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I have a quick question to ask you... "do you know How-To set up your own BLOG and RSS Feed so you Too can take advantage of all the benefits Blogs and RSS(Real Simple Syndication) have to offer you and your business?"

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Thinkpad I didn't either at one time, but that didn't stop me from finding out How-To on my own.

Microsoft So basically, what I'm trying to say is by the time you finish reading this article you'll be a master at setting up your own Blogs and RSS Feeds in a matter of minutes by simply following my simple 'Step-by-Step' instructions below.

What is RSS RSS Feed Very simply, RSS is a standard for publishing regular content updates through the web. Using this standard, when a publisher on the web makes an update (such as a blogger making a new blog post, a news site posting a news story, or WebEx announcing a new web seminar in the Webex Web Seminar Series) a headline and link for this update will be published with RSS. This RSS content is typically referred to as a "feed."

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RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, which is called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel", contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favorite web sites in an automated manner that's easier than checking them manually.

Laptop Computer "HOW-TO Set Up Your Own BLOG and RSS Feed In Less Than 5 Minutes..."

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Desktop Computer Know lets go to Step #1.

Notebooks Step #1. Go set-up an account with Blogger.com.

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Laptop Parts Step #2. Creating your account with Blogger.com.

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Hard Drives Simply select a Username and Password that you'll remember followed by your Email Address.(You don't have to use your primary email address, you can use a Free web-based email account like Hotmail or Yahoo! if you like. Your choice.)

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Canon Now proceed by clicking on the orange arrow that says... "Continue".

Desktop Pc That's Step #2.

Desktop Computers Step #3. Naming your Blog.(Very IMPORTANT!)

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Desktop The SE's will also use those area's I outlined for your SE listing within there results index.

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Wipro Go to: http://internet-marketing-tactics.blogspot.com

Lap Top You'll notice my Blog title, description and URL all have the 'Keyword Phrase'... Internet Marketing Tactic.

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http://www.msn.com

Intel Yahoo!
http://www.yahoo.com

As400 AlltheWeb
http://www.alltheweb.com

Averatec In the MSN SE results my Blog is #1 for that keyword phrase, in Yahoo! I'm #11(not bad) and in AlltheWeb I'm #18.

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Seagate Once you've done that, click on the orange arrow below that says... "Continue".

Computer Sales Step #4. Choosing your template.

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Mainframe You just created your first Blog and completed Step #4.

Samsung You should now be looking at an orange arrow that says... "Start Posting". Click on it and it'll take you to where you can start posting whatever it is you want.

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Netfinity And there it is.

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Digital Camera This is the URL you'll want to use to promote your RSS Feed with to the RSS search engines and directories so that everytime you make a post, the RSS SE's and directories will be 'Automatically' notified and updated with your latest information bringing your Blog more exposure to your target audience.

Printer That about sums it up for this tutorial, but, just before I go I'll leave you with a few articles I wrote earlier on RSS promotion to help you get the Most out of your Blogs and RSS Feeds.

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