Eat This Blog …

I want you to eat this blog … virtually.

In the best Okie Cowboy acent I can muster, “Come and git it!”

I’m doing a feed drive! So get fed!

Unorthdox, I admit, but probably got your attention. :-)

First, a quick lesson for those of you who don’t know what “feeds” are …

Feeds are … an insanely quick-and-easy way to keep updated on changes and new posts on your favorite blogs.

Feeds are … like “an Internet inbox.”

Feeds are … “a very simple and convenient way to receive updated items from Web sites that you like, so you don’t have to go trolling around to each site to see what’s new. Think of it as a Web page that does your surfing for you.” (Read the great story this quote came from.)
Second, a quick lesson on “feed readers.”

Feed readers … allow you to read feeds. (Brilliant and earth-shattering insight, huh?)

Feed readers … collect all those updates, and blog posts, in one place.

Feed readers … are like your email inbox, in that they show you the number of new items a blog has that you haven’t read.

Feed readers … let you scan headlines for posts you want to read (like an “online newspaper”)

Third, examples of some feed readers:

This button gives you those options though …
Fourth, you may be asking, “What’s a feed drive?”

A feed drive is like a blood drive (yikes!) or a subscription drive, or a K-Love pledge drive.

It is a push to get people to do something. In my case … subscribe to my feed.

Now … on to the hypnotic, fancy, cute, orangy-starbursty button.

This button:

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I wanted a big one for this feed drive.

What do I want you to do?

Push that button.

Or this little button:

Why do I want you to push that orange button?

Here are a couple of reasons:

  • You, dear reader, won’t miss posts – The great thing about blogs is that they lower the bar for publishing Web site. But the down side is, frankly, I can’t find an easy way for all the typing and writing I’m doing not to get desperately and hopelessly lost in my archives, also known as the Black Hole. My basic operational theory here is: I put a lot of time into this whole deal and don’t want you to miss it!
  • You’re more likely to come back — Start reading blogs through a feedreader and you’ll be able to keep up with your favorite blogs better. I’m hoping you actually like this blog and will include it in your feed subscriptions.
  • Honestly? I lost a bunch of feedreaders — and I want you to come back! When I moved to WordPress, a lot of people had subscribe through my Blogger feed. I want you to come back? But this time, do it through Feedburner. I wrote about why bloggers should use Feedburner instead of getting people to subscribe to your blog’s one here.
  • For the newbies – Yeah, you guys and gals who are coming here for the first time. If you come for one post, maybe through a link or search engine, you’re likely to keep breezing past unless you see more content that may appeal to you. Take the 30-day test. Try me out. If you don’t like me, delete my subscription … or better yet, ignore it.

For the skeptics … maybe you’re thinking: “Cory’s just trying to lure me in and become the next Google!”

You got it! You’re absolutely right! How did you guess that by blogging about church communications strategies and helping churches use Web technology, like blogs, more effectively that I am actively planning on cashing in, like YouTube, for a billion or so dollars?

OK, I’ll admit … my “get rich fast” scheme has netted me about $30 or so … that means … drum roll … I’m in the RED! WHOA! YAHOO!
Forgive me for my greedy, capitalism!
[Insert dripping sarcasm here.]

[Unsubliminal message: Take a ride on the Guilt Trip-O-Rama and push this orange button , and make CCP your first (or 31st) blog to read this way.]

And in the process … you might save a couple of kitties.

November 10, 2006 · Filed Under Church Marketing

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One Response to “Eat This Blog …”

  1. Eric on November 13th, 2006 6:12 am

    Might I also recommend using Google Desktop as a feed reader. Google Desktop is something that you can install directly on your machine. I use it in the “sidebar” mode, which keeps it docked on the side of my computer screen. Then, I can watch all my feeds come in using the “web clips” widget.

    It’s great! I love taking time to read my feeds while I am waiting for my computer.

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