Having a Feedburner Subscription Option available on your site is great, but I get this question a bunch:

“How do I find out who subscribed to my site or blog posts through Feedburner?”

After your Feedburner account has been established, and your site properly configured, it’s easy to track your “stats” and subscribers by following these steps:

• Login to your Feedburner account at: http://feedburner.google.com.

• Click your Feed Title.

• Click the “Publicize” tab.

• From “Publicize,” you will see lists of services Feedburner provides, such as; “Headline Animator,”  “BuzzBoost,” and  “Email Subscriptions.”

• Click “Email Subscriptions.”

• Scroll down a bit, and almost at the bottom of the screen, you will see how many people are subscribing to your site. See; “Total Subscribers.”

• Click “View Subscriber Details.”

• Now, you should see how the number of subscribers, as well as a list of all email addresses.

You get some valuable information here, and can copy email addresses or export the list for future use. You can even delete subscribers, if desired. Naturally, how you choose to follow-up with your subscribers is up to you, but some folks call this “marketing.”



It’s been a bit of a wait, but the new WordPress 3.0 is here, and I mean really here, as this very site has made the transition.  For some, it’s hard to say adios to things that work, and the “old”  WordPress was no exception, but “legacy systems” are a misnomer in the world of software.

The short story here is, if you’ve been thinking about getting a new WordPress site, the time has never been better, and if you’re running with the old, you do need to upgrade.

Version 3.0, is the 13th major release of the software, and contains over 2,700 changes — including 1,217 bug fixes — that were provided by 218 volunteers, present company included. I’ve been with WordPress since the pioneer days, way back in 2003 when the precursor was known as b2/cafelog, and the evolution has been both phenomenal and exciting. (and hey, save the, “he should get out more,” cracks, I do this for a living!)

WordPress has been steadily developing away from being solely a blogging platform toward a full-fledged content management system (CMS) for a while, and is evidenced in version 3.0. “Old style” simple pages or blog posts can now be highly customized as defined with characteristics or elements chosen by users according to presentation or functional need. For example, a page or even a section thereof, might be dedicated to function in e-commerce digital downloads through the use of categories and fields. In other words, “click here to see our store,” can be rendered as optional fare.

Another welcome addition to the new WordPress, is the ability to more easily run multiple sites through a single installation of the software. Sure, you could “get there” before, but had to do some fairly serious customization and configuration using the WordPress MU (multi-user) edition. This feature may not be embraced by those running their own show, but hard core “social networkers” and erstwhile content collaborators will be impressed with the added versatility. Think, “live from our sister location in Tokyo,” and the sharing permutations are tempting and endless.

If you’re planning a new WordPress site, version 3.0 should be your only choice. If upgrading, avoid the “quick fix” temptation to hit that “upgrade now” button, unless and until you’ve made a complete backup of your site files and MySql database. This is especially true if you are running a version prior to 2.92 and/or, you have installed and configured plugins and have customized themes. An ounce of precaution and all that, but keep in mind, WordPress 3.0 is a significant release, and some of your stuff, particularly unsupported and incompatible third-party plugins will be rendered useless, and some will simply vanish in the process.

Bottom line verdict - go for it, or consider hiring a professional to “go for it” for you. It’s all good.