Keeping it simple!
I’m making some changes around here at the Financial Aid Podcast. One of the biggest changes you’ll notice is that I actively encourage you to now get the show every day by email. After doing some thinking about RSS and email, I’ve decided to promote email as the way to get the show every day for a couple of reasons.
First, email is EASY. Just about everyone gets email. Folks who are new to computers and the Internet intuitively grasp email. Folks new to podcasting don’t need more technical hurdles to listening to podcasts - and email fits the bill nicely. You’ll receive an email with new shows every day that I publish a show.
Second, email is easy to share. One click on the Forward button and you’re sending it to whoever you want, however you want, and you don’t have to worry about giving your friends’ email addresses to a third party. For those of you using feeds and feed readers, there’s no real easy way to share RSS feeds. OPML was supposed to be that, but how many people can easily share OPML files? Even in feed readers like Google Reader, in order to share an item you… email it.
For all of its flaws and issues with deliverability, etc. email is still one of the best ways to stay in touch. If you’d like to get the Financial Aid Podcast via email every day, just sign up here:
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