{"id":10379,"date":"2012-10-17T07:43:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T11:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.shareaholic.com\/?p=10379"},"modified":"2014-04-07T18:10:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T22:10:04","slug":"feedburner-alternatives-email-rss-subscription","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shareaholic.com\/blog\/feedburner-alternatives-email-rss-subscription\/","title":{"rendered":"Bye Bye, Feedburner: The Next Best Email and RSS Subscription Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

In three days, one of the top choices for email and RSS subscription might not be here. According to Google<\/a>, Feedburner\u2019s API is going to be shut down on October 20\u2014this doesn\u2019t mean that your Feedburner subscription tools will be definitely<\/em> discontinued, but it\u2019s possible that their days are numbered.<\/p>\n

To make sure you\u2019re not caught in a jam if Feedburner\u2019s tools are suddenly unavailable, here are the top options you should consider for your email and RSS subscription services.<\/p>\n

Email and RSS in One Tool<\/h3>\n

One of the best aspects of Feedburner is that you can keep track of your RSS and email readers all in one place. It\u2019s also incredibly easy for your readers to subscribe to your blog whichever way they prefer–making the subscription process as easy as possible is crucial to growing your subscriber list. Having both subscription services available in one tool is optimal for most bloggers.<\/p>\n

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Feedblitz<\/a><\/strong> is really the only option available that offers both RSS and email subscription in one tool. While you do have to pay for this tool based on the number of email subscribers you have (not RSS), it definitely is the easiest-to-use alternative to Feedburner. If you choose Feedblitz, they have a handy migration guide<\/a> available. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Email Tool and Native RSS<\/h3>\n

The rest of these tools available are designed only to handle your email list, so you’ll need to find a separate RSS service or use your blog\u2019s natural RSS feed for subscriptions. The native RSS feeds don’t offer analytics by themselves, but your readers can still get your posts in RSS.<\/p>\n

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Almost every browser has built in prompts to subscribe via RSS when presented with a feed\u2014all your readers have to do is visit the following links on the top three platforms:<\/p>\n