The Free Software Files

Another useful tool for bloggers is FeedBurner. This is a service which enables you deliver your web content in a number of different ways, the most obvious example of which being the delivery of your blog as an RSS Feed.

As with other services (such as Technorati, etc) signing up is easy and follows a 2 step process:

1. provide the URL of the blog you want to burn as an RSS feed;
2. enter a title and an address for your feed, choose a user name and password, and supply your email address.

That’s it! With these simple steps completed, you can move on to using FeedBurner to “Analyze, Optimize, Publicize, Monetize and Troubleshootize” your feed.

The About FeedBurner page contains a link to a short video clip which clearly explains how to sign up and then configure your feed.

Once you have you’re feed(s) set up, you can publicise your feeds in a variety of ways, an example of which can be seen in the sidebar of this blog under the heading Other Views. This widget shows a headline summary of recent posts I have made over on A View From The West. You can also keep track of statistics associated with your feed(s) such as how many subscribers you have.

There are various other things that FeedBurner can do for you but the best way to assess these is really to browse their site yourself and have a look at what’s on offer. I have found their service very easy to use and very reliable on which note I shall say: give them a whirl.

Final Score: 4 out of 5