Aggregating content onto a microsite via RSS is becoming an increasingly popular strategy among PR marketers in the digital space. Government and non-profit clients have loads of informational content that, if repurposed in an user-friendly manner, can become an effective tool for communicating on the Web. RSS allows marketers to present this information in a “snackable“ fashion that is appealing to internet users constantly being bombarded with information. Because of this new strategy, PR marketers need to become smart about the search engine optimization implications of RSS. RSS and SEO are attached at the hip because of the fresh content and frequent linking intrinsic to syndication. RSS feeds, however, can become significant search engine visibility assets if utilized in the right way. Entire link building strategies can and should be built around the submitting of RSS feeds to RSS directories, as well as creating opportunities for your feed to be aggregated on third party sites. Stephan Spencer gave a great lecture at last years Search Engine Strategies, called RSS and SEO: Implications for Search Marketers. This is a great place to start learning… |