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Most blogs, by default publish RSS feeds, to allow their readers to subscribe to the updates of the blog. The whole point of having RSS feeds in the first place, is so that people who are interested in keeping track of many blogs can read them all at one single place - their RSS aggregator software, like Google Reader or Newsgator.

Blogging platforms would allow bloggers to either publish full or partial feeds, and in the hope of bringing their RSS readers back to their blog page, many bloggers publish a partial feed.

While it probably works to bring readers back to their main page, this irritates the hell out of many people who keep track of tens or hundreds of feeds. Imagine, keeping track of 200 blog feeds, and having just a mere 10% - which is 20 blogs having partial feeds. How many new browser windows (or tabs) would you have to open to read the contents of the blog?

Most of the time, after reading the blog contents, the readers will either bookmark it the page, or just click on the red cross that closes the page. It is especially irritating when the blog page loads slowly with teeny font sizes and a cluttered layout.

Consider this, why not publish full feeds, and promote this user behavior instead - people read your article, they find it interesting, they click on the link that brings them direct to your blog post, and then they bookmark it straightaway! This saves the trouble of many readers visiting blogs, opening and closing browser windows!

I personally feel that the users will tend to look around your site more too, when they have already read your blog post contents in their feed reader. Think of it this way - whenever a person visits a site, he or she will want to read something, right? So if the person is brought to your blog post to read your post, that is what he or she will read... but if the person is brought to your blog post after reading your post, (i.e. visiting the blog to bookmark the page) he or she will find something else to read, which can be what you have at your sidebars - the adverts your are publishing and your related posts.

Are you publishing a partial RSS feed for your blog? Consider what hassle you are bringing to your readers! Switch to full feeds today!

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If you have a website about a topic you enjoy, you can make money from discussion forums. Talk, post links to your site, get traffic. Traffic means money, right? If not, try different affiliate programs or Google Adwords. The worst sites should get a couple cents per visitor. Now here's how to talk and make money.

Search "forum" plus the topic of your site on Google or Alta Vista. For my first site, I searched "backpacking + forum" and in the pages of results I found several good forums. I also searched related topics like "hiking" too. You can also check about.com, and other sites that have forums on many topics.

Registration is usually giving your email address and choosing a password. Some forums allow guests to post without registering. Once registered, browse the forum topics, and post a response to anything, just to "learn the ropes".

Income From Discussion Forums

The point of posting in forums is to get readers to come to your web site. Sure it's fun to give advice and discuss things of interest to you, but that's secondary. With that in mind, do the following:

1. Always link to your site. If they don't allow any links, find another forum.

2. Don't "spam." Sales pitches will be removed. Offer honest advice, or express an opinion, then sign off with your name and the link to your site.

3. Ask for help from others. This is an effective and acceptable way to "advertise." Enter a topic like "Can I get some advice?" and post something like, "I just started a meditation site. If some of you would visit and tell me what you think, I'd really appreciate it." Have a link to the site. People love to help, and to give opinions, and they'll click on those ads while they're at your site.

4. Look at total "views." Many forums show the total times each "thread" has been viewed. When you see some with many more than others, get in on those, or start a new thread on the same topic. Go where the traffic is, and get some of it.

I didn't like the idea of forums until I made a few posts, and saw my traffic and revenue climb for days afterwards. That convinced me. Just be polite, offer some value to others, and always have a link to your site. Many other secrets of using forums are covered in my newsletter, but this should be get you started. Talk and make money today.

Steve Gillman writes on many money-related topics. To learn more, and to subscribe for FREE to "Web Site Optimization Secrets," go to: http://www.TheMoneyMakerSite.com