In part one of an article about RSS Feeds, we talked about how they worked and interesting facts about them. This is part 2 because there is so much to learn and take action on!

CLICK HERE if you missed part 1:

There are many benefits to learning how to use RSS feeds, especially if you are always looking for ways to save time and maximize your efforts.

These are the benefits to each type of User:

• Consumer Bottom Line: Subscribing to feeds makes it possible to review a large amount of online content in a very short time. Very convenient: comes right to you desktop. Don’t have to reveal e-mail address.
• Publisher Bottom Line: Feeds permit instant distribution of content and the ability to make it “subscribable.” Each time you send blog, you are sending out a notice to sign up for RSS feed.
Least time for maximum exposure. Can Set aside a day to set up all the publicizing information that you can.
• Advertiser Bottom Line: Advertising in feeds overcomes many of the shortcomings that traditional marketing channels encounter including spam filters, delayed distribution, search engine rankings, and general inbox noise.

Thousands of bloggers, podcasters, and videobloggers publish feeds to keep themselves better connected to their readers, listeners, admirers, and critics.

Apple, through its iTunes Music Store, offers TONS of audio and video podcasts for download, each of which is powered by a feed.

Here’s how it works for GutZy Women:

POST Content on my debbieducic.com blog >>>>>>>>>automatically pings feedburner>>>>>>>changes content into XML language>>>>>>>>aggregator reads content and forms into list of unread new articles or podcasts into itunes downloadables>>>>I use my feedreader to check out what’s on it>>>>>>>>behind the scenes, I give my feed code to other blogs, social networking sites, as well as other aggregators>>>>>>>>automatically posts entries to many places across the internet each timeI publish. >>>>I’m a HAPPY CAMPER
END RESULT: Saves everybody time! Exponentially increases GutZy Women’s Reach with a little work from the beginning of setting it all up but is automatic from there.

CHALLENGE: Getting people to subscribe. Get over the fear of something new that SEEMS complicated but actually is quite easy these days with the help of companies like Feedburner.

Answer: Social bookmarking sites: Digg & Technorati as 2 examples by inviting people to Digg & Tehnorati your blog posts. Look around Blogoshpere, where else you can post. Invite your list and your friends to subscribe when you communicate with them through e-mail, bulletin boards, etc.

Place your feed widgets wherever you can and “in the fold” so they can be easily seen. Place them right after your posts, so if they just read or heard or saw something they LOVED, they can ask for MORE!

NEXT STEP: Learn more about all the different ways to use RSS Feeds and commit to adding one new way a month. Before you know it, you’ll be RSS GODESSES and will be reaping the VALUABLE rewards!

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In part 5 of a series of videos where Debbie Ducic of GutZy Women interviews David Skul and Frank Klein of Relativity, the message is “Join in on the MAGIC of Web 2.0!”

This series of videos can  be used to glean knowledge from two very qualified and experienced technology guys as well as one GutZy Woman! In part 5, Deb, Frank & David talk about personal experiences with Web 2.0 that have created what they can only call “miracles”.

The excitement comes when you put YOUR content out on the internet in a multitude of different ways and because of the way Web 2.0 works, you end up finding your message in all kinds of different places!

Which is GREAT because you never know who is going to see it and want to connect with you, either as a buyer or as a resource that can help you clone your efforts.

THAT’s the MAGIC!

Stay tuned because GutZy Women has MUCH MORE to show you how YOU can make that MAGIC happen for YOU!

Digg is a community-based popularity website…a place for you to search and discover content across the web and then participate by sharing and dicussing news, videos and podcasts that appeal to you.

News stories and websites are submitted by people like you and me, and then promoted to the front page through a user-based ranking system. This differs from the hierarchical editorial system that many other news sites employ.

History of Digg:

Digg started out as an experiment in November 2004 by Kevin Rose, Owen Byrne, Ron Gorodetzky, and Jay Adelson. All currently play an active role in the management of the site. The site launched to the world on December 5th 2004. Kevin Rose’s friend, David Prager, originally wanted to call the site “Diggnation”, but Kevin wanted a simpler name. He chose the name “Digg”, because users are able to “dig” stories, out of those submitted, up to the front page, which obviously would get more readership from other users. The site was called “Digg” instead of “Dig” because the domain name “dig.com” was previously registered.

“Diggnation” would eventually be used as the title of Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht’s weekly podcast. The original design was free of advertisements, and was designed by Dan Ries. As Digg became more popular, Google AdSense was added to the website. In July 2005, the site was updated to “Version 2.0″. The new “version” featured a friends list, the ability to “digg” a story without being redirected to a “success” page, and a new interface designed by web design company, Silverorange. On Monday June 26, 2006 version 3 of Digg was released with specific categories for Technology, Science, World & Business, Videos, Entertainment and Gaming as well as a View All section where all categories are merged.

Digg has grown large enough that submissions sometimes create a sudden increase of traffic to the “dugg” website. This is referred to by some Digg users as the “Digg effect” and by some others as the site being “dugg to death”. Read more of this interesting  and informative article by clicking here.