How To Create A Blog

Creating a blog is very simple. We have many websites where one can create a blog with just few mouse clicks. The websites like www.blogspot.com , www.weebly.com , www.sosblog.com helps us to create a blog. There are also many others websites which provides the same service. The easiest way to create a blog is by using blogspot.com.

Steps To Create A Blog:

1)Goto to www.blogspot.com.
2)Enter your gmail id and password and click enter.
3)Select the blog name.
4)After selecting your blog name it would appear like this www.your blog name.blogspot.com
5)select the default templates. You can even upload your own templates which blogger supports then click finish.
6)Now your blog is created. Publish posts by click on posts tag and then click publish buttons.
7)Now your gets published.

Follow the above simple steps to create a blog.


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What is a Blog

Today morning, i went through a nice article by name what is a blog. The article is so simple that even children s can understand it easily. The question which buzzes most of the internet users is what is a blog.

A blog is a personal website on which someone regularly writes about their interests, experience and opinions. It's like having a personal diary or a journal in which you jot down your thoughts or what ever random experiences you might be going through, and its great way to keep your families and friends update with what happening around you.

Many authors and great personalities are making full use of the capabilities of the internet to create their own blogs so that they can reveal the deepest side to their personalities as well as their views on many topics.

Creation of blog is very simple and free of cost. What to create a blog? i will help you guys by giving step by step procedures to create a blog in my next post. Take care.

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RSS Feed Creation

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or it's sometimes referred to as Rich Site Summary. It's an XML-based content format for distributing news, headlines, content, etc. Most popular sites provide RSS feeds these days... especially news-related sites.

To Create RSS Feed All you need is a feed reader and you can download the feeds from any site that offers the feeds.

Feed readers come in all shapes and sizes these days. Firefox has one built in to the browser, Google, Yahoo and Live all have a way for you to collect your favorite feeds - so the choice is up to you.

You can also create feeds for your own website so your audience can subscribe to them. If done right, you can drive more traffic to your site on a regular basis.

Advantages of Creating RSS Feeds

More Traffic

For webmasters this is an excellent way to bring repeat traffic to your site. Think about it....every time a web surfer opens their RSS reader to get the headlines for all the sites they monitor, they'll also see your site's updates.
Instead of relying on them to bookmark your site and return at a later date, their RSS reader keeps your site fresh in their minds.
So when they open their reader to check the headlines for CNN, Yahoo or any other feeds they subscribe to, they'll also get the latest updates from you!

Avoid Email Spam Filters

Many webmasters are now dumping their newsletters and switching to this method of content distribution because you don't have to worry about dodging the spam filters.
I don't think that RSS will completely replace email newsletters, but I can see them definitely being used as an alternative more and more.
When you send an email newsletter more than 40-50% of the people won't even receive it due to spam filters or because of the fact it gets lost in all the junk mail your subscribers receive.
With RSS feeds, you don't have to worry about that because you're not sending an email, your simply sending out a news feed for all the readers to pick up.

Export Your RSS Feed

The cool thing about these feeds is that other people can use them as content on their site. So if you have a feed that is of particular interest to another webmaster, they can post your content on their site with a simple javascript code. This is another great traffic opportunity!

How to Create an RSS Feed

First you need to build your feeds. I would suggest using some type of software unless you like writing XML by hand. (Yuck!)
I use www.feedforall.com. They have an easy-to-use feed builder that lets you create and manage all your feeds in one place.
Then once you've created your feed you have to upload the XML file to your web server. FeedForAll.com will automatically convert your feed into the XML format so you don't need to worry about additional formatting or coding.
The URL will be something like http://www.yoursite.com/yourfeed.xml. This is the link to your RSS/XML feed, and the one you'll be advertising so people can subscribe.
So any time you add a new article to your feed, that XML file is updated.
FeedForAll also has a built-in upload feature so you can upload the XML file right to your web server with their software, assuming your web host has FTP access.

Use a Blog Instead

If you don't want to buy extra software to create your RSS feed, there is another way to create one for free.
You can create a free blog at Blogger.com and the RSS feed URL is automatically generated for you. This is the easiest way to go. So every time you post to your blog, the feed is updated instantly.
WordPress is another site that offers a free blog equipped with and RSS feeds. Read about creating your own blog here.

Announcing Your Feeds on Your Website

One of the easiest ways to announce your feed on your site is to use FeedBurner.com. They provide a redirect URL (address) for your feed that your audience subscribes to.
The benefit is that if you move your blog and your RSS feed URL changes, you don't have to worry about losing your subscribers because the redirect URL they provide stays the same.
FeedBurner provides several methods of announcing your RSS feeds. You can display a traditional RSS button, rotate your feeds in banner-style on your web pages, etc

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