Comments on: Are RSS Subscribers Still Relevant Today?

By: Anand Srinivasan

Anand Srinivasan — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:41:11 +0000

Bang on point, Uttoran..You pretty much summed it all... .-= Anand Srinivasan´s last blog ..Best Niche Ideas : Digital Coin Counting Jar =-.

By: Anand Srinivasan

Anand Srinivasan — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:39:32 +0000

Wow..Interesting results Dennis..Thanks for sharing that. .-= Anand Srinivasan´s last blog ..Best Niche Ideas : Digital Coin Counting Jar =-.

By: Anand Srinivasan

Anand Srinivasan — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:38:33 +0000

You’re right Heather. But I think we are seeing it from two different angles. I wrote the article from a marketing perspective, while your points appear to be from a reader’s perspective.

But yes, both can be compared from a reader’s PoV as well, and RSS is still the better of the two in my opinion..
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By: Uttoran Sen

Uttoran Sen — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:41:30 +0000

Rss subscriber count is surely more valuable than twitter followers from the marketing point of view. Rss (feeds) is more about the blog, if some one is truly interested in the blog and wants to find out about the next post, only then he will subscribe, but for twitter, following someone on twitter can be for multiple reasons one of which is simply expecting a follow back in return…

i would be lot more happy to see my subscriber count increase because that way, i know more people are eager to find out about my next blog post
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By: Tycoon Blogger

Tycoon Blogger — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:19:46 +0000

My vote is for RSS, I do think it is still very relavant and I would prefer over Twitter. It is easy to get twitter followers but you really have to work for rss subscribers. I think they are much more valuable.
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By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:07:03 +0000

For what it’s worth, I did my own little survey back in April, and if memory serves RSS far outweighed Twitter in preference. Within that post is a link to another post where Darren Rowse stated 84% of People Would Prefer More Blog Readers than Twitter Followers. .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..The Final “Official” Post For DSWM! =-.

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:02:47 +0000

For what it's worth, I did my own little survey back in April, and if memory serves RSS far outweighed Twitter in preference. Within that post is a link to another post where Darren Rowse stated 84% of People Would Prefer More Blog Readers than Twitter Followers. .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..The Final “Official” Post For DSWM! =-.

By: Heather Kephart

Heather Kephart — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:42:31 +0000

I’m no expert, but I see Twitter and RSS as different entities entirely. They serve different purposes. Both are important and relevant, and useful tools for any blogger.

I love my RSS reader. I like to see the numbers light up when a friend has published a new thought. I like to be able to keep track of them, and go through them in a methodical way. Twitter is wonderful because it opens my eyes to so many new people sharing new ideas, and allows me to do the same. But RSS is kind of like the second step to me, inviting somebody into your home, making them part of your world.

Good post!
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By: Sire

Sire — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:51:03 +0000

Bragging rights only apply if you’re the type to paste it on your site, otherwise no-one would know. Bragging rights could also apply to Twitter, and you are more likely to have more twitter followers than rss subscribers.

I suppose you could say that more Twitter followers would mean more potential traffic. However if, and I’m only picking a number out of the air, 10% of your followers were to retweet an article you would need 1000 followers to get the same sort of effect as 100 RSS subscribers.

I suppose what makes Twitter unique is the domino effect, in that every person who tweets your article has their own set of followers who would then retweet it and so on.

Reckon I just shot myself in the foot with that comment
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By: Anand Srinivasan

Anand Srinivasan — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:49:09 +0000

From the perspective of my article, I agree with you Sire..RSS subscribers give you more bragging rights than Twitter followers do. But what do you think from the point of marketing your site? More Twitter followers mean more traffic (provide they retweet,etc.). Not so with RSS... .-= Anand Srinivasan´s last blog ..KnewThis Blogger Contest – Earn All That We Earn =-.

By: Anand Srinivasan

Anand Srinivasan — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:46:33 +0000

Agreed with you on this Jene.. .-= Anand Srinivasan´s last blog ..KnewThis Blogger Contest – Earn All That We Earn =-.

By: Anand Srinivasan

Anand Srinivasan — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:44:55 +0000

LOL..Some webmasters I have talked to don't even remember all their sites. They get reminded only when some sites get those odd visits someday. It is more like throwing away at everything to see what sticks. And it does seem to work for some.. .-= Anand Srinivasan´s last blog ..KnewThis Blogger Contest – Earn All That We Earn =-.

By: Anand Srinivasan

Anand Srinivasan — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:42:00 +0000

Ironically, that is how it used to be in the good old days – Establish authority by what the person has to say. But even that is so easily gamed these days with Feedburner plugins that can easily help spammers rip off other people’s content and showing it off as their own..
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By: Sire

Sire — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:49:45 +0000

I personally would prefer that people subscribe to my RSS feed than follow me on Twitter. The reason for this being that I know those people who subscribe to my feed are interested in what I have to say. Not so when it comes to Twitter. .-= Sire´s last blog ..Of Gary Vaynerchuk And His Belief That You Can Cash In On Your Passion =-.

By: Jena Isle

Jena Isle — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:51:21 +0000

They are because they update automatically, and this lessens manual tweaking. RSS has been a lot of help and I have been with the system since I stated blogging. .-= Jena Isle´s last blog ..Winners of the Virtual Book Tour for A Puppy, Not a Guppy! =-.