In our opinion Feedblitz edges out Aweber for serious blog marketers.Even though Aweber recently announced their long-awaited integration with Feedburner, Feedblitz has a few one-uppers that make it the premium choice for bloggers, social marketers and authority site builders alike.Listen to the 20 minute interview we did with Phil Hollows, the CEO of Feedblitz.Here, he explains that Feedblitz is a fully functional autoresponder that pure email marketers love but also packs some unique features that cater to blog marketers, who need both RSS technology and an autoresponder.PS: Did you know that Feedblitz offers a free ad-supported plan and an plan without ads that starts at less that $3 per month?
The world of RSS is just now hitting the masses...The 89% (as of early 2007) who have yet to subscribe to an RSS feed are taking note and we think it's time for social marketers to become syndication marketing experts.
Most bloggers, authority site owners and even some experienced social marketers think that their blog's original RSS feed is the one and only feed they'll ever know.Guess what... It is time to go out there and cheat! Cozy up to lots of feeds.Call up the sexiest feed on the planet -Feedburner- and replace the orignal blog feed (that did nothing but take up space in your header) with this younger and sleeker version.But don't stop there... You need to become a real "Feed Pimp"...
Feedburner is something of a mystery to many would-be social media marketers. This RSS tool, which was purchased by Google earlier this year (2007), is feature rich and a bit steep on the learning curve.
Here's a simple primer and 2 real-world tips on leveraging the brilliant features of Feedburner?
So what is RSS?
Well you can read all the long and scientific explanations you can find on the web.
One of them is located here: RSS explained on Wikipedia.
OR You can watch this [...]
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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