How-to Tuesday: Managing Blog Feeds

If you’re like me, you read a lot of blogs. Or at least skim them for the good stuff. But there are way too many blogs to actually read, so finding a way to manage them is key to getting the most out of the ones you like.

My first recommendation is to subscribe to the blogs you like via RSS. This saves you the hassle of having to remember to check a blog every few days for new content. It automatically comes to you. You can get blog posts a few different ways:

• Via email (my favorite)
• Added to your Google or Yahoo home page
• Through an RSS reader like RSSOwl or FeedDemon

Now, I’ll tell you. I have many blogs added to my Google page but I never visit it. When I open a Firefox page I have a direction and purpose so I don’t linger on my home page of Google. The way that works best for me is email. So every morning I check my email and scan the posts of the day on my favorite blogs. If they’re of interest, if I want to comment, or if I want to share them on Twitter, I click the link to the actual post. Otherwise, I delete it. It takes just a few minutes.

PS If you’re not already subscribed to my RSS, why don’t you practice your newfound skill by doing so now? Just look in the upper right hand corner for the Subscribe box!