New Question: How do Subscribers Affect "The Bottom Line"

Curious, if folks have subscribed via RSS and the such, and content is being sent directly to them, those folks wouldn't be counted as "visits" ~ correct? (I mean, why would they?) And if that's the case, and traffic is a goal, could that be considered counterproductive in certain situations? Just a thought....

What in the hell is RSS?

"RSS"  "XML" "Atom"   I know they're SOMETHING but WHAT ARE THEY??





It's Really Simple Syndication!  Ha!  (ironic laugh)



They are FEEDS.

What in the hell are feeds, you ask?

• Feeds are a way for websites to spread their content beyond their online visitors
• They make subscriptions possible (Updates, via webportal, newsreader, or email)
• They can be turned into widgets, gadgets, mobile devices 

So what? Who cares.

•  The universal feed icon:  means you can subscribe and read/watch/listen using a feed reader.    This makes it handy to follow lots of websites or blogs, because you don't have to manually visit each of them.  It aggregates info into one place for when you want to look at it.   

How do I read using a FeedReader?

• There are thousands of different feed readers to choose from.  For example

• NewsGator - FeedDemon 2.0 (Windows, more info)
• NewsGator - Inbox for Microsoft Outlook (Windows)
• NewsGator - NetNewsWire (OS X)
• Firefox (via "Live Bookmarks" feature)
• Safari (feed support in the Apple OS X native browser)
• Pulp Fiction (OS X)

How do I publish my feed?

• TypePad, Wordpress, Blogger, Flickr publish feeds automatically. 

What this helpful at all?   No?  Let me know!  Pleeeeease.   And thank you. <3