Make Sure You Upgrade Your Feed Link

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It has not been new to everyone that Feedburner has been acquired by Google. Because of it we have to upgrade basically everything and migrate and lose some subscribers in the process.

Anyway this is just a very short reminder to everyone to please update your feedburner url. That is because the current url of the feed is not redirecting to the new feed address which gives you a ‘page cannot be found’. If you’re using Feedburner FeedSmith plugin (which you should be using anyway), just change the previous url (‘feeds.feedburner.com/blogsname) to the new one (feeds2.feedburner.com/blogsname). I do also suggest to update your feedcount chicklet’s url and image url so that your feedcount can be shown. It can be done by simply appending ’2′ after the word ‘feeds’.  Most of us have our feed address set at http://blogname.com/feed, if you try to click it, it would just give you an error page. Not sure though how long it would last.

What I have noticed is that a lot bloggers, even big bloggers haven’t changed it yet. So what to do now? Change it! Believe me folks, you’re letting a lot of potential subscribers go away by having an erratic feed link, even if its just for one day.

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    6 Responses to "Make Sure You Upgrade Your Feed Link"

    • Tom - How To Start A Blog 05:22 AM 04/5/2009

      Great reminder Melvin! I did mine when they first transfered feedburner, but I know a lot of bloggers who haven’t yet.

    • Best CSS Gallery 10:52 AM 04/5/2009

      Thanks for reminding

    • Farrhad A | The Dollar Diary 01:47 PM 04/5/2009

      It’s a good reminder for everyone :)
      I’ve seen many blogs have not changed it.

      Farrhad A | The Dollar Diary’s last blog post..3 Keys To A Money Making Blog

    • Tech @ InkAPoint 03:09 PM 05/5/2009

      I am using the new one from the beginning itself

      Tech @ InkAPoint’s last blog post..4 Major Threats to Your Domain Name

    • Agent 001 10:58 PM 05/5/2009

      You gave the news late but I bet many might not have already done the changes.

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    • Ajith 07:26 AM 07/5/2009

      Did it a month ago or so… I had to change it in a few places and in fact, even I had written about it.

      I hope that the perennial problem with drop in subscriber count once in a while, will be fixed by Google soon.