Did you know there’s a
really simple way to start
growing traffic to your blog (or other sites) right now that’s free, and
that most people are currently under-utilizing, if using at all?
RSS (“
Really Simple Syndication“) is a common form of XML
that allows your content to be distributed far and wide, and attracts
links and traffic back to your site.
You can also pick up subscribers who
subscribe to your feed
through RSS reader software, and are then immediately notified as soon
as you publish new content (you’ll notice our own RSS
Subscribe to Feed button in the right-hand margin).
As with any other aspect of content marketing, to get the real
benefit of RSS, you firstly need to ensure your content has the right
level of quality in order to attract attention in the first place and
provide real interest and value to your readers.
Get that right, and the rest falls into place naturally …
The good news is that if you’re following my
content tree methodology, and have a blog post as the
root of the rest of your content, an RSS feed is automatically built into WordPress (which you’ll find at
/feed on your blog, eg.
http://yourblog.com/feed). That means you can get started with this immediately …
However, RSS feeds aren’t just restricted to WordPress – you can
create one for any type of website where you are adding new content
regularly. Sites like YouTube, Facebook and Hubspot all provide
individualized RSS feeds that you can use to further syndicate your
content and promote your business.
So let’s look at the first of two free but powerful ways to get your
RSS feed out there right now and working hard for your business …
it’s information you can take advantage of immediately.
Submit Your Feed To RSS/Blog Directories
The following represents what I consider the current top 15 RSS
directories you should submit your RSS feeds to. I’ve added notes where
appropriate, along with current Alexa and Google PR information.
Registration is mostly required for these sites in order to submit
your feed, but I’ve added an appropriate note to the sites where you
don’t need to register.
Alexa: 1,609
Google PR: 8
After registering and logging in, click through to your profile (click your username on the menu bar) and then go to the
My claimed blogs section, and click to start a blog claim.
Alexa: 20,144
Google PR: 6
No registration required.
Alexa: 8,444
Google PR: 6
After registering, confirm your account before submitting a feed.
Alexa: 28,772
Google PR: 6
Alexa: 25,944
Google PR: 6
No registration required.
Alexa: 35,482
Google PR: 6
No registration required.
Alexa: 15,376
Google PR: 6
Requests your blog’s URL rather than RSS feed – after adding, add
http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080 to
Settings > Writing > Update Services (in your WordPress dashboard) to ensure they are pinged each time you publish a new post.
Alexa: 93,467
Google PR: 5
As well as adding your feed, add http://rpc.urlfan.com/ping to
Settings > Writing > Update Services to ensure they are pinged
each time you publish a new post.
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