Feed Informer: Forums » Topic: When would you use this widget?

mark hall on "When would you use this widget?"

mark hall — Tue, 10 May 2011 07:48:43 +0000

@KateHill:

Its an easy way to get some auto content on your blog and you can also use a script to change any word in the rss feed to a different word automatically ,or have a word automatically with a link ,to say a sales page of offer of some sort - so use the rss feed to your advantage

Crispin DelMorte on "When would you use this widget?"

Crispin DelMorte — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:58:26 +0000

@KateHill:

You can customize your RSS feed to only show part of your content.
That way, they can subscribe to your feed and know when you update (instead of checking your page every day), but they will have to click through and visit the actual site to see all of the new content.

allomada1 on "When would you use this widget?"

allomada1 — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:11:43 +0000

I think you can find it in the docs/FAQ. Hope that helps

monica Belle on "When would you use this widget?"

monica Belle — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:01:57 +0000

i dont think it is

jessa on "When would you use this widget?"

jessa — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:39:57 +0000

Goldenroot says it is like pinging. Does one benefit from having both, or is it overkill?

Kate Hill on "When would you use this widget?"

Kate Hill — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:37:00 +0000

When is it wise to have have RSS external feeds on a blog? reason I ask wouldn't RSS take visitors away from your blog or site?

ellis contura on "When would you use this widget?"

ellis contura — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:41:05 +0000

Thanks for all the comments. It is a big help for me.

Janet12 on "When would you use this widget?"

Janet12 — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:05:57 +0000

Just as hypman said, Pinging is beneficial. :-) I use it all the time.

Raging Diva on "When would you use this widget?"

Raging Diva — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:00:13 +0000

It would be great. It will be very useful to your site.

George Weston on "When would you use this widget?"

George Weston — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 09:27:38 +0000

I agree, Ping fm is very useful

Aliice99 on "When would you use this widget?"

Aliice99 — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:10:54 +0000

Did you look over here: http://feed.informer.com/docs/

jamie2 on "When would you use this widget?"

jamie2 — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:37:36 +0000

Where can I find out where instructions are to make a widget?

James Chase on "When would you use this widget?"

James Chase — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:55:02 +0000

Vitto, the idea of the widget is exposing your users to other material they may be interested in. It's truly a great way to put potentially relevant, timely information in front of them. It's a great way to lower bounce rates, and when used on external websites, a great form of advertisement.

Goldenroot is also correct, Ping.FM is very useful as well, especially for updating business Twitter of Facebook accounts. Such tasks, by hand, could take several minutes per post. If you have a fanbase on Twitter or Facebook, Ping.FM is definitely the way to go.

Peter Jamieson on "When would you use this widget?"

Peter Jamieson — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:01:55 +0000

Similar multi feed posting can be done via Ping.FM

martin fish on "When would you use this widget?"

martin fish — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:19:16 +0000

Hi Vito,

Seems to be a way to syndicate feeds on your own blog. Think fresh content.

Vito Botta on "When would you use this widget?"

Vito Botta — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:02:37 +0000

Hi all,
I just created an account while looking for something similar to Feedburner's headline animator.
It looks nice, but when would you use this widget?
Do you use it only with your own sites' feeds, so to promote your own sites by placing the same widget on all of them?
Or do you also enable feeds for third party websites? If so, doesn't this mean that the widget may take users away from your own site?

I do like the widget but am not sure on when it's a good idea to use it.

Thanks in advance
Vito