Apparently there is an ongoing trend around the blogosphere to add footers to RSS feeds with extra information. This extra information might include ads, feed flares (the “Add to Delicious” or “Email this” links), related posts, referral links and so on.
Darren Rowse published an interesting article questioning whether that extra pack of information can detract from the user experience, especially when the extras are longer than the posts themselves!
I agree with the fact that RSS subscribers must be treated differently from website visitors. As Darren points out those readers are loyal and probably aware of the different features on your blog (they might have already read all the related posts, for instace).
Adding a couple of extras or some advertising to the RSS feed is fine, just make sure that you are not overdoing it or adding information that will not provide value for the subscriber.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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