Comments on: "Superhero" Post – Response (Plus FeedBurner Mistake We All Made)

By: alik levin

alik levin — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:33:47 +0000

To replace the built-in feed with FeedBurner:

1. Either do it quick and dirty like i did – this is what i wrote in this post
2. Or use nice solution that Mike King suggests – see the first comment.

I do not monetize this blog currently nor on the web site neither through feeds – so i am less in the know, but you might want to login into your FeedBurner account and check out their Monetize tab. I think they call FAN – feedburnere advertizing network or something like that. They can smoothly connect your adsense account to FAN’s one. If you will do it – share how was the experience.

By: @Stephen

@Stephen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:52:52 +0000

Okay, question two: How can I replace the organic feed with the Feedburner feed, so as to replace the “original” feed, and count and track and monetize those subscribers?

By: alik levin

alik levin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:37:49 +0000

Good point, Stephen!

The built-in feed is still there, try it:
http://practicethis.com/feed
so that those who already subscribed are still fed with it.

New subscribers have two options:
1. Click on the FeedBurner’s feedflair that shows on the page.
2. Click on IE’s or FF’s RSS button.

Both will redirect to the FeedBurner’s URL

You do not break those who already fed with the build in WordPress feed

I did not implement Mike’s fix though but surely will be looking into it.

By: @Stephen

@Stephen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:43:52 +0000

What happens to the subscribers after you make that change? Are they still able to pull the feed, or will they need to come back and re-sub?

By: alik levin

alik levin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:12:38 +0000

Pay special attention to Mike’s solution he found for feedburner issue.

By: Vered - MomGrind

Vered - MomGrind — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:57:11 +0000

Who are you calling an underdog blogger!!!

Hardest part – definitely – deciding what I want.

Thanks for the feed tip.

By: alik levin

alik levin — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:20:51 +0000

@Mike
Thanks for sharing this one!! This is realy helpful.

@Shilpan
Go for it – it is very easy and enjoying read from the guys who know what service is
http://www.kenblanchard.com/workshops/public/legendary_service/

@blogrdoc
I admit – it never happens ever after it hit me. What also is of great help here is EI Core Skills
http://practicethis.com/2008/04/03/emotional-intelligence-core-skills/
When you feel like you are over the edge you just “Park”.

By: blogrdoc

blogrdoc — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:41:15 +0000

Alik,

THANKS!! I will try to implement that fix ASAP. You look like you are enjoying yourself in that pic, which is good to see.

>It hit me when I yelled at my daughter “stop bothering >me – I need to work!” Duh! Work for what purpose? >Who’s the first and the best customer?

I do this more often than I would like to admit. You are definitely not alone, buddy.

By: Shilpan | successsoul.com

Shilpan | successsoul.com — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:49:42 +0000

Alik -

Awesome. You are enjoying, it seems, the book a great deal and that makes me cringe to buy and read it soon.

Thanks for the link.

Shilpan

By: Mike King

Mike King — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:48:10 +0000

Alik, we didn’t *All* make this mistake, hehe. Check out this plugin to take care of all this for you..

http://www.google.com/support/feedburner/bin/answer.py?answer=78483&topic=13252