More Reasons To Choose FeedBlitz Over FeedBurner for Email Newsletters
Though RSS feeds are becoming popular, lot of people still prefer email newsletters when subscribing to blogs. As an example, around 22% of our subscribers have chosen the email option over RSS.
The two most popular blog to email publishing services are FeedBurner and FeedBlitz - both are extremely reliable, offer easy exit options and can co-exist peacefully.
While it’s definitely tough to decide between FeedBlitz and FeedBurner email, I would prefer to go with FeedBlitz due to some recent changes at their end:
1. Look-n-Feel: With FeedBlitz, bloggers have complete control over the design of their email newsletter.
You also get a WYSIWYG environment to edit your email newsletter template. Geeks can directly edit the HTML source.
So with some effort, you can actually make the email newsletter resemble the theme of your blog.
2. Breaking News: Both FeedBlitz and FeedBurner allow you to define the time when your email update is sent to subscribers but FeedBlitz also supports News Flashes - very useful when you want to send an important (or time-critical) update to your email subscribers.
FeedBlitz also provides a couple of unique feature. For instance, you can add the OutBrain ratings widget inside your FeedBlitz email newsletters so subscribers can quickly rate your blog stories. And people can also read your blog inside Twitter or Skype through FeedBlitz.
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I have recently activated this feed burner news letter on my blog. I still have to try it. may be i should change over to feedBlitz now.
Hi Amit,
Even i would like to use feedblitz.. but problem is there are over 2000 users already signedup in feedburner.. Any way to import them directly ?
great to know - I’ll look into that.
Varun - you can export your email subscribers out of FeedBurner as a CSV file (available under Publicize -> Email Subscriptions -> View Subscriber details).
Now import these email addresses into FeedBlitz.
For moving FeedBlitz subscribers into FeedBurner, check the FeedBurner FAQ.
feedblitz is looking good with customizable features, but moving existing subscriber could be issue.
I use FeedBurner for a long time.
Never tried FeedBlitz, but I think that they offer good services.
Thanks for the suggestions. I’ll try ‘The Blitz’.
The only thing i get worried about is what if feedblitz get paid or add some restriction with time. Similar thing just happend with another service Zoodko which Darren was using. They were sold and service was poor.
I am looking forward to use any paid service but that will cost me around 20$/Mo for 10000 email subscribers
Amit,
Thanks for pointing out . But my worry is does feedblitz need another verification from the user’s side b4 sending out mails ?
I think i will stick to feedburner for now :)