[Hidden-tech] Blogs vs. Newsletters

[Ron Miller]

I would recommend having a single site that handles both. It's really 
easy to set up with Feedburner. They offer a free (yes, free) service 
that enables you to set up RSS and email subscriptions and place links 
in your blog. They send a daily digest to all email subscribers and RSS 
subscribers get updated in their RSS Reader. You don't have to do a thing.

They integrate smoothly with all of the major blog players (Typepad, 
Wordpress, Blogger, etc.).

You can even customize the look and feel of the email newsletter to 
include your logo, colors, etc.

Very nice service and you can track subscribers, what they've read, 
where they clicked, etc. For a small fee (maybe $5 a month, you get more 
advanced tracking information).

If you are into podcasting (or want to get into it), they provide some 
nice tools for handling podcasting as well. I'm not as familiar with 
these as I'm not a podcaster (yet).

Ron

Ron Miller
Freelance Technology Writing Since 1988
Contributing Editor, EContent Magazine

email: ronsmiller at comcast.net
web: http://www.ronsmiller.com
blog: http://byronmiller.typepad.com

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> Hi folks...
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> What are the pros, cons and mechanics of Blogs vs. Newsletters / Lists. 
> I understand how a newsletter run from an autoresponder works. I'm new 
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> For example... if someone 'subscribes' to a blog how are they notified 
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