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RSS Day is an initiative that Daniel Scocco of Daily Blog Tips began to help spread the word about the benefits of RSS.  [More information via on post] It’s extremely simple to participate in the project.  On May 1st, no matter what type of blog you have, as RSS benefits everyone, write a post about RSS, informing your readers about what the term stands for or how RSS feeds work.

Origins of the Initiative 

Even though most bloggers learn about feeds and subscriptions within the first week they start blogging, most occasional internet surfers have no idea what RSS is or what it does.

Since 2005, the amount of people using RSS aggregators or XML readers to get their news or used them on their websites only increased by about 1.4% while the amount of websites and users only increased tenfold. 

The main purpose of the project is to celebrate the many benefits of RSS and to inform the general public about its uses.

Daniel has created a website to simplify the process of informing people about RSS and includes several banners you can use to spread the word.

Promote RSS Day to Win!

There is also a contest to help spread the word, with over $3,000 in donation prizes available for winning.  By informing readers about the day, you will automatically be entered in (as long as your article is written by April 30th).  

Prizes are as follows:

• 5 $100 credit vouchers from Sponsored Reviews ($500)
• 6 $50 cash prizes via Paypal ($300)
• $250 in credits from FlashDen ($250)
• 1 year of free web hosting from Doreo ($100)
• 5 registrations with 10,000 credits on 125 Exchange ($100)
• 3 copies of Landing Page Optimization: The Complete Guide ($300)
• 3 packages with 100,000 impressions from BlogUpp! ($200)
• a 3-month enrollment to the SEOBook training program ($300)
• 3 single licenses to any iThemes Premium theme ($240)
• 3 $100 credit vouchers to buy links from TNX ($300)
• 5 copies of “Killer Domains: How to Find the Perfect Domain Name” ($100)
• 5 free banner designs from MiniBannersZen ($100)
• 3 single licenses to the Mimbo Pro Premium theme ($300)