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Quick RSS Feeds - Free online tool that allows you to simply enter
URL of
RSS feed, define
number of items you would like displayed, and
Javascript will be automatically generated. http://www.quickrssfeeds.com
FeedRoll -A free service for syndicating popular RSS and ATOM news feeds on your website or blog. Select a feed, customize
design, then copy and paste
code provided onto your page. http://www.feedroll.com/rssviewer/
RSS to Javascript - RSS-to-JavaScript.com was designed to easily convert any valid RSS, RDF or ATOM feed into easy-to-implement Javascript. No XML or programming experience is necessary. http://www.rss-to-javascript.com
PHP Options - The benefit to using a PHP script to display RSS on a website is that
content dynamically updates but search engines see
content as static.
FeedForAll's rss2html.php - If you are technically savvy and wish to host
script yourself, check out FeedForAll, as they have a free PHP script available that will display RSS feeds on a website. http://www.feedforall.com/free-php-script.htm
FeedRoll Pro - A fee-based professional service that tracks statistical information for publishers displaying feeds. FeedRoll Pro incorporates a number of display options for publishers wishing to syndicate their content, giving users
choice of PHP or Javascript. http://www.feedrollpro.com
RSS2HTML - Display RSS feeds by selecting layouts and color schemes on this free resource. http://www.rss2html.com
9.) RSS Blogs Stay informed about
latest RSS industry news by monitoring RSS blogs. Daily posts bring readers current news, industry announcements and general RSS information.
RSS Specifications - Everything you need to know about RSS. The RSS Specifications blog contains daily posts and RSS tidbits. http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog.htm
KbCafe - Daily posts and editorials related to RSS and new RSS products that have emerged. http://www.kbcafe.com/rss/
10.) Publishing List / RSS Newsgroups New RSS-Publishing List for publishers. The list is focused on marketing/publishing/operational issues rather than hardcore technical details of RSS, meaning that coding issues and disputes over
merits of RSS vs. Atom are not
focus. If you wish to participate in
list and receive e-mails of posts, simply subscribe by sending and e-mail to: rsspublishing-subscribe@topica.com
RSS Syndication - Collection of RSS related news feeds displayed in an easy-to-read format. http://www.rss-syndication.com/rss-news.htm
11.) RSS Related Forums - Forums can be a useful for anyone doing business online, both in terms of reading
content and actively participating in
discussions. If you want to learn more about RSS consider participating in
following online RSS communities:
2RSS - RSS forum for feed and related RSS discussions. http://forum.2rss.com/
FeedForAll Forum - RSS forum for RSS and feed creation-related discussions. http://www.feedforall.com/forum
German RSS Forum - German RSS forum for feed discussions. http://www.rss-forum.de/
12.) Locate RSS Feeds -
Syndic8 - RSS and Atom news feeds on a wide variety of topics. Designed with a directory structure and search functionality. Syndic8 also tracks statistical information related to RSS feeds. http://www.syndic8.com
Feedster's FeedFinder - Use Feedfinder to search by keyword or by URL or a combination of
two in order to find feeds on that topic or by that organization. . http://feedfinder.feedster.com/
RSS Discovery - The websites you already read may have an RSS feed. Use
BlogStreet's RSS Discovery tool and enter in a website. If there is a feed available BlogStreet will provide
URL. http://www.blogstreet.com/rssdiscovery.html
RSS Locator - Directory and search engine for RSS content including weblogs, newsfeeds, forum feeds and related content feeds. Locate topic-specific RSS feeds for syndication. RSS Locator displays feed content in an HTML format so users can preview
feed's content. http://www.rss-locator.com
12.) Submit RSS Feeds - As more and more people get involved with
Internet and as more Web sites, blogs, news services and other online resources continue to grow in number and variety, it becomes increasingly important to maintain high visibility and exposure for
content being generated by closely following
major distribution media. As a rapidly increasing number of content sources, new and old, migrate or add RSS as a key distribution channel, and as more people utilize RSS newsreaders and aggregators to keep themselves informed,
ability to maintain high exposure and visibility is gradually shifted from complete attention to major search engines and content optimization techniques to an increasing awareness of RSS feed directories and search tools.
RSS Submit - Save time and automate RSS submissions with RSS Submit from K-Soft. http://www.dummysoftware.com/rsssubmit.html
RSS Specifications - Submit RSS files to
large list of RSS directories and expedite your RSS content syndication. http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-submission.htm
RSS Submission Service - A fee-based blog submission service that will submit your blog or RSS feed to more than 70 blog directories. Submissions are done manually, and this service is primarily designed for blog feeds. http://rss-submission-service.notrivia.com/
RSS Top 55 - Top websites for RSS submissions. Premium service is available for a nominal fee that will prioritize
RSS site submissions in
order of importance. http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/
Using RSS tools, publishers and webmasters can increase productivity and efficiency. RSS monitoring can often automate many of
procedures that are time-consuming and monotonous, freeing up time.

About the Author: Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com software for creating, editing and publishing RSS feeds and NotePage, Inc. http://www.notepage.net a wireless messaging software company.