Here, in article #5 in my "Success with Squidoo" series, is where we talk about how to add an RSS feed to your Squidoo lens - and why you would definitely want to do that.

Firstly, what is RSS? - A simple intro

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and it allows you to add content from other websites to your lens, simply by copying a single line of code.

If you can copy and paste, you can do this, okay?

From the lensmaster's point of view, the best thing about RSS is that the content from the other site is automatically updated on your lens whenever it changes at the other site. Talk about nifty.

Why use RSS feeds?

1. Fresh new content is fed into your lens frequently, without you doing a thing. Ah... automatically updating content.

2. Squidoo won't even list your lens until you have at least 4 modules. That is, 4 blocks of information on your page. Writing several short articles is a great way to help achieve that. Adding an RSS feed is an easier way, but do both.

Where do you get RSS feeds from?

Almost every publisher and blogger today provides a feed so you can publish their content on your site. You would have seen the orange XML rectangles and the more recent square orange RSS logos. Those are RSS feeds.

If you're stuck and all you want is something relevant to your lens, then here is the code for a Yahoo News feed about Seth Godin, the creator of Squidoo:

http://jeremy.zawodny.com/ynews-search-rss.php?q=seth+godin&go=go

In "Using RSS Feeds at Squidoo – A Simple Explanation, Part 2", we will go through the steps to add this RSS feed to your Squidoo lens. Dead easy, and I will show you how. Soon you'll be a master at this.