeds saved with FeedForAll are in a valid format. |
Automatic Date Management
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FeedForAll atomically maintains RSS feed dates in the appropriate format. |
Programmable Smart Dates
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SmartDate buttons can be programmed to automatically advance the published date and time, to the next desired publish date. This means scheduled publishing is simply a click away! |
Unlimited Feeds
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FeedForAll can be used to maintain and create an unlimited number of RSS feeds. Allowing you to distribute multiple content streams easily. |
Image Supports
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FeedForAll fully supports and displays RSS feed images. Enhance your feed with attractive images, that will ensure your content is read. |
Image Editor
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FeedForAll's built in image editor has advanced image manipulation features including automatic image scaling, rotation and cropping. Images can easily be resized to optimum sizes for feed readers. |
WYSWIG Editor
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You can use FeedForAll's WYSIWYG HTML editor to easily create visually appealing RSS feed descriptions. The easy to use editor allows you to make plain feeds attractive. |
Publish Feeds
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FeedForAll's built in FTP capabilities enables you to easily upload and publish your RSS feeds, to the Internet. |
Save Time
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Field default settings can be configured to save time, and eliminate the need to reenter redundant data. |
Spell Checking
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FeedForAll's built in live spell checking will insure professional looking feeds. |
XML Editor
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FeedForAll gives savvy users the ability to manually edit formatted xml source code. |
Printer Support
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FeedForAll allows users to print both formatted feed text, and formatted feed XML source code. This allows for easy proof reading. |
Export Support
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Feeds can be exported as HTML web pages, text files, and CSV files. Templates are used to customize the appearance of the exported files. No need to reenter data simply export to the format that you need. |
Compatible
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FeedForAll can read RSS version 2.0, 0.94, 0.93, 0.92, 0.91, and 0.9 feeds. FeedForAll also provides limited Atom .3 support. |
Supports All Fields
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FeedForAll supports all fields and attributes as documented in the RSS 2.0 specification. All optional fields are included so that power users can make feeds robust. |
Search & Replace
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FeedForAll includes a powerful search and replace feature that gives users a mechanism to easily make global changes to their feeds. |
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If you want
help setting up your RSS feed, contact
us at
service@renewsletter.com.
Whatever your approach, get on the RSS
bandwagon now! Once you start
using RSS, you will wonder how you ever
got along without it. Also,
consider adding one or more RSS feeds to
your Website or
publishing your own feed to attract
qualified traffic to your site.
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