what is RSS? how does it work/ would i benefit from it?

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October 5, 2011 at 3:25 am #721228

sistersocrates
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i write a diary- style blog about my weight loss journey… should i add an rss feed? if so, how do i do it?

The blog I need help with is bythehorns7.wordpress.com.

October 5, 2011 at 4:39 am #721325

micahcooksey
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RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication, and can be used to notify your subscribers when you post a new entry on your blog. This link to the NY Times’ explaination of RSS might be helpful: http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/. WordPress.com automatically generates RSS feeds for all of its blogs. You can subscribe to yours by clicking this link: http://sistersocrates.wordpress.com/feed/

Hope that helps!

October 5, 2011 at 5:48 am #721334

justjennifer
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WordPress.com’s Support Docs are a really great resource. Here’s what I found after searching there for RSS

http://en.support.wordpress.com/feeds/

October 5, 2011 at 7:43 am #721365

auxclass
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Add the RSS Links Subscribe Widget to your Sidebar – make it easy for your visitors to find your feed.

October 5, 2011 at 7:47 am #721368

macmanx
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Also, this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

October 5, 2011 at 5:07 pm #721481

timethief
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@sistersocrates
Id you wish you can place the RSS Links widget in your sidebar. This makes it easy for your readers to stay updated when you post new content or receive new comments.
The URL for the RSS feed for your posts (entries) is: http://sistersocrates.wordpress.com/feed/
The URL for the RSS feed for your comments is:
http://sistersocrates.wordpress.com/commnets/feed/

October 5, 2011 at 5:08 pm #721482

timethief
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I’m sorry I typed that last URL wrong. :( This is the correct link http://sistersocrates.wordpress.com/comments/feed/
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