This is a very common question that I receive. There are usually several 'subscribe' buttons on websites. Some of them include: These are the icons that are commonly misunderstood: #1 Email @ Sign This can mean 2 different things. It can EITHER be a link to a contact (and I mean email) form OR it can be a link to the feed providing the option of email delivery. (I'll explain in a moment.) #2 Envelope Symbol This can mean the same thing as the above. Lately I've seen both symbols put together or an @ sign on a RSS sign (#3 image above). This can mean one of THREE … [Read more...]
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Whats the difference between emails and newsletters?
June 9, 2010
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Everybody’s got one, do you?
November 14, 2008
It's one of the cool things about blogs. You can read them in your very own "feed reader". And for those who do this, it is quite likely the ONLY way they will read your blog. So, we need to make sure that your blog is EASY PEASY for others to subscribe to. (Subscribe = how they grab your blog and feed it to their reader.) 1. Find an image of those RSS buttons. Here's over 35 styles, each with 8 or more different colors and designs. I'll use one from my photobucket account. You may use this one too if you like. Once you have selected your image, you need to copy the location … [Read more...]
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