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How to Start Using RSS?

Monday, December 15th, 2008

You are interested about RSS, but you have no idea where to start.

First you need two things

A. RSS feed- from an RSS supported website.

B.  RSS aggregator or reader- used to read the RSS feed from a source website. It comes also in two forms:  a downloadable program also known as (1) desktop aggregator and (2) an online or web-based aggregator. Downloadable aggregators may need payment, while internet based is sometimes free of charge.

  • Choose an RSS aggregator to use. for beginners, opt for web-based because they are user friendly.
  • Scan the homepage of target website for the RSS or XML button. You can find the RSS code here which you need for the aggregator.
  • Copy and paste the code in your aggregator.
  • You can now read the RSS feeds coming from your website.