An appeal to bloggers (again!)
Warning : slightly techie post
I have just downloaded a fantastic list of 78 great public speaking blogs. Ok, so I am biased because my other blog is actually on the list.
One great thing about the list is that it includes the OPML file, which is what feed readers use to import and export RSS feeds. So, after installing the list I had a quick look throught the feeds.
About 1/3 of them only provide the first 100 words or so! Guess which feeds I am not going to be reading. Guess which feeds I deleted. Yes folks, all of the feeds that do not provide full content.
The fact is that myself (and many other blog readers) do not have the time or the inclination to physically visit all blog sites that we read. We do a lot of surfing through feed readers, and there are many great blogs that do provide the full content in the feed! So the fact is that if you want your readership to increase, provide the full content in your feeds – simple!
By the way, I notice that Scott Adams (as in Dilbert) briefly changed his feeds to only provide the first few words, and I see that he has since changed it back to show the full content. I wonder why…..
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Sorry but I never get the whole article in my inbox from you… just the first paragraph and I don’t always have the time to click through…
Yes, but an email contains articles from a single blog, whereby the feed reader shows all blogs.
When I checked a while ago about showing the full articles in the email updates, the general feeling was to only show the summaries, and the readers can click through if they are interested (or have the time).
Thank you, for this advise. I didn’t realize the impact until I started using google reader. I immediately found the settings on my website and changed them.