Comments on: Monday Morning Roundup (5/4/2009)

By: Donelle

Donelle — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:46:14 +0000

Feedburner? I did it this way:
http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/2008/02/01/adding-a-rss-feed-from-feedburner-to-your-blog/

And this way:
http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/2008/02/06/how-to-add-an-email-subscription-to-your-blog/

Was that the best way? Thank you for your helpful tips. No hurry in getting back to me on this one.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:22:28 +0000

I’m not sure if Feedburner gets the info on previous subscribers, but I think it does…eventually. Did you install a Feedburner plugin in WordPress? That should make sure your only feed is a Feedburner feed, and not the built-in WordPress feed: http://flagrantdisregard.com/feedburner/

To add the Feedburner count chicklet, you’ll need to edit your theme. Decide where to put it (sidebar, footer, etc.) then edit the appropriate file. (In the WordPress admin panel, go to Appearance–>Editor.)

To add the image, add this code:

Change the “TipsByTony” part to your Feedburner feed name.

You can customize the chicklet by changing the background and text colors and other options: http://www.dailyblogtips.com/customize-the-feedburner-chicklet/

Finally, I hope to have more drop-in sessions next year at VIE. There are no stupid questions…all questions are always welcome.

By: Donelle

Donelle — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:32:41 +0000

Thanks. I didn’t want to add the email option to encourage the reader option. But yes, I realized some would prefer the email route. I added both. Only trouble is that I had subscribers, but they subscribed before I just put the feedburner links in. So now I don’t have an accurate picture of how many are really subscribed to both blogs. I also don’t see how to add the feedburner count that you have.

Yes. I can google anything. And I do. But sometimes I wish I could sign up for a flex session at work to just sit and ask any question about stuff I researched, but still can’t understand. VIE should offer that for folks who would benefit from customized support every once in a while. And, the atmosphere would need to be that the stupid questions are okay. Sometimes I don’t get that sense from VIE. Know what I mean?

Too much caffeine today.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:05:32 +0000

@Donelle – I’ve switched to weekly Twitter updates…daily was too much.

As far as I know there’s no way to tell *who* is subscribed to your blog via RSS. Feedburner will tell you how many are subscribed (and how they’re subscribing,) but no way to know who they are. If you enable “Subscribe by Email” with Feedburner, you will be able to tell who is subscribed by email.

By: Donelle

Donelle — Sat, 09 May 2009 05:24:16 +0000

Personally, I would prefer the Twitter updates to be once per week. Easier to digest with having so many blogs in my reader. I do enjoy it… maybe have a Twitter Tuesday?!

p.s. Since this is a “tips” site, I need to ask for a tip. Is there a way that I can see who specifically is a subscriber? And… I just changed from Google analytics to FeedBurner. If I had subscribers already, would FeedBurner somehow have a record of those too?

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:14:32 +0000

Thanks, Todd. I think I’m going to keep the Monday Morning Roundups, but change the Twitter updates to once per week instead of daily. The Twitter updates have some great links/resources, so don’t be afraid to check them out.

By: Todd

Todd — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:20:13 +0000

I like the Monday Morning Roundup… since I don’t follow the twitter roundups, I get the info from the Monday roundup. I like the detail, too.

Thanks, Tony, this is a great resource and I really admire how you “practice what you preach” :)