Submit RSS

What is great about using Yahoo to submit your feed is that it supports any versions of RSS existed in the field, although they prefer the RSS 2.0. Prior to your RSS feed submission to the search engine, there are few things that you need to take care of.

First of all, you need to pick an RSS format, and only a version from each different content feed will be allowed to be published. Since they only accept a single submission for each feed, multiple submissions for more than one version are not permissible. The next thing that you need to do is to validate your RSS feed upon your submission. Test your feed through the Feed Validator and do make sure that the RSS feed has been properly formed. Meanwhile, check through your feed's description and title and verify that they're correct, accurate, and brief. Also, you need to be signed in to the search engine for your feed to be added to the Yahoo RSS Database. When you're signing in, use your own ID instead of your business ID.

You are able to preview your feed after your RSS feed's URL submission. Look through everything carefully and if you're satisfied and that everything seems perfect submit your feed and add your feed to your own site by clicking the "Add" button. After you're done with your feed submission, you should update your feed by 'pinging' the search engine which is a method used by publishers like you to notify the search engine of your update in order for your latest post to appear immediately.

For your post, it should always have a meaningful and concise descriptions and titles since they are to be displayed in the search results when your feed appears on it. You will stand the chance to increase the visibility of your content by having an informative and specific description and title. The naming convention such as "Provider: Sub-Topic" is highly recommended. For example, if you're contemplating on updating about something pertaining to business news, type "Reuters: Business".

When you have submitted the URL of your RSS feed to Yahoo Database, the feed will already become accessible for the Yahoo users to search for it through the database. It's great to use Yahoo or any other major search engine for your RSS submission since their RSS directory is usually easy to use, helpful, well-organized, fast, and intuitive. Up until now, thousands of the most famous and well-known websites and blogs have been categorized by them with RSS feeds. Any submissions to the search engine will be carefully reviewed.

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Submit RSS Feed

By selecting this option, you will be able to create your own customizable on web. In order to use the 1800 RSS Feed account to submit your RSS Feed for free, you are going to have to sign up with them first.

Upon signing up with 1800 Feeds, you will be able to use their extended services. For your Feed submission purpose, the main information that they would usually ask include site description, site URL, Feed submission, site information, Feed information, Feed description, category and subcategory, and Feed URL. Other than 1800 RSS Feed, you could also try Jordo Media, which allows you to submit one feed at any time. The site supports the facility to validate your feed through W3C validator prior to submission. To avoid any unwanted abuse to the system, your IP address and username will be recorded for reference.

When you are trying to submit your RSS Feed to Jordo Media, the simple form entries mainly consists of common things such as category, Feed URL, name, E-mail, and tags. If you would like to use other more popular and well-recognized medium, the Yahoo Publishers may come in handy. The Yahoo site will only ask for its URL for your RSS Feed submission, therefore fuss-free. Your RSS Feed will become available in an instant in your Yahoo personalized page when you log on into your Yahoo account once you have submitted your RSS Feed to them. This is the quickest way to submit your RSS Feed, compare to others. By using Yahoo to submit your feed, you will be saving more time.

Using Google's service is another great way to submit your RSS Feed. Their Feed Burner provides measure traffic, direct traffic, and improves the appearance of your otherwise bland feeds. They will also make you aware of statistics such as circulation (which basically means the amount of people that have subscribed to your feeds) and clicktroughs (the regularity of people who click on items back to your sites). Feed Burner also allows numerous options such as integrating the Feed Burner icon to Blogger or Typepad and earning some extra money through AdSense with it.

Meanwhile, with Just RSS, you will be given the option of a code to be copied and pasted on your website and add the Just RSS banner. By clicking the Just RSS banner, the visitors of your website will be directed to Just RSS page to view your website feed. Your feed will be submitted instantly upon your submission's registration.

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