Comments on: Why I Do Not Use FeedBurner

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:38:14 +0000

Perhaps the best benefit of using a service like Feedburner is that you get an RSS URL that will never change. Once you pick your Feedburner URL, you can redirect any of your own URL’s to it, so that your readers only have to subscribe to your feed once. If you change blogging platforms, or if you change the RSS feed, this will never actually affect your readers. This is very vital for companies since it is possible to lose hundreds of readers with one feed address change.

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:47:41 +0000

Hi
I have just posted the reasons why I do use FeedBurner over on my blog.

I personally think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, but it is always good to hear all points of view.

Regards
Sue

By: Reg

Reg — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:11:41 +0000

Thanks for that reply. I was considering signing up to FeedBurner, and this article deterred me, but now I think I’ll do it. Thanks for presenting the other side of the argument.

By: Internet & Technology News

Internet & Technology News — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:36:37 +0000

what about now since Google has acquired feedburner?

I use it and I like this service, and find that it does bring me traffic. Plus, it also means that my content is getting picked up by many other sites.

By: Charlie on PA Tpk

Charlie on PA Tpk — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:53:17 +0000

The way you can keep track of your RSS feedburner subscribers is go to the section of the site where it shows your subscribers and click on “Manage Subscribers” you will see your subscribers are in a table format. All you have to do is copy and paste into Microsoft excel.

Am I understanding that bloggers who use FeedBurner are able to obtain specific information about those who read their feeds? This is a huge concern for me! The beauty of RSS, when I began using it 7 years ago, was that my identity wouldn’t be shared with the blog writer.

Can this be blocked?

By: Jimmy from Chicago

Jimmy from Chicago — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:35:16 +0000

So, if Feedburner’s feed URLs seem to be getting simpler and more customizable, is anyone now using this to replace their standard email marketing services (like Constant Contact, AWeber, etc…)?

Almost every internet marketer I know swears by newsletter marketing campaigns. However, I wonder if a simpler, less salesy blog update + RSS feed (to reader or email) + sales link is the future of emarketing.

I only say this because I receive a lot of newsletters via email and tend to sift for content and immediately block out the sales pitches.

Anyone have any opinions on this?

Thanks!

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:45:21 +0000

I have a three-part series about how to best use FeedBurner that starts tomorrow and stumbled upon your blog. In response to the URL issue, I wonder if this isn’t something that has changed since you first wrote this post, as I don’t notice a problem…

Feed URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/SilverpenPub

Article URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SilverpenPub/~3/499359590/genius-review-itunes-automagic-playlist-generator

The article title is preserved, and the base feed URL isn’t hard to remember. What’s the big deal?

As for FeedBurner turning off, I suppose it’s a concern… I can’t figure out what other people are writing about in regards to getting your list of subscribers; I can’t find that anywhere in FeedBurner.

I really think, though, that if you have compelling enough content, people are going to come visit if they stop seeing info in their RSS reader, especially if you have a regular update schedule. So if FeedBurner did shut off and someone didn’t see my update on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, I imagine they’d come looking. I know I would (and have). That being the case, I don’t find it a big enough concern when compared to all the benefits of FeedBurner.

By: Doug C.

Doug C. — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:27:35 +0000

This is why I customized my own Feedburner subscription box: http://www.dcblog.net/2008/09/customized-feedburner-subscription-box.html

By: ChefMesilati

ChefMesilati — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:15:20 +0000

Hi,

I am currently using WordPress for my site and blog, and while starting to read about FeedBurner came upon your post. I wonder if you have any insight on how to get better statistics for my RSS feed without working with FeedBurner, and if you have any ideas on how to make my RSS feed more visible…

Thanks, Chef Mesilati, http://www.palettedome.com

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:50:06 +0000

Haha. Feedburner is ruining my big page/podcast launch riiiiight … NOW! Why? Because I saw everyone was using it and figured that it’d be a great way for my small company to track stats on its new podcast. Google owned, so it must be well-kept and legit, right? Wrong. Wrongwrongwrong. Feedburner is offcially broken, if you haven’t noticed. And no one seems to care. The stats are all broken, people are going nuts, and there’s no end in sight.
In the words of Randy Marsh, “We didn’t listen!”

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Nesher — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:44:20 +0000

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By: George Lindemann Jr

George Lindemann Jr — Sat, 24 May 2008 16:03:29 +0000

Just got back from feedburner. this is oooh sooo coooomplicated ! I have my account setup, my blog is showing up in the ‘my feeds’. now what ? I read on the forum that I need to modify the code in my Blogger template… buttons,… do my visitors then need a feedburner accoutn…. simplification please.

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By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:31:14 +0000

I was really glad to read this article. I have read so many blogs that point people towards feedburner, and I have struggled to understant why it is suppsoed to be such a great benefit, I personally don’t like the idea of outsourcing control over something as important as an RSS feed.

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By: Ryan Healy

Ryan Healy — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:16:46 +0000

Interesting perspective. Although I think the main purpose of displaying a Feedburner count is social proof. Most of my Feedburner subscribers are through my Aweber email list anyway.

That’s one nice thing about Aweber/Feedburner. Simply type in your Feedburner feed URL into the Aweber Blog Broadcast, and the Feedburner widget will automatically report all RSS readers and email subscribers combined.

Ryan

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