Comments on: 2009 Online Marketing Trends for Small Business – Part 4: RSS Feeds Will Go Mainstream

By: henrylow

henrylow — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:23:52 +0000

According to the study, the most important tool for small businesses to succeed in 2010 is search engine marketing, while email marketing, public relations and social media cited as crucial for success.
23.8% of all small businesses reported that search engine marketing was the tool most needed for their business to succeed in 2010.

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By: Online Marketer

Online Marketer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:17:15 +0000

I have to disagree with you on the RSS going mainstream. RSS feeds are awkward and difficult to subscribe to. And you have to use a reader to get it.

I actually got rid of my RSS feed because since I created it in 2006, I only had one subscriber. Everyone used the email signup instead.

I have RSS feeds on my website to add fresh content in addition to my blog and my newsleter and articles. But I don’t think RSS feeds will ever amount to anything more than that.

I work with small business owners every day and if I mention RSS feeds, they don’t have a clue and don’t want to. Until some bright geek figures out how to make RSS actually simple for consumers to use, it will never catch on.