I’m curious if anyone else out there subscribes to their own RSS feed. I’ve done it for as long as I’ve had a blog and an aggregator. It just plain makes sense to me. At first Amber thought it was odd, but I think that she’s come around to my way of thinking now.
It just makes sense:
- You can tell that your RSS feed is working
- You can tell how frequently you’re posting compared to the blogs you read
- It’s harder to forget to publish a post *cough* Charlie *cough*
So, here’s your opportunity to offer up your views. Do you or don’t you?
Entries (RSS)
January 25th, 2006 at 1:02 pm
Why yes, I do!
January 27th, 2006 at 9:05 am
Yup. I subscribe to every feed I generate, either directly, or as the byproduct of using feed-enabled web apps. Reading my own feeds helps me see what I’m generating, and how it compares to what I’m reading; a second reading is also a great way to catch stray typos and other mistakes.
January 27th, 2006 at 9:09 am
Anirvan, giving them a second reading is a good idea. I generally give my entries a final read over after I finish and before I post, but I don’t tend to read the entries that come in via the feed.
I think I’ll give it a try and see if it changes anything in my process for the long term.