Should I set up my RSS feeds on FeedBurner?
Hey all, I wanted to get your opinions on something. I’m thinking of setting up all my RSS feeds on FeedBurner and I wanted to get your input. I’ve read various opinions both pro and con on the issue, and I wondered what exactly you folks would think?
I’m thinking about doing it for a couple of reasons. If I host with Feedburner, my feeds will never change, no matter what my URL becomes. So if I switch providers (not that I want to, I love DDN) or if I switch my URL (which I do want to do) then people that have subscribed never know that it’s happened, they just continue getting the normal feeds.
The second reason is that I would get some decent statistics on who is reading via RSS. I already use performancing.com and Google Analytics to track stuff on my site, but they don’t really capture enough info on people reading via RSS.
So folks, give me the dirt. Is FeedBurner the greatest thing since sliced bread and I SHOULD do it, or is it evil incarnate and I should avoid it at all costs?
July 7, 2006 @ 12:03 pm
Hi,
I’ll recluse myself from voting on this one : ) However, if any concerns come up from you or your subscribers about how our services work, just shoot us a note (feedback@feedburner.com) and we’d be glad to have the opportunity to address them.
For example, rather than only using the feedburner feed address, if you do want to keep your existing url we have many publishers who redirect to their feedburner feed and don’t need subscribers to change anything. Also, we offer an additional premium service called My Brand for folks with their own domain who’d like to do name based forwarding.
Good luck,
thanks for considering Feedburner,
Jessie Chavez
Feedburner Engineering Team
July 7, 2006 @ 1:52 pm
I use feedburner for my RSS feed. I have a redirect in place from my original feed to the feedburner feed so that subscribers of my original feed gets redirected to the feedburner feed.
I like the stats, the extra so called feedflares you can add to your feed and the user friendly version of your feed that users will see if they open your RSS feed in their browser.
July 7, 2006 @ 4:06 pm
I’m a big fan of FeedBurner and can highly recommend their services. The beauty is that you can point people to the Feedburner link and/or just redirect from your current RSS feed link.
Give it a whirl and try it out. I’m sure you’ll be very happy. Also, you’ll be helping out your hometown tech scene!
July 10, 2006 @ 12:39 pm
Cool, I might have to check it out. Gotta figure out how to do that redirect. That would definitely be the best way. Also, didn’t know you FeedBurner guys were hometown folks. Another incentive to give you a try. Thanks for the feedback guys.
And FYI, I think it’s REALLY cool for a rep from a company to comment on my blog. Thanks Jessie.
Take Care,
Grey