Jami
12-21-2008, 11:50 AM
Okay - I understand how to make feeds (technically) but how to make them useful and user friendly is escaping me....
I have pages of informational mp3s (around 200 per page) which are offered for free from non-profits. All new mp3's for this year are on one page. Older mp3's are archived into series sets organized by date. I assume most people visit the recent page and scroll to the last entry since all are dated. Then if they have the time they may go and search the other page categories.
Now for my questions - regarding podcasts specifically, but also RSS in general.
Do I set up an individual podcast for each mp3 (Oy the pain) or one feed per page, or what?
How much stuff should be in one feed? Please be specific, this really is where I'm confused.
How can I stream line this task of creating so many feeds? Is there a tool?
If I make the feeds iTunes ready- will others using RSS readers like Google be able to see when I add a new item to a feed? Okay - I'm totally new to this :-)
Seems like iTunes downloads the mp3's, but other readers just offer links to them so if clicked they will play - is this correct? I really want to have these mp3s not playing off the server. Is there another reader like iTunes that downloads the mp3's automatically and works on both PC and Mac?
Everywhere I look I read how to make feeds physically, but not how to make them 'work' a subtle difference I know.... no one wants to tell others how to present their content. This is exactly what I'm looking for - what's the best way to offer my content in feed(s)?
Thank you for all your help and wisdom ♥
I have pages of informational mp3s (around 200 per page) which are offered for free from non-profits. All new mp3's for this year are on one page. Older mp3's are archived into series sets organized by date. I assume most people visit the recent page and scroll to the last entry since all are dated. Then if they have the time they may go and search the other page categories.
Now for my questions - regarding podcasts specifically, but also RSS in general.
Do I set up an individual podcast for each mp3 (Oy the pain) or one feed per page, or what?
How much stuff should be in one feed? Please be specific, this really is where I'm confused.
How can I stream line this task of creating so many feeds? Is there a tool?
If I make the feeds iTunes ready- will others using RSS readers like Google be able to see when I add a new item to a feed? Okay - I'm totally new to this :-)
Seems like iTunes downloads the mp3's, but other readers just offer links to them so if clicked they will play - is this correct? I really want to have these mp3s not playing off the server. Is there another reader like iTunes that downloads the mp3's automatically and works on both PC and Mac?
Everywhere I look I read how to make feeds physically, but not how to make them 'work' a subtle difference I know.... no one wants to tell others how to present their content. This is exactly what I'm looking for - what's the best way to offer my content in feed(s)?
Thank you for all your help and wisdom ♥