Feed Mix 4.0 Extra Labs Software
An RSS editor will also help with your RSS feeds. There are many tools available that can edit RSS feeds, but not many of these podcasting tools are free. However, Feed Mix 4.0 was created by Extra Labs and is a free RSS editor with many other features. This podcasting tool is very helpful for even the most seasoned podcasting guru and is very user-friendly for people who have to deal with RSS for the first time.
With this powerful yet free podcasting tool, any podcaster can edit their own RSS feeds and then publish them. While other RSS editors also have this same tool, Feed Mix 4.0 is the option to create a brand new RSS feed or a podcasting broadcast. In other editors, you can only work with RSS feeds that are already on the hard drive.
Feed Mix 4.0 boasts a number of other helpful tools for any podcaster looking to refine the podcasting broadcast he or she is currently publishing. Some tools provided in the Feed Mix 4.0 include:
• WYSIWYG Feed Editor
• Built-In RSS Reader
• Blog Client
• HTML Editor
• Image Editor
• XML Editor
• FTP Upload Facility
These features have many unique and beneficial uses that can help even the most experienced podcaster in improving upon his technique and overall broadcast.
• WYSIWYG Feed Editor
o The acronym WYSIWYG stands for “what you see is what you get.” This term represents the type of RSS feed that clearly lays out the content information in the right format, rather than the traditional RSS feed layout. This type of feed editor allows the viewer to see exactly what type of site they are subscribing to and will give them a better idea of how it is going to be laid out. One of the benefits of this type of feed editor is that it allows you to edit the layout without knowing any HTML or other commands that would normally be necessary.
• Built-in RSS
o The built-in RSS editor gives the podcast’s audience quick access to the audio content. This also gives the podcaster the ability to gain an actual audience, meaning listeners and subscribers. The subscribers are people who automatically download any content released through the podcast’s audio or textual format. Controlling the RSS subscriber list is very important; the more subscribers there are, the more the podcast will be heard throughout the Internet and the more popular the podcasting Web site will become. It is important for the site to have some sort of image or article that lets all the listeners know that they should subscribe to the built-in RSS feed. The message should state that it would be easier for the listener to keep up with the content by subscribing to the RSS feed rather than just coming back to the Web site. This kind of message will get more subscribers, and it is an important tactic when trying to build up a podcasting audience.
• HTML Editor
o An HTML editor provides the ability to edit HTML within the site without actually having to memorize multiple HTML commands. It also prevents you from needing to use third-party software such as Dreamweaver. This gives you a greater ability to manage podcasts and make more time for actual podcasting. This type of editing in the past could have wasted a lot of valuable broadcast time, though with the HTML editor it will only take a few minutes. Little knowledge is needed to use the HTML editor.
• Image Editor
o The image editor is also a great resource that can be found in this software package. The image editor gives the podcaster the ability to edit any image without having to use high dollar image converters, such as Photoshop. Through this type of image manipulation, you can, without any major issues, change any image on your site. This image editor can be used to edit any images that have been saved to the Web site for later use in your textual or audio content.
• XML Editor
o The XML editor is similar to the HTML editor, which is also contained in this free podcasting software package. The XML editor gives you the ability to edit all pages attached to the podcasting Web page without having to work in the Web site’s raw code – an activity that would take away precious time from the actual creating and publishing of podcasts. This feature can be especially helpful for anyone developing their first podcasting Web site or their first blog. With the use of this program, you will be able to quickly finish the first structure that you would like for the first or current podcasting website. Not only this but, without too much trouble, one could change all designs within a site with the XML editor. Anyone that has ever been tangled up in raw code can appreciate the easy access to XML with the XML editor.
• FTP Upload Facility
o The FTP Upload Facility is a great asset, as it allows you to change the files that have been hosted on the Webmaster’s site. The FTP Upload Facility can be used to manage an assortment of image files that will or are currently published on a Web site. Another feature of the FTP Upload Facility is its ability to upload podcasting audio content, which will help you manage the new or existing podcast Web site. With the FTP Upload Facility, the podcaster or Webmaster will not have to worry about transferring files. This feature alone can save you countless hours of trying to load files slowly into another type of program that offers the same feature; this is what the FTP Facility has been coded to do and it is quite effective.
• Blog Client
o This is the last of the features contained in this amazing podcasting tool package. The blog client lets anyone post on a blog through the XML – RPC (a remote procedure call protocol using XML to encode and HTTP to transport) feature in the RSS feed. The reason this feature is beneficial is that someone could write a post and have it on their blog without even being online at the time. Being online constantly can be a problem for some podcasters; however, this problem does not affect everybody, as many Web site owners currently have continuous Internet access. The blog client can be used to release articles that have been posted through the XML – RPC RSS feed feature. This is why the blog client is almost necessary and indeed recommended for anyone who cannot be online all day.
With all the tools built into this singular software package, there is no wonder that this free program is so widely used.
Make sure you carefully review all the benefits included in this package because using these tools will increase the quantity and quality of traffic to any podcasting Web site.
There are many more tools you could hope for in a free software package, but Feed Mix 4.0 provides all these features in a user-friendly program. With the possibility to add and edit things and the power to mix RSS feeds, this program is an excellent tool for all podcasters.