subject: How to increase RSS? Here are the tips for it! [print this page] How to increase RSS? Here are the tips for it!
As you know, the RSS document is the frequently updated document, such as blog entry or news. The RSS also can indicate the popularity of the web site; if the number of RSS subscribers is high; it shows that web site is popular and viewed by many readers. Thus, it can be used as the marketing tool where in order to provide the updated information to the subscribers. For example, you could provide the latest products to the users.
There are few tips or methods to increase RSS subscribers in order to make your page become more popular. First of all, you should make your RSS subscribe button visible. If the visitors or readers are interested on your web site and likely to concern your web site continuously; but could not find the way or method to subscribe the page. You should make it to be easy being found by the visitors or readers. It is encouraging that using the standard RSS icon above the fold where visitors can see or spot it once you enter the page. Besides, you also can add the caption or word to explain the icon where the visitors can know what it is. For example, "subscribe to our fee" down to the icon image.
Second, make the subscription process or procedures easy to be carried out or processed. If the procedures or process are too complicated, it will make the visitors or readers annoyed or fed up with it. Try to make the whole process or procedures simplified where do not need too many steps to complete it. Directions or instructions should be provided to the visitors at each stage or each step; it can help potential subscribers to subscribe the feed easily.
Moreover, you should update the content or your web site consistently. Keep the content fresh is the key to retain the visitors. However, the content that you update or provide should be creative and value to your readers. If the content is talking about the crap, it will lose the visitors. Do remember that the content should be original. Do not try to copy other's writing or transfer the link from others. You could do it once in few months where to share others writing. But, do not do it often or regularly, as the visitors are coming for your original content instead of others.
Encourage sharing also can be one of the way to gain more RSS subscribers. You could encourage your subscribers to share the updates with others in order to gain more potential subscribers. With the persistence, you might find out this way is working and your subscribers will be increased.
Lastly, be true you or show you who you are to the visitors. Show your personalities or characteristics in your content in order to attract more subscribers. You could see it from the popular bloggers, where most of the readers are attracted by the bloggers' personalities and characteristics.
