Blogger offers FeedBurner Redirect

After being acquired by Google last month, FeedBurner has been doing pretty well. First, they made all pro services to be available for free and now they’ve made it possible to redirect your Blogger feed to FeedBurner.

If you are hosted on Blogger or use Blogger’s custom domain feature, you can now redirect the traffic from your Blogger feed to your FeedBurner feed. This is feature comes really handy, if some of your subscribers are using your Blogger feed. By redirecting, you’ll be able to track all your subscribers through FeedBurner (even those who are reading your old Blogger feed). You’ll be counting everyone, so your subscribers count may increase.

Those running self-hosted WordPress blog(s) don’t need be jealous because there is already a plugin available which redirects your feed traffic to FeedBurner.

This post was published by on July 12, 2007

About the Author: Thilak Rao works as a Social Media Expert. He is one of the first professional bloggers from India, and he loves to write, travel and click photos. Follow him on Twitter @thilak

  • http://www.techlivez.com Shashank

    Just moved to self hosted WordPress blog :D

  • http://www.techzilo.com/4-windows-registry-hacks-for-improved-performance/ TechZilo

    Hey Thilak, isnt it FeedSmith now? And so the link should be to?

    Can you write a tut on how to add rel nofollow to the more tags on homepage? and also how to do the same on top commentators list ;)

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    TechZilo: Thanks for the quick update, I was never aware of the name change. And regarding the tuts for adding nofollow, it simple edit and add process. Just edit your plugins, do some searching and add nofollow tag wherever necessary. Plain and Simple.

  • http://www.helloashok.com Ashok

    Automatic redirecting is really a good features to track actual subscribers.

  • http://www.nirmaltv.com Nirmal

    Good to see blogger improving. But they need to change the commenting system.

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Yeah, I find it really annoying to comment on Blogger powered blogs. Popup + Captcha. Worst of all, it https and doesn’t remember our credentials like all other blogs do. I remember Amit Agarwal do something to simplify this on his blog, but I’m not sure why he reverted it back.

  • http://www.techzilo.com TechZilo

    Thanks for the help, Thilak.
    I still don’t get how to add nofollow to the more tag on homepage. Can you tell me?

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    I use a plugin called Evermore. It automatically cuts down the post to show just first paragraph with links and images. By default, the plugin adds nofollow tag to the link. Let me know, if this helps.

  • http://www.techzilo.com TechZilo

    Thanks. Actually, I used it sometime back. But a friend of mine said more tags is better. too bad i didnt stick with evermore ;)

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    TechZilo: Adding more tag will cut down post in feed as well, but this plugin won’t do that. I guess your friend was talking in that term. Right?

  • http://www.techzilo.com/4-windows-registry-hacks-for-improved-performance/ TechZilo

    Nope, i meant, it actually deleted part of my about page, in the site.

    but maybe that was due to post editor loading partially, and auto-save saving that part, leaving the other part out.

    i am using evermore too now. but it doesnt seem to insert nofollow – should I edit the plugin? if so, how? Please help…..

  • http://webtalks.blogpsot.com Ashwini

    Thilak do you know Amit Agarwal did that simplifications?
    I mean I still use blogger and want that there should be some onsite comment form

    Thanks

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Ashwini: I guess Amit Agarwal was using a home-brewed hack. I still wonder why he removed it (must be spam trouble or something else). BTW, have you tried HaloScan

  • http://www.nirmaltv.com Nirmal

    HaloScan is pretty good for blogger, otherwise the interface really sucks.

  • http://www.techzilo.com/4-windows-registry-hacks-for-improved-performance/ TechZilo

    haloscan is a big pain, if you decide to move from blogger to wp.
    migration gets so much more difficult.