How to use Feedburner to make your blog mobile

Here is a little technical knowledge I'd like to pass on, as it seems there is very little information on the topic. Perhaps I will turn it into a blogger widget some day. This is a cheap, fast and easy option for you blog-o-philes. Here goes:


If you are interested in optimizing your blog for mobile smart-phone users (like the iphone) then you need to do the following to redirect mobile users to your feedburner created RSS feed.

1.) make your blog.

2.) claim your feed and create a feedburner account and setup your RSS feed for your blog.

3.) setup your feed, paying particular attention to Smartcast under Optimize (cool feature that lets you setup your podcast and edit some artwork for your RSS feed.) be as extensive as you'd like, it will make a difference on the mobile site.

4.) make a copy of your RSS feed's URL.

5.) Access your blogger account, click on layout and page elements should come up if you are using the new template. If not, skip to ***.

6.) Click "ad a gadget"

7.) under the title, just leave a space and no title.

8.) add the following script into the "gadget" (click to download the script, copy from notepad) then;

9.) be sure to replace the (yourusername) to fit with your RSS feed URL.

10.) hit save then preview your page. make sure that the actual gadget is not visible in your blog.

11.) try accessing your blog from a mobile device. it should redirect the mobile user to your RSS feed and, voila, a handy-dandy mobile site!!

If you have any questions, join my site and message me, I'd be more than happy to assist you!! Well, maybe not more than happy, but I'll do it!! :)