RSS Feed Submissions Guidelines

Posted on January 16th, 2010 in Feed Directory,Feed Submissions by Web Feed Directory  Tagged , , , , , ,

Dr.5z5 RSS Feed Submissions Guidelines

1. All content of web feeds must be created by you. No exceptions. If your content has been published elsewhere, make sure you still own the copyright to it.

2. Your submissions may not include or link to:

  1. Pornography, adult or mature content
  2. Violent content
  3. Content related to racial intolerance or advocacy against any individual, group or organisation
  4. Excessive profanity
  5. Hacking/cracking content
  6. Gambling or casino-related content
  7. Illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia content
  8. Sales of beer or hard alcohol
  9. Sales of tobacco or tobacco-related products
  10. Sales of prescription drugs
  11. Sales of weapons or ammunition (e.g. firearms, firearm components, fighting knives, stun guns)
  12. Sales of products that are replicas or imitations of designer goods
  13. Sales or distribution of coursework or student essays
  14. Any other content that is illegal, promotes illegal activity or infringes on the legal rights of others

3. The feed title, description and feed’s contents must exhibit correct grammar, sentence structure, spelling and punctuation.

Please follow these guidelines when submitting web feed ( RSS and ATOM ) to Dr. 5z5 Open Feed Directory. Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines will be declined for publication.

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How to Promote Your RSS Feeds

Posted on February 16th, 2009 in Feed,Feed Directory,Feed Submissions,RSS,knowledge Base by Web Feed Directory  Tagged , ,

Many companies now struggle with RSS feed promotion. Use these tips to improve the consumption of your RSS feeds.

1. Make it easy to subscribe.
2. Submit feeds to popular RSS search engines using tools like RSS Submit.
3. Optimize the feed using standard SEO techniques.
4. Promote in newsletters, email signatures, and forums.
5. Include a badge on the website.
6. Use autodiscovery.

How Do you Monitor and Track a Feeds Popularity?

Posted on February 12th, 2009 in Feed,Feed Tracking by Web Feed Directory  Tagged , , , , , ,

There are a number of ways to track an RSS feeds popularity. Unfortunately because of the nature of syndication the tracking is not always reliable or accurate. Use the followng to track the consumption of RSS feeds.

  1. Tracking URLs
  2. Transparent Gif
  3. Web logs
  4. The 3rd Party Services (like FeedBurner, Pheedo, FeedCraft, MeasureMap, SiteMeter, Dr.5z5)
  5. Use Unique URLs

The best tracking will result when a combination of tracking methods are employed. More information on tracking RSS feeds.