Introduction to the RSS Basics module and a brief explanation of RSS. If you already know what RSS is, feel free to skip this video.

This video walks you though using an RSS reader, which is one of the most common way people use RSS. I apologize for the sound quality in some of the footage. This is an ancillary video, just to give you an idea on RSS usage and not critical to the course. It may be skipped.

A couple less common uses for RSS, such as sharing content between websites and using of RSS as an alert system to take advantage of certain situations. Again, I apologize for the sound quality in some of the footage, this is the last video with old footage. This is an ancillary video, just to give you an idea on RSS usage and not critical to the course. 

How to use 3rd party services to auto-post content to social media sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, using RSS feeds. In this video the Twitterfeed auto-posting service is demonstrated. 

Overview of other 3rd party auto-posting services. The advantages of using several services at once are

• Posting diversity - content is syndicated through multiple channels
  
• Backup - free services sometimes have problems, not relying on only one service provides consistency
  
• Staggered posting frequency - a more "natural" looking pattern of posting
  

Advanced auto-posting techniques to getting past content noticed again, and getting more traffic to your websites. In this video we discuss some strategies for getting older content in front of visitors and in following videos explain how to implement these strategies.

Tutorial on WordPress's powerful built-in RSS features, and how to take advantage of them for advanced auto-posting.

A tutorial on the Dlvr.it auto-posting service. Similar in functionality to Twitterfeed, though packed with more features and options. 

Please note that Dlvr.it is a free service that I have no control over. If Dlvr.it decides to charge for some of their features someday, or if they decide to take some features away, it's completely out of my hands.

An overview of the free Yahoo Pipes web app and how it can be used to merge RSS feeds into completely new feeds for some advanced auto-posting.

To become the expert in a niche, the social media experts say you must to share relevant content with your audience to show you have your finger on the pulse of the marketplace and provide value to your followers. This video explains how to automate the process using Google Alerts and our now familiar auto-posting services.

An overview of the various WordPress plugins that can be used for auto-posting. A followup tutorial for the bonus plugin, Social Maximizr will be posted shortly.

This video shows how growing and managing Twitter accounts can be automated using free and paid tools.

Tying up a few loose ends and conclusion to the course.