Adding an Email Subscription Link to Your Blog

Adding an Email Subscription link to your blog is a good way of giving your readers another preference on subscribing to your posts. In the previous entry, you’ve learned how to add an RSS link and how to create an account in Feedburner.com. If you haven’t, I suggest you read the previous entry first because for this topic, you will need your Feedburner account.

Here are the steps on how to create a “Subscribe to Posts via Email” link.

1. Log in to your Feedburner account.
2. Click on the feed title of the blog.
3. Go to “Publicize” tab.
4. On the side bar you’ll see “Email Subscription”, click on that
5. Select the language of your preference.
6. Feedburner will generate a code. You have to copy the code and paste it on the part or your blog where you want the “Email Subscription” link to appear.
7. You’re done.

Feedburner gives you two ways on how to install email subscription on your blog. First option is installing a subscription form which will be automatically uploaded when ever your blog is uploaded. Your readers can fill up this subscription for to them to receive email every time you update your blog. The second option is installing a code that will provide a link and when your readers will click on it, they will be prompted to enter their email address. Personally, I suggest that you take the second option because it is simpler and it doesn’t take so much space in your blog. You can neatly place the link on your sidebar.