Would You Rather Stick To A Free Email Subscription Marketing Service Or A Paid One?

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Email subscription marketing is one thing that must not be neglected by any web publisher (big or small) who really wants to suck the juicy benefits that comes with it. One common way people get traffic and increased page views to their blogs or websites is through email subscription by readers. Visitors are turned into readers when they subscribe to your site’s update using their email address and they in turn, are automatically notified via their email each time you publish a new update. That said, the pressing question which this article holds is – would you rather stick to a free email  subscription marketing service or go for a paid one? I decided to make this article … [Read more...]

Pointing a Subdomain to your Feedburner Address

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I've been using Feedburner since 2009 but never knew I could use my own custom domain name with my feeds URL till about two months ago. I was just toying around the settings the other day when I came across it. I tried and it worked! Now my Feedburner address is available at feeds.doncaprio.com/doncaprio. Also, instead of going to Feedburner to log in and manage my feeds, launching feeds.doncaprio.com on my browser gets me there. This doesn't have any special advantage so to speak, but it's just ideal for you if you think you need to customize your feeds. How to use custom domain name with your Feedburner address. 1. Log in to Feedburner and at the top right, click on My … [Read more...]

Adding a Stylish Feedburner Email Form Below Blog Posts

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To increase the number of your blog readers and subscribers, there's need to include an email form somewhere in your blog layout. One of the most strategic positions that's been proven to be effective is right under your blog posts. Including a styled feeedburner email subscription form along with social media buttons can go a long way in increasing the number of your feed subscribers. Apart from this, this widget can increase your facebook fans and twitter followers. I also included a Google+ button to make your blog readers add you to their circles easily. Below is how the widget should look like after adding it below your posts: Before proceeding, you must have burnt your feed … [Read more...]

How To Publish Your Blog Feedburner Feed To Twitter Automatically

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If you're a twitter freak with thousands of followers, you will surely like to tweet every blog post immediately they appear on your blog. Feedburner does this for you at no cost and I assume you already have a google account as this is what you're going to need to login to Feeburner.I also believe you have your blog RSS feed. This is how to get your blogspot RSS feed address if you do not know it already:Your post RSS feed should look like -http://my-blog-address/feeds/posts/defaultYour comment RSS feed should be like -http://my blog-address/feeds/comments/defaultReplace my-blog-address with your blog's address, ok?Now back to business, login to feedburner.com and burn a feed. Use your post … [Read more...]

Display Recent Posts on Your Blog

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Blogger has a ready made widget to display recent blog posts at present but I personally don't like the look of it. If you read my earlier post on how to display recent comment on your blog, you will find this as a piece of cake as the steps are similar. 1. Login to http://feedburner.google.com with your google account 2. Input your blog's post rss feed url as shown below 3. Follow the next couple of steps and check the following boxes4. Now that your feed is ready, click on "Publicize" and select "Buzzboost"5. Cusomize the feed settings the way you want it to appear on your site and click on activate.6. Copy the generated code, go to your blogger dashboard, select design, then select … [Read more...]

How To Display Recent Comments on Your Blog

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Showing off recent comments on your blog makes it a bit more interactive and might be an avenue to keep your visitors coming back. In this post, I'll show you how you can do it without stress. 1. Login to http://feedburner.google.com with your google account 2. Input your blog's comment rss feed url as shown below 3. Follow the next couple of steps and check the following boxes 4. Now that your feed is ready, click on "Publicize" and select "Buzzboost" 5. Cusomize the feed settings the way you want it to appear on your site and click on activate. 6. Copy the generated code, go to your blogger dashboard, select design then select add a gadget wherever you want the recent comments to … [Read more...]