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03-31-2009, 03:29 PM
After you've installed the RSS software, log in and click on "Set Feeds" in the software's navigation menu. This is where you'll save the addresses you want to use.
Here are three examples of valid RSS addresses:
http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot (http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot)
http://feeds.wsjonline.com/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011?format=xml (http://feeds.wsjonline.com/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011?format=xml)
http://news.google.com/?output=rss
(http://news.google.com/?output=rss)
Click on them to see how a valid feed appears in your browser. You will want to find similar addresses that are related to your niche. Notice how these three above are formatted nicely. The Google feed has links back to the main article. Some of the summaries have videos or images embedded. At first, you will probably find a lot of feeds that do not have a long summary and are incomplete. Here's a feed that doesn't really provide much information:
http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Arts.xml (http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Arts.xml)
It takes a lot of research to find quality feeds. I recommend that you scan the major news websites related to your niche. Check the sidebar and footer of your favorite sites. If you see an orange button labeled "RSS" or "XML", click on it to see if you can use it as a feed.
Once you have the feeds, paste them into the "Set Feeds" menu and click "Add Keyword" to save it. You can then load the posts by clicking "Search & Add Posts" on the right side of the menu. If your feed is incorrect, you will receive the following error message:
Error: Feed has a error or is not valid
Here are three examples of valid RSS addresses:
http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot (http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot)
http://feeds.wsjonline.com/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011?format=xml (http://feeds.wsjonline.com/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011?format=xml)
http://news.google.com/?output=rss
(http://news.google.com/?output=rss)
Click on them to see how a valid feed appears in your browser. You will want to find similar addresses that are related to your niche. Notice how these three above are formatted nicely. The Google feed has links back to the main article. Some of the summaries have videos or images embedded. At first, you will probably find a lot of feeds that do not have a long summary and are incomplete. Here's a feed that doesn't really provide much information:
http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Arts.xml (http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Arts.xml)
It takes a lot of research to find quality feeds. I recommend that you scan the major news websites related to your niche. Check the sidebar and footer of your favorite sites. If you see an orange button labeled "RSS" or "XML", click on it to see if you can use it as a feed.
Once you have the feeds, paste them into the "Set Feeds" menu and click "Add Keyword" to save it. You can then load the posts by clicking "Search & Add Posts" on the right side of the menu. If your feed is incorrect, you will receive the following error message:
Error: Feed has a error or is not valid