Install Google Feedburner and watch your readership grow!
Now that you are aware of the benefits you’ll want to know how to install Google Feedburner on your blog. As someone who looks for the easiest way to get something done I suggest you check out one of my favourite Blogs from WordPress Beginner which covers the more technical side of WordPress with user friendly posts and tutorials on every aspect of the WordPress platform.
It includes a step by step guide to install Google Feedburner which I can’t improve on. It also has many comments with questions and answers that might be useful for you.
Although this is the process for WordPress, where you need to install the Google Feedburner Feedsmith plugin, you can integrate Feedburner into pretty much every blogging platform or website with the code provided for your set-up.
I encourage you all to add this to your site and get the warm feeling of knowing that people are watching you, clicking on your feed and reading your content. It allows you to fine-tune your content as you can see where your visitor’s interests lie.
You can also check out new content and see if it strikes a chord. I think that this is one of the great things about blogging – you can test the market quickly, easily and at little cost. It is also satisfying to watch your subscribers grow over time.
So make this an action now and let me know how it helps you improve your ability to deliver great content and attract raving fans.
What’s your experience once you install Google Feedburner?
News: Google Reader has now been suspended so the word on the street is that Google Feedburner might go the same way. But don’t change it yet! There’s still a good reasons to keep it going. You may want to check out Feedly which is the new kid on the block delivering news feeds.
You may wan to run with both just in case. In fact here’s a great tutorial on how to integrate Feedly with Google Feedburner.
joseph brown says
November 1, 2011 at 11:13 ami like google feedburner too much very nice posting i like it
Andy Britnell says
November 15, 2011 at 10:36 amThanks for popping by Joseph.
Have you tried the google feedburner email subscription service? Can’t see it on your blog – It allows users to sign up for email updates of your blog posts. That way they get to see you in their inbox whenever you post. Visibility and credibility all in one go 🙂
Rosie Slosek says
May 10, 2012 at 11:43 amI so wish people would do this. I subscribe to a lot of blogs and most dont’ have an rss and even those that do, it’s several clicks and cut and pastes to subscribe in Google Reader.
Feedburner means 2 clicks and I’m done. It’s wonderful.
A tip is to have the RSS link open in a new window, so people can subscribe and then go back to the page on your blog they were reading.
Andy Britnell says
May 24, 2012 at 1:08 pmHi Rosie
Thanks for pointing that out – I’ll have a look at opening up the RSS in a new window. Sometimes it’s hardwired into the theme and my CSS is not as good as I would like it to be. Must set up a test site so I can play.
Sometimes I feel like a plumber – other people’s blogs come first 🙂
carey rose says
May 19, 2012 at 12:05 pmI so wish people would do this. I subscribe to a lot of blogs and most dont’ have an rss and even those that do, it’s several clicks and cut and pastes to subscribe in Google Reader.
What Is Android says
June 2, 2012 at 5:10 amhelpful. But may i know how to add a subscription system via feedburner ?
Andy Britnell says
June 7, 2012 at 3:12 pmBest to go to this helpful blog post which will give you what you need http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/step-by-step-guide-to-setup-feedburner-for-wordpress/
Marie says
June 26, 2012 at 7:42 pmGreat tutorial! Feedburner is a great tool!
Andy Britnell says
June 29, 2012 at 1:15 pmThanks Marie 🙂
Alex says
July 29, 2012 at 10:02 pmThanks for tips. I’ve heard that you can make a lot of money and traffic with feedburner 😀
Mate says
July 9, 2013 at 9:07 amWow, that’s one really helpful article. Now i have feedburner installed and ready! thanks!
Jimmy Leroo says
September 12, 2013 at 10:08 pmjust installed feedburner on my new blog. Thanks lot for the share, its was very helpful.