Feeds, do we need em?

Eric Johnson · 08-11-2008, 11:55 AM

I am installing a new wordpress template that has a built in feed button prominently displayed in the top. Probably going to get rid of it and put my opt-in there BUT that got me thinking...

Is having a easily accessible feed on your site a good thing? As far as I can see all it does is make it easy for someone to not have to come to your site. Maybe I'm missing something though...what do you guys think?

Eric Johnson · 08-12-2008, 05:02 PM

Really hope I'm not breaking any rules by bumping this but I would really like some input on this one...

Michael Dominic · 08-12-2008, 05:07 PM

Feeds are good. A lot of people choose to subscribe to feeds so they can easily scan a whole bunch of blogs and see what catches their eye, this attracts readers to visit your blog more often. My suggestion to you is to keep the feed button and put your subscription box on the side or in a prominent place.

debra · 08-12-2008, 05:41 PM

Feeds are great!

Yes...it makes it easy for your visitors to subscribe to your content.

But, the power of feeds is realized when you use them to tie in all your properties together in remixing your feeds into one master traffic funnel, like in the graph in doc format I included here.(hope this worked)

michellegreen · 08-12-2008, 05:48 PM

I've got both a feed and an opt in on most of my sites. It gives people the choice of opting in to my autoresponder or just getting site updates (which sort of act like an autoresponder anyway).

It's really just another way of making sure people get your message.

08-11-2008, 11:55 AM	#1
Eric Johnson HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In Your Head Posts: 370 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Feeds, do we need em? I am installing a new wordpress template that has a built in feed button prominently displayed in the top. Probably going to get rid of it and put my opt-in there BUT that got me thinking... Is having a easily accessible feed on your site a good thing? As far as I can see all it does is make it easy for someone to not have to come to your site. Maybe I'm missing something though...what do you guys think?

08-12-2008, 05:48 PM	#5
michellegreen Michelle Green War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia. Posts: 446 Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 28 Thanked 66 Times in 28 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	I've got both a feed and an opt in on most of my sites. It gives people the choice of opting in to my autoresponder or just getting site updates (which sort of act like an autoresponder anyway). It's really just another way of making sure people get your message.
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08-12-2008, 05:02 PM	#2
Eric Johnson HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In Your Head Posts: 370 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Really hope I'm not breaking any rules by bumping this but I would really like some input on this one...

08-12-2008, 05:07 PM	#3
Michael Dominic Internet Marketer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH, USA Posts: 577 Thanks: 12 Thanked 27 Times in 11 Posts	Feeds are good. A lot of people choose to subscribe to feeds so they can easily scan a whole bunch of blogs and see what catches their eye, this attracts readers to visit your blog more often. My suggestion to you is to keep the feed button and put your subscription box on the side or in a prominent place.