Leaving Feedburner – How I did It
So the toddlers…they’re asleep.
And the teens…are back at their first day of school.
And…
The Feedburner Saga Ends
I left Feedburner! Yay!
I gotta tell you, whenever I’m in my feedburner account or in a client’s feedburner account because I’m moving her blog, I’m always nervous around that Delete Feed link.
I’ve never used it and the idea of using it kinda freaked me out.
So I’m always sure to stay far far away.
But it was TIME to use it.
And I did my research and really, most of it was about using Feedburner’s MyBrand, which really isn’t leaving feedburner, or about moving to FeedBlitz, which I really need to unsubscribe from them because their emails have become way too much.
Seriously, I’m beginning to wonder if they started this whole “Feedburner comes to an end on Oct 12th” rumor just so they can grab new customers.
They are wicked tenacious. <- Me being nice.
They’re like a dog with a bone. <- Yep that’s me being me alright.
You can’t say I’m not transparent.
But this time when I signed it to Feedburner, I went straight to Delete Feed.
I did not know Feedburner will redirect your feed back to the Original Feed for two weeks.
I also did not know Feedburner will then give you a hand for another two weeks by telling your subscribers that your feed has moved.
After that, you’re on your own buddy.
Now in my excitement to delete my feed, I was still smart enough to head over to Publicize > Email Subscriptions and download my list of subscribers as a CVS so I could email them and let ‘em know if they’re interested, they can resubscribe in my sidebar.
Too bad I didn’t think to check to make sure the file wasn’t corrupted.
Sidenote: I did repeat these steps for VanitaCyril.com and found my download was fine. So don’t worry, just check the file you download before deleting the feed.
So I deleted the feed.
Then checked my existing link on the blog and found that they redirected. WooHoo!
I changed all my links to the original feed address.
Next I had to create the rss via email option.
Mailchimp is super easy and I find it reliable. This post offers easy to follow instructions on setting up your feed for RSS via Email. There’s lots of templates to choose from but I decided to create my own and what I love most about that was, I was able to add my awesome blogs list.
So if anyone signs up for my feed via email, they’ll find links to awesomeness included.
I still need to design a signup form for the sidebar. There’s a widget for it, but I designed this theme to have pink buttons and it’s not playing nice with mailchimp’s buttons. I’m going to try out Google’s Form Creator. In the meantime, if you’d like to sign up for my rss feed, you can do so here for your feed reader and here for rss via email.
I’m planning on another post for you guys who may want to do the Mailchimp/Google Docs Signup Form. Designing the forms are super easy but can seem overwhelming, so stay tuned!
Here’s a screenshot of the confirmation email you receive when you sign up. Isn’t it cute?
When (or if) the time comes when Feedburner goes away, I’ll be looking for you to help me out
Alison recently posted..Priorities
anything for u girlfriend!
Vanita Cyril recently posted..Leaving Feedburner – How I did It
Wow- you really jumped on it. You are a brave, brave woman to leave Feedburner, but this post is awesome, you’re awesome and thanks for showing us an alternative!
Artchoo! recently posted..And Build From There
thanks girl. i’ve actually been dragging my ass for a while on it. feedburner’s been ticking me off since May. the days I didn’t post it sent out these annoying emails with ALL my posts listed. and the days i didn’t post a few days in a row, it did it every day. grrr
I’ve heard MailChimp rocks and yes, it is good looking too! Your form is super-cute.
I doubt if Feedburner will ever go. I logged into my account for the heck of it and was surprised to find more than one feed per blog. Crazy. But since i had no idea what to do i quietly logged off and got my ass back to work.
What you did is brave
Knowledge is indeed power! Hugs!
Vidya Sury recently posted..The Nuts and Bolts of Happiness
LMAO. multiple feeds for one blog? and you logged out? u girl are smart. i may be brave. but you’re smart, cause if i saw that, i’d have to sit there and figure it out even if the house was burning down.
Vanita Cyril recently posted..Mom Bloggers Who Are Learning To Kick Ass
Hi Van,
Your RSS via Email subscription form is nice there
Actually I don’t subscribe for email, ’cause I most prefer to have updates on Facebook and read posts on blog. I’m on FeedBurner too and love its features for feeds. Still I’m on it with the hope that Google won’t retire FeedBurner or it will work on alternative as Blogger solely depend on FeedBurner (By default). Well, let’s see what’s on 
If FeedBurner retires and won’t redirect me to another alternative, I’d try out MailChimp too
Anyway have few back up plans here.
Cheers…
Mayura recently posted..Learn Web Development Technologies and Try Yourself at W3Schools
Mayura i’m seriously thinking it was a feedblitz induced rumor. lol. but really feedburner has been ticking me off. the subscribe by email function to be exact. sending out huge recaps when i don’t post…blah.
i use to rely on twitter as my feed reader, but then i’d read too much, get distracted. lol. so i need to finish getting my reader organized. i’m at the stage where i’ve got to add links back in!
Vanita Cyril recently posted..Mom Bloggers Who Are Learning To Kick Ass
You make it sound so easy! Thank you for sharing this! I may be giving this a try soon!
keep in mind Jess, i lost everyone who was subscribed
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Damn, I don’t know how I missed this. I very well might end up moving over to MailChimp. I have been thinking about it but hadn’t done it yet because all of my newsletter stuff is with AWeber.
But I am definitely interested and now that I know you are with MailChimp they get another point on the chart. The biggest challenge I have now is finding time to do the research and make the move.
Jack recently posted..5 Reasons Why I Hate Your “Epic” Content
you’re leaving aweber? why? i thought they were like the bomb-diggity. i really like ‘em just not right for my budget right now. and ya know, if u were subscribed you would not miss anything, like my 3 post saga on feedburner lol
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