RSS vs. email subscribers | Bloggers Lair | Yakezie Forums

I have a question which one do you prefer to build on your website RSS subscribers or email subscriber.  I have always had a larger email list vs. RSS feeds.  RSS subscribers do not interest me because I do not control the list.  The list is maintain by Google.

Reason why I like email subscribers because i control the list, I don't have worry about a third party.  Eventhough the i'm using the capabilities of a mail content manager, i can still import the list engage with subcribers through newsletter, videos blog posts etc.  With RSS subscribers, my thoughts are they are only interested in your blog posts.

I do measure email analytics regarding open rates, bounces etc.

I don't list scrap, so individuls who are rss subscribers, will not receive any additional info that I use to stay in touch.

Just curious your thoughts??

Lorillia

I have both, but only publish the email subscription option visibly.  It doesn't matter what I like, it's about what the readers would want, and this allows them to have the option to choose their method of receiving updates. 

I don't use feedburner for email updates, opting (for now) to go with MailChimp, as it is free if you keep within their limits.  Since I don't have anything that I'm offering in exchange for sign-ups or to sell as of yet, that free characteristic is good enough for the time being.  It gives you all of the stats you need regarding your campaigns, and it has a mobile app which is handy for checking on the fly.  

I do both! I take them any way I can get them. I also subscribe to sites through both RSS and email depending on how I want to read the content.

I read all my blogs through RSS – EXCEPT for a very select few which I read for work purposes; those I get in my email so I'll be sure never to miss those.

There are a couple of bloggers whose email lists I am also on because they offer extra tips or insights to their email subscribers that aren't on the blog. Oh, and a couple I signed up to recently as part of a competition, which I need to unsubscribe from now…

I don't see any negatives about building an email list – it's a valuable database that you control, even if right now you don't have any intention of capitalising on it to sell products or whatever.

Onecent, it is listed on my biz website (not pf blog) when they opt in that they are going to recieve the give away item along with be part of my bimonthly ezine.  So there is no secrets.  I'm not breaking any laws, the only people who receive the newsletter have opt into my list.  i dont list scrap from social media sites or use business when networking.

I'm not going to send a newsletter for just blog posts, their is a link within the newsletter for them to view blog articles.  For me the purpose of the newsletter is to provide value to help others.

When i say import meaning i import my list into excel at least every month, if for some strange system failure occurs with mailchimp.  I will still have the list.  I provide information in terms of tips videos etc inside my newsletter.

As a blogger, I prefer subscribers (and daily visitors who just come to my site directly) but as a reader, I prefer email subscriptions IF they are strictly the entire blog post (or several posts in one).  I hate using a reader (it makes me feel behind!) and so will either go to sites directly or get the content via email.

I offer both and get many more email subscribers than RSS subs.

Personally I like to use RSS to follow other blogs. In my opinion an email newsletter should offer content that is additional to what you publish on your blog.

I offer both, but I prefer to subscribe through blogs with RSS. I don't like getting a lot of extra email.