Comments on: An Open Letter to FeedBurner http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/ Build your business by sharing what you know Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: mlankton http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5789 mlankton Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:11:43 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5789 I use feedstats for tracking. I guess I feel that people are just as likely to click the rss icon in their browser's address bar as they are to click the one I give them, so I felt that Feedburner would give me an incomplete picture of what was happening with my feed. I use feedstats for tracking. I guess I feel that people are just as likely to click the rss icon in their browser’s address bar as they are to click the one I give them, so I felt that Feedburner would give me an incomplete picture of what was happening with my feed.

]]> By: mlankton http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17414 mlankton Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:11:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17414 I use feedstats for tracking. I guess I feel that people are just as likely to click the rss icon in their browser's address bar as they are to click the one I give them, so I felt that Feedburner would give me an incomplete picture of what was happening with my feed. I use feedstats for tracking. I guess I feel that people are just as likely to click the rss icon in their browser’s address bar as they are to click the one I give them, so I felt that Feedburner would give me an incomplete picture of what was happening with my feed.

]]> By: Meg Meyer http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5538 Meg Meyer Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:33:18 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5538 Yesterday I wrote "<a href="http://www.centerofmuse.com/dumping-feedburner/" rel="nofollow">Dumping Feedburner</a>" about how I found my own posting frequency annoying when I got emailed daily and am likely dumping the feedburner email option in favor of a regular newsletter subscription service. I think you said it better. It's not that feedburner is bad, I like the service. It's that it has some limitations that are annoying to me, and likely to my seven readers. While I'm not a big name in the blogging industry, I do care about my clients and readers and would like them to get more involved, not annoyed by the services I test out (often on them.) Thanks for a great post! Sincerely, Meg Yesterday I wrote “Dumping Feedburner” about how I found my own posting frequency annoying when I got emailed daily and am likely dumping the feedburner email option in favor of a regular newsletter subscription service.

I think you said it better. It’s not that feedburner is bad, I like the service. It’s that it has some limitations that are annoying to me, and likely to my seven readers.

While I’m not a big name in the blogging industry, I do care about my clients and readers and would like them to get more involved, not annoyed by the services I test out (often on them.)

Thanks for a great post!

Sincerely,

Meg

]]> By: Meg Meyer http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17413 Meg Meyer Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:33:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17413 Yesterday I wrote "<a href="http://www.centerofmuse.com/dumping-feedburner/" rel="nofollow">Dumping Feedburner</a>" about how I found my own posting frequency annoying when I got emailed daily and am likely dumping the feedburner email option in favor of a regular newsletter subscription service. I think you said it better. It's not that feedburner is bad, I like the service. It's that it has some limitations that are annoying to me, and likely to my seven readers. While I'm not a big name in the blogging industry, I do care about my clients and readers and would like them to get more involved, not annoyed by the services I test out (often on them.) Thanks for a great post! Sincerely, Meg Yesterday I wrote “Dumping Feedburner” about how I found my own posting frequency annoying when I got emailed daily and am likely dumping the feedburner email option in favor of a regular newsletter subscription service.

I think you said it better. It’s not that feedburner is bad, I like the service. It’s that it has some limitations that are annoying to me, and likely to my seven readers.

While I’m not a big name in the blogging industry, I do care about my clients and readers and would like them to get more involved, not annoyed by the services I test out (often on them.)

Thanks for a great post!

Sincerely,

Meg

]]> By: Website Design http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5532 Website Design Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:17:01 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5532 Nice letter structure. It's like a conversation or when you have to scold someone like your employees. I love you, great job. I hate you, fix this. In closing : I love you, keep up the good work. :) It would be excellent if they listened to you. Nice letter structure. It’s like a conversation or when you have to scold someone like your employees.

I love you, great job.

I hate you, fix this.

In closing : I love you, keep up the good work.

:) It would be excellent if they listened to you.

]]> By: Website Design http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17412 Website Design Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:17:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17412 Nice letter structure. It's like a conversation or when you have to scold someone like your employees. I love you, great job. I hate you, fix this. In closing : I love you, keep up the good work. :) It would be excellent if they listened to you. Nice letter structure. It’s like a conversation or when you have to scold someone like your employees.

I love you, great job.

I hate you, fix this.

In closing : I love you, keep up the good work.

:) It would be excellent if they listened to you.

]]> By: Rob http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5531 Rob Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:24:59 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5531 Awesome idea. I like the idea of a customized thank you page also. Gives it that personal feel. Awesome idea. I like the idea of a customized thank you page also. Gives it that personal feel.

]]> By: Rob http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17411 Rob Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:24:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17411 Awesome idea. I like the idea of a customized thank you page also. Gives it that personal feel. Awesome idea. I like the idea of a customized thank you page also. Gives it that personal feel.

]]> By: Michael A. Stelzner http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5519 Michael A. Stelzner Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:47:01 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5519 I use FeedBlitz and it works great! I use FeedBlitz and it works great!

]]> By: Michael A. Stelzner http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17410 Michael A. Stelzner Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:47:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17410 I use FeedBlitz and it works great! I use FeedBlitz and it works great!

]]> By: Slade | Spiritual Blogging http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5518 Slade | Spiritual Blogging Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:48:32 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5518 Chris, man, I can't even count how many times over the last few years I've submitted feedback emails and even called Feedburner to ask them to simply Give us the option to <strong>make the Subject Line of email delivery reflect the Post Title</strong>. Since Feedblitz was acquired by Feedburner and offers this feature, I see no reason why this isn't possible. <strong>Thank you pages with download links</strong> would totally "rock" Feedburner service and put competition like Aweber in the dust for good. I would gladly pay for these two features as premium services. Chris, man, I can’t even count how many times over the last few years I’ve submitted feedback emails and even called Feedburner to ask them to simply

Give us the option to make the Subject Line of email delivery reflect the Post Title.

Since Feedblitz was acquired by Feedburner and offers this feature, I see no reason why this isn’t possible.

Thank you pages with download links would totally “rock” Feedburner service and put competition like Aweber in the dust for good.

I would gladly pay for these two features as premium services.

]]> By: Slade | Spiritual Blogging http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17409 Slade | Spiritual Blogging Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:48:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17409 Chris, man, I can't even count how many times over the last few years I've submitted feedback emails and even called Feedburner to ask them to simply Give us the option to <strong>make the Subject Line of email delivery reflect the Post Title</strong>. Since Feedblitz was acquired by Feedburner and offers this feature, I see no reason why this isn't possible. <strong>Thank you pages with download links</strong> would totally "rock" Feedburner service and put competition like Aweber in the dust for good. I would gladly pay for these two features as premium services. Chris, man, I can’t even count how many times over the last few years I’ve submitted feedback emails and even called Feedburner to ask them to simply

Give us the option to make the Subject Line of email delivery reflect the Post Title.

Since Feedblitz was acquired by Feedburner and offers this feature, I see no reason why this isn’t possible.

Thank you pages with download links would totally “rock” Feedburner service and put competition like Aweber in the dust for good.

I would gladly pay for these two features as premium services.

]]> By: Aaron | Prime Blog http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5516 Aaron | Prime Blog Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:10:47 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5516 Much agreed Chris. The email service from FeedBurner has driven me nuts a few times for blogs we have set-up and even our own. It does need more features and controls. Subscribing by email is the best "entry point" for the masses into blogs and even RSS. Some people are clueless on subscribing to RSS feeds, but by email ... they get that. Over 1/3 of our subscribers are by email! Hopefully your letter reaches FB and "G" and they tinker with it till it's better ... not perfect, just continue to make it better. Much agreed Chris. The email service from FeedBurner has driven me nuts a few times for blogs we have set-up and even our own. It does need more features and controls.

Subscribing by email is the best “entry point” for the masses into blogs and even RSS. Some people are clueless on subscribing to RSS feeds, but by email … they get that. Over 1/3 of our subscribers are by email!

Hopefully your letter reaches FB and “G” and they tinker with it till it’s better … not perfect, just continue to make it better.

]]> By: Aaron | Prime Blog http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17408 Aaron | Prime Blog Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:10:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17408 Much agreed Chris. The email service from FeedBurner has driven me nuts a few times for blogs we have set-up and even our own. It does need more features and controls. Subscribing by email is the best "entry point" for the masses into blogs and even RSS. Some people are clueless on subscribing to RSS feeds, but by email ... they get that. Over 1/3 of our subscribers are by email! Hopefully your letter reaches FB and "G" and they tinker with it till it's better ... not perfect, just continue to make it better. Much agreed Chris. The email service from FeedBurner has driven me nuts a few times for blogs we have set-up and even our own. It does need more features and controls.

Subscribing by email is the best “entry point” for the masses into blogs and even RSS. Some people are clueless on subscribing to RSS feeds, but by email … they get that. Over 1/3 of our subscribers are by email!

Hopefully your letter reaches FB and “G” and they tinker with it till it’s better … not perfect, just continue to make it better.

]]> By: Sheila Martin http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5515 Sheila Martin Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:55:37 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5515 Love the "Open Letter" idea, Chris. Don't stop now! It would be great to see you (and other authority bloggers) start this kind of conversation with other key service providers. (From WordPress to Digg to Google to you-name-it...) Cheers, Sheila Love the “Open Letter” idea, Chris.

Don’t stop now!

It would be great to see you (and other authority bloggers) start this kind of conversation with other key service providers. (From WordPress to Digg to Google to you-name-it…)

Cheers,

Sheila

]]> By: Sheila Martin http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17407 Sheila Martin Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17407 Love the "Open Letter" idea, Chris. Don't stop now! It would be great to see you (and other authority bloggers) start this kind of conversation with other key service providers. (From WordPress to Digg to Google to you-name-it...) Cheers, Sheila Love the “Open Letter” idea, Chris.

Don’t stop now!

It would be great to see you (and other authority bloggers) start this kind of conversation with other key service providers. (From WordPress to Digg to Google to you-name-it…)

Cheers,

Sheila

]]> By: maneesh http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5514 maneesh Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:04:09 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5514 absolutely agree with conversion stats there.. (not that i don't approve the others..this jus struck a chord) another feature they can add probably is to have better subscriber details.. right now i can just see the readers they use and the country .. would want referal info would be absolutely delightful though i don't know if that would be asking for too much.. absolutely agree with conversion stats there.. (not that i don’t approve the others..this jus struck a chord)

another feature they can add probably is to have better subscriber details.. right now i can just see the readers they use and the country .. would want referal info would be absolutely delightful though i don’t know if that would be asking for too much..

]]> By: maneesh http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17406 maneesh Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:04:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17406 absolutely agree with conversion stats there.. (not that i don't approve the others..this jus struck a chord) another feature they can add probably is to have better subscriber details.. right now i can just see the readers they use and the country .. would want referal info would be absolutely delightful though i don't know if that would be asking for too much.. absolutely agree with conversion stats there.. (not that i don’t approve the others..this jus struck a chord)

another feature they can add probably is to have better subscriber details.. right now i can just see the readers they use and the country .. would want referal info would be absolutely delightful though i don’t know if that would be asking for too much..

]]> By: Seshu http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5513 Seshu Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:32:10 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-5513 Yeah, what Chris said ... I used another "feed" service which has a paid and a free option and of course there are issues there too ... but I have been thinking about moving all my blog subscriptions to Feedburner and use one interface to view it all. Seshu Yeah, what Chris said … I used another “feed” service which has a paid and a free option and of course there are issues there too … but I have been thinking about moving all my blog subscriptions to Feedburner and use one interface to view it all.

Seshu

]]> By: Seshu http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17405 Seshu Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:32:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/open-letter-to-feedburner/#comment-17405 Yeah, what Chris said ... I used another "feed" service which has a paid and a free option and of course there are issues there too ... but I have been thinking about moving all my blog subscriptions to Feedburner and use one interface to view it all. Seshu Yeah, what Chris said … I used another “feed” service which has a paid and a free option and of course there are issues there too … but I have been thinking about moving all my blog subscriptions to Feedburner and use one interface to view it all.

Seshu

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