Do Live RSS feeds help SEO??

Discussion in 'Google' started by DinoCagney, Feb 13, 2008.

  1. #1
    Does having live RSS feeds help on google SEO ---- since the constant updates will be automatic, making the webcrawlers come back and see updated info?


    Thanks!
     
    DinoCagney, Feb 13, 2008 IP
  2. alpharob

    alpharob Peon

    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #2
    i run a small seo Firm Alpha SEO in the UK and have found that using RSS feeds can help dramatically to increase your listings as long as you constantly post fresh content regularly onto it.
     
    alpharob, Feb 13, 2008 IP
  3. DinoCagney

    DinoCagney Peon

    Messages:
    352
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #3
    So as far as RSS feeds go..... I have to copy & paste the HTML myself? (I was under the assumption it updated on your website by itself)
     
    DinoCagney, Feb 13, 2008 IP
  4. MikePrice

    MikePrice Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    860
    Likes Received:
    4
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    108
    #4
    Well, then I will put some RSS feed on my site. Hope it will help to up the PR.
     
    MikePrice, Feb 13, 2008 IP
  5. DinoCagney

    DinoCagney Peon

    Messages:
    352
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #5
    I actually just read on post on this forum from a few years ago (and I know even posts from a month ago can get outdated in the SEO world!) --- but it said that the spiders cant read java --- and RSS feeds are Java

    Is that true???
     
    DinoCagney, Feb 13, 2008 IP
  6. Max Whitson

    Max Whitson Peon

    Messages:
    93
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #6
    yes, absolutly. Search engines love content and they especially love updated content. RSS feeds are just that updated content. RSS is really good for SEO
     
    Max Whitson, Feb 13, 2008 IP
  7. ameran

    ameran Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,104
    Likes Received:
    11
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    150
    #7
    RSS is the most important thing to optimize your SEO. I believe if you have live RSS on your website then search engine robots go directly to your RSS feeds.
     
    ameran, Feb 13, 2008 IP
  8. songchai

    songchai Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    503
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    118
    #8
    RSS Feed, Um will do and observe
     
    songchai, Feb 13, 2008 IP
  9. w3bmaster

    w3bmaster Notable Member

    Messages:
    17,594
    Likes Received:
    416
    Best Answers:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    240
    #9
    Yep they help and is a good way to gain some links olso if other sites use them ....
     
    w3bmaster, Feb 14, 2008 IP
  10. corlock

    corlock Banned

    Messages:
    538
    Likes Received:
    9
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #10
    it do helps for fast crawling...nice for bots...
     
    corlock, Feb 14, 2008 IP
  11. DinoCagney

    DinoCagney Peon

    Messages:
    352
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #11
    So the rumor that spiders dont read RSS feeds because of Java... is false?

    Thanks!
     
    DinoCagney, Feb 14, 2008 IP
  12. richos

    richos Peon

    Messages:
    240
    Likes Received:
    5
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #12
    Java RSS feeds are not as good XML RSS feeds are much better and is great for your website as search engines will see it as fesh content being added to your site daily. Which in turns make your website get indexed more often.
     
    richos, Feb 14, 2008 IP
  13. DinoCagney

    DinoCagney Peon

    Messages:
    352
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #13
    Im actually pretty new to HTML --- and just saw somthing about Java on an outdated post from years ago on here..... XML RSS feeds... what is the difference ???? (thanks!)
     
    DinoCagney, Feb 14, 2008 IP
  14. richos

    richos Peon

    Messages:
    240
    Likes Received:
    5
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #14
    With XML feeds it is basically like HTML to search engines and they can index it easy. Here is a page made with XML that you can see as example http://msdn.microsoft.com/rss.xml

    Javascript search engines have problems with and wouldn't suggest it. Also another factor not everyones computer is javascript enabled.
     
    richos, Feb 14, 2008 IP
  15. AndrewPavelski

    AndrewPavelski Guest

    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #15
    Yes, live RSS feeds do help for SEO on Google. Live RSS will make your site get indexed more often.

     
    AndrewPavelski, Feb 14, 2008 IP
  16. Sherlock

    Sherlock Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    547
    Likes Received:
    15
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    110
    #16
    Yup i heard they did some research about this and it does play some small part!
    Cheers!
     
    Sherlock, Feb 14, 2008 IP
  17. Ann_India

    Ann_India Peon

    Messages:
    89
    Likes Received:
    5
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #17
    Yes, RSS do help a lot in SEO for a website.

    A long back, I read a article where I found the advantages of using RSS in a website.

    1. RSS feeds provides targeted and fresh content on your website. The search engine spiders love it.
    2. As a result of the fresh, relevant content, the search engine spiders will visit your website(s) more often - higher chance of being indexed.
    3. As mentioned earlier, if all other things being equal, if your site uses RSS while your competitors do not, you'll have the extra edge over them - Remember your goal is not to "outrun" the search engines, but to outrun your competitors!
    4. Saving time. It lets you speed-read the Net.
    5. Convenience: By collecting headlines from dozens of sources on a single screen, RSS (rich site summary) -- a combination of push and pull technology -- enables users to see at a glance when a site or blog has been updated without having to keep revisiting the site. RSS cuts to the chase: no pop-up ads (at this point, anyway), and you can set your news reader to allow or disallow photos and graphics.
    6. Access to a richer pool of material.
    7. Zero in on the info you want. RSS parses news and information on the subjects you want. The result is a targeted or personalized news experience, giving you greater ability to tailor your consumption of niche and micro-niche topics. A sports junkie could subscribe to a feed for the Tour de France or a favorite baseball team. A job-hunter could subscribe to a feed for openings in digital media. A medical editor or relative of someone with MS could receive RSS updates published to a health database.
    8. RSS can serve as an alert service. Instead of using e-mail, you might want to customize your news reader to deliver news on an important subject every 15 minutes.
    9. RSS levels the playing field. By flattening out authority, RSS puts micro-publishers and friends on the same footing as major news sites in your news reader
    10. RSS drives conversation. Feeds are a chief mechanism driving timely interactions and can be conducive to an ongoing dialogue

    Last but not the least we get a backlins to our internal web pages through many of the RSS directory who displays the HTML of RSS feed. Thus you get backlinks as well a traffic to your website .
     
    Ann_India, Feb 15, 2008 IP
  18. DinoCagney

    DinoCagney Peon

    Messages:
    352
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #18
    Awsome -- Thanks!!!!!!!!
     
    DinoCagney, Feb 15, 2008 IP
  19. dpking

    dpking Peon

    Messages:
    1,021
    Likes Received:
    16
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #19
    They surely helps alot ... if you have quality and subscribed with lots of profiles !!!
     
    dpking, Feb 15, 2008 IP
  20. Guitarkalle

    Guitarkalle Peon

    Messages:
    89
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #20
    What about duplicate content? If you have your news-items on your feed as well as your homepage?
     
    Guitarkalle, Feb 15, 2008 IP