Channel Title
The channel title in your RSS Feed is the most important part of it. It should contain your most important keywords. Avoid using any HTML in channel title to maximize compatibility with RSS readers. Your channel title is the first thing that catches the eye of a user. It should, therefore, create a positive impression. Search engines often use the information contained in the feed’s channel title to index the feed. As far as possible avoid using your blog/site name in the channel title as it will reduce your keyword density. If you must, put it at the end of the title.

Channel Description
Use the channel description field to give a compelling overview of your article. It should contain related keywords and phrases. But it still needs to be written in such a way that it attracts visitors. SEO optimization of the content is fine as long as it is not at the expense of the reader.

RSS Feed Item Titles
The Feed item titles can be 50-75 characters long. Avoid using any HTML to increase compatibility with feed readers. The item titles serve the same purpose headlines serve on a webpage. It should be compelling so that people will want to click on the link. It should also include relevant keywords and phrases.

Optimize RSS
Optimize your feed for both search engines and your readers. Use proper grammar and spelling in your feed. While putting relevant keywords in your feed is a good idea, you are not supposed to overdo it. Don’t forget that it is the quality of the content in your feed, and not the keyword density, that will make people want to click. If you put links in the description, use an anchor text that has relevant keywords and phrases. Search engines often use anchor text to determine a site’s ranking for specific keywords and phrases.

Limit the size of your feed
Routinely remove old feed items from your RSS Feeds. Limit the number of Feed items so that the feed will load quickly in RSS readers.

Add an Image to your feed
You can add a small image to your feed as it will enhance your feed’s appearance in RSS readers. Most RSS readers are capable of showing images. You can also add images in the feed description field. Don’t forget to refer to the full URL of the image.

RSS Feeds are an effective method of syndicating your content all over the internet. They are very powerful in driving traffic to your site. To get the most out of your feed you need to submit it to as many RSS feed directories as possible. Here are a few tips on RSS Feed Submission.

Where to submit?

You have heard of article directories where people submit their articles to get a back link in return. An example is the hugely successful Ezine Articles. Similarly there are RSS Feed Directories. An RSS Feed Directory is a website that contains a huge database of RSS Feeds submitted by users.

Popular feed directories attract a large number of visitors. Your feed will appear when they search through the tags you specified while submitting your feed. If they find your content helpful they will subscribe to it. Another advantage of feed submission is the instant availability of a back-link. When your feed gets added to one of these directories you also receive a back-link from them. And since Google puts too much emphasis on link popularity your search rankings will suddenly rise.

How to submit your feed?

To submit your feeds, you need to locate the popular feed directories. There are several of them. Do a quick Google search. Many feed directories will require you to sign up for an account before you can submit your feed. You can submit your feed manually. The only problem with this mode of submission is that it takes a lot of time. You can also use a feed submission service to get your feed submitted to several feed directories all at once. There are several free submission services. Many of these services will allow you to submit your feed to 20-30 feed directories at the same time.

To get your feed submitted to feed directories you need the following information.

Your site/blog name
Your site/blog description
Your site/blog URL
Your feed URL (This is the URL that appears in the address bar of your browser when you view the feed).

There are some paid submission tools too. Many of them offer value for money. But do your homework before you choose one.