RSS Feeds To Build List and Make Money On Auto Pilot - Do You Know How?
RSS Feeds can be monetized and even used to build your list, too! All of the tools and services are there, waiting to be used… I just didn’t realize it before. So I started to optimize my feed and experimented with the feeds’ messages.
See a snapshot of my feeds at BlogLines below to one of the applications to optimize your feeds.
Do you notice that I tell my feeds readers that I offer free ebook?
There are two simple ways to optimize your feeds:
- Using a Wordpress plugin, or
- Using feed advertising networks
In the example above, I use a Wordpress plugin, Angsuman’s Feed Copyrighter, to add copyright message as well as additional message (FREE Think and Grow Rich ebook and The Science of Getting Rich ebook at http://audiogettingrichscience.com)to my RSS feeds.
So when my RSS feeds readers read these message, they may want to get the free ebook by subscribing to my list. Now you know how you can build your list using your RSS feeds 
In addition, this copyright feed plugin also serves to protect your feeds from feed stealers by displaying your copyright message.
So now how to monetize your RSS feeds?
- AdSense for Feeds
This is its definition according to Google:We’re currently beta testing AdSense for feeds, a program that allows you to monetize your feeds through contextually targeted advertising.
AdSense for feeds works the way the rest of the AdSense program works, delivering ads that are so relevant to the content that readers find them useful. And when people click on these ads, Google pays you.
Please be aware that our beta test of AdSense for feeds is full and we are not accepting applications at this time. If you’re interested in participating in AdSense for feeds in the future, please check back here for updates.
Unfortunately it’s still in beta testing and Google no longer accepts beta tester.
- Feedvertising
While AdSense for feeds is not available, you monetize your feeds using Feedvertising:Feedvertising is TLA’s RSS technology that you can use for free for your own personal use or you can opt into our marketplace to monetize your RSS feeds. We currently support only Wordpress blogs with our RSS technology, but will be adding more platforms soon.
Sign up to Feedvertising to make money with your feeds.
That’s how I optimize my RSS feeds to build my list and make money. How do you optimize yours?
Comment by Tom Paine on 3 August 2007:
Thanks a ton for the info!
Comment by Aldian on 3 August 2007:
You’re welcome Tom!
Comment by J.D. on 6 August 2007:
John Chow promoted a neat little plugin for wordpress that puts up to 10 custom messages into the footer of every RSS message that gets sent out.
He uses it to promote his affiliates, his e-book, and to warn would-be sploggers not to scrape his feed.
I’ve got that running on my blog too.
Comment by Aldian on 10 August 2007:
Wow that’s cool JD! Thanks for sharing this. I really appreciate it.