Comments on: What RSS are you?

By: My public SOAPing of Jessica Duquette : Creative Design ::

My public SOAPing of Jessica Duquette : Creative Design :: — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:23:33 +0000

[...] I notice almost immediately is the absence of an RSS icon, allowing people to subscribe to your feed. I see you have a section titled RSS Feeds at the bottom [...]

By: How my readers helped improve my blog : Creative Design ::

How my readers helped improve my blog : Creative Design :: — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:49:13 +0000

[...] orange RSS icon (not including each post image), when my logo should really be the most apparent. What RSS are you? Thanks for bringing this one up Marc. You gave a great critique. Marc thought I should make the [...]

By: ilker

ilker — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:59:03 +0000

Fantastic! This reminds me of Andy Warhol.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:39:54 +0000

DT, I actually think the standard RSS orange would nicely compliment the shade of blue you use.

You have a good subscriber base and it would be interesting to know if your figures improve at a faster rate with an icon that stands out more.

Thanks for commenting.

By: DT

DT — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:20:28 +0000

heheh, quite true. I turn mine into blue. Well I hope the symbol is clear enough. Anyways I might turn it back to the orange. I’ve always liked orange.

Thanks and please keep intouch.

By: Ian Moore

Ian Moore — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:57:03 +0000

i would be the brown coloured one cause it attarcts people with a natural vibe and thats is whats really needed in this lose canon world. back to nature or see ye planet. Yeet

By: David Airey

David Airey — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:35:04 +0000

Sujan, I remember the post you made referring to RSS icons. It was a good read, and one that stuck in my mind.

By: sujan patel

sujan patel — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:34:39 +0000

David, great post

Chris, I was using the same icon one of my blogs before and i switched to the standard orange icon and it made a huge difference in my subscribers. I recommend all my readers to use the standard icon.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:03:33 +0000

I noticed your green RSS icon Chris. Sure, it ties in with the site and blends with your colour scheme, but do you really want it to blend? If it stands out it’s easier to spot.

The bright orange can really clash with some colours but it’s a sacrafice I’d be willing to make if it meant an increase in subscribers.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:44:15 +0000

I have a huge icon on Blog-Op, but it was coloured green by the theme designer. I like it, but you make a valid point.

I wish I knew the best way to attract RSS subscribers: I use a feed search myself, but some people click on the icon, some choose the text…

FeedBurner is excellent. :-)