Last night I wrote a post on my blog about FeedBurner. I’d finally gotten around to setting it up and I think it’s a great tool for anyone who publishes a feed. For those unfamiliar, FeedBurner is a service which takes your existing RSS feed and allows you to add enhancements to it. One of the most popular features is the ability to gather analytical data such as how many people are subscribing to your feed and what articles they’re clicking to. It also makes your feed look nicer in a browser, and makes it easier for users to subscribe. For a real world example, see the Beyond Blogging 2006 feed on this page.

The basic FeedBurner services are free and easy to setup. If you’re a TypePad user, things just got even easier since they recently added a new feature to seamlessly integrate the two:

Connect your TypePad feed to FeedBurner

Since they’re both owned by Six Apart, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a similar integration into MovableType type down the road. Regardless of what platform you use, if you’re a blogger who publishes a feed, FeedBurner is a free and easy way to make it better.

Categories: Blogging