Friday – Sept 28, Julie had a chat with Lisa Braun from AWeber Live Support about Blog Broadcasts.

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Read this Aweber Support text chat before you watch the next video at the bottom. Julie had a chat with Lisa Braun from AWeber Live Support about Blog Broadcasts.

Julie: Questions about Blog Broadcasts

You are now speaking with Lisa Braun of Customer Service.

Lisa Braun: Julie, Welcome to Live Support.

Julie: Im looking at this instruction page http://www.aweber.com/faq/questions/337/

Julie: HI Lisa

Lisa Braun: What is your question?

Julie: When I get to the bottom of the instructions… it only says to choose a template… then save when done. Yet…when I setup sfsblog (look at it on my accnt: Assurance) …if you open up the feed … you will see all this… in the text and html message box:

{!rss_channel_title}
{!rss_channel_description}
{!rss_channel_link}

{!rss_itemblock}

{!rss_item_title} – {!rss_item_date}
{!rss_item_description}

Read more: {!rss_item_link}

{!rss_itemblockend}

Lisa Braun: Yes.

Julie: thats the text message … above.. and html message box has this:

{!rss_channel_title}
{!rss_channel_link}

{!rss_channel_description}

1. {!rss_itemblock} {!rss_item_title} – {!rss_item_date}
{!rss_item_description}
{!rss_itemblockend}

{!contact_address}

Julie: I remember getting instructions to add that… but am not finding those instructions now…

Julie: Now that I’m setting this new rss to a different blog up… I do not see any instructions about that.

Lisa Braun: Was it here?: http://www.aweber.com/faq/questions/183/

Lisa Braun: You basically just need to load a template.
This will automatically plug the correct fields into your message.

Julie: same page as the one Im looking at:http://www.aweber.com/faq/questions/183/How+Do+I+Create+a+Blog+Broadcast%3F

Julie: I see something that perhaps answers it…that 183 says

Julie: Select a template for your broadcasts from the list. These templates include pre-formatted personalization tags you or a qualified web designer can modify.

Julie: If I just choose a template will these tags already be there?

Lisa Braun: Yes.

Julie: the only way I can see to choose a template… is… do I click on the green “Load Template” button?

Lisa Braun: That is correct.

Julie: ok

Julie: Thanks . … Now how do I make sure its working? and see what it looks like when I do post?

Lisa Braun: If you leave auto-send unchecked, the blog posts will go to your pending broadcast messages, where you can edit and test the message like a regular broadcast.

Julie: But will testing that broadcast look just like what a lead sees?

Lisa Braun: Yes.

Julie: would it be better to join the list as a test lead – make a post and see what it looks like?

Julie: I have another question too… when I edit a post on my blog, and then save it… do my leads get it again?

Lisa Braun: Not if the URL doesn’t change.

Julie: the post url you mean?

Lisa Braun: Yes.

Julie: Great! I know the blog post url does not change when you edit a post…. thats good to know.

Julie: So I wont be able to test the Blog Broadcast until I do a new post huh?

Lisa Braun: It will actually put all current posts in your pending broadcasts.

Julie: Hmmm … I dont see any pending broadcasts… and I have many posts in there.

Julie: Could I have used the wrong rss url?

Julie: I got it from your Knowledge base instructions:

http://sfsmoderators.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

Lisa Braun: It will check your blog within the hour.

Julie: Oh ok….there is a delay a bit then?

Julie: I followed this to get the rss : http://www.aweber.com/faq/questions/337/

Lisa Braun: That should be the correct feed URL.

Julie: Thanks

Lisa Braun: You’re welcome, Julie.

Julie: I noticed I can get a similar feed url by clicking the …

Julie: let me try again…. this is at the bottom of blogger blog… Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

Julie: a link…and if you right click and get properties you can get the url…. would that work too?
Julie: http://sfsmoderators.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Lisa Braun: What exactly are you trying to do?

Julie: To get the rss url… of your blogger blog… would that work too? I see its missing a few characters at the end compared to the one from viewing Source code and searching for rss and the url in the href just after that

http://sfsmoderators.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

Julie: ?alt=rss is missing the “properties” way on the Subscribe to Atom link at the bottom of blogger blogs

Julie: missing form the url you get. Would it work just as well… is my question?

Lisa Braun: From http://incomeassurance.com/blog/, the RSS feed URL should be http://incomeassurance.com/blog/?feed=rss2

Julie: That one I thought was setup… its a WordPress blog… I’m setting up a blogger blog now. http://sfsmoderators.blogspot.com

Julie: No broadcasts messages yet…so would that work for getting a blogger rss feed or not?

Lisa Braun: Yes, this will be checked within the hour.

Lisa Braun: Is there anything else I can help you with today?

Julie: To get the rss url… of your blogger blog… would that work too? I see its missing a few characters at the edn compared to the one from viewing Source code and searching for rss and the url in the href just after that

Julie: The list I’m working on now is called modertor
Today we have a chat Julie had with Lisa Braun from AWeber live support about RSS blog broadcasts.

Lisa Braun: Yes, it should work.

Julie: Even though its missing the ending …?

Julie: ?alt=rss http://sfsmoderators.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rssLisa Braun: Yes. They should both post the blog correctly.

Julie: ok thanks, thats all for now then

Lisa Braun: You’re welcome, Julie.

Lisa Braun: Thank you for using our Live Support.

Julie made a video showing you how to do it:

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