How To Create An RSS Feed

[Compworld]

Are there relatively easy instructions on how to create an RSS feed for an ecommerce site? Is this possible?

Thanks,

CompWorld

[Longhaired Genius]

What do you want to put in your feed? Special offers? Price changes? New Products? Remember, syndication is for news, so you have to have some news.

[sidyadav]

> Remember, syndication is for news, so you have to have some news.

That's not true, syndication can mean anything -- content, news, prices etc, but the thing is you will be seeing the stuff you put in being known as "news" by several RSS search engines if (when) they get found..

> Are there relatively easy instructions on how to create an RSS feed for an ecommerce site?

Tons of them. Try some Google Magic [google.com].

Sid

[Longhaired Genius]

I contend that a public rss feed is for news. Of, course a specialised xml feed can have many uses.

[blaze]

is a press release news?

[photon]

You can find more information in the RSS and Related Technologies forum [webmasterworld.com].

[Compworld]

I wanted to create a RSS feed for daily specials and stuff. Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,

CompWorld

[Longhaired Genius]

for ad hoc special offers it's probably best to make your feed by hand. Many sites have examples of the syntax. Fill in the information you want to give, put the file on the web and you're done. Change it when you've something to add.

[TheDoctor]

Have a look at the Webmaster World feed [webmasterworld.com] to see how it's coded, if that's what's puzzling you. It's easier than you think.

[Compworld]

That's what I was looking for. Thanks Doc.

CompWorld