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A Mini Guide to RSS Feeds

Comic page giving a mini tutorial on what an RSS feed is. Panel 1: One, on Feedly click the follow button. Two, copy the URL from the site's RSS button and add it to the search box. Panel 2: Three, this will bring up the feed for the site. Four, Add it by clicking the follow button. You can also search the name of the site without the RSS link but it's more accurate if you have the link. Panel 3: Add the new feed to a folder. Panel 4: Now the feed will appear on your Feedly when it updates! Panel 5: What I did was get the Feedly add-on for my browser. So every time a site I follow updates the extension lets me know! Panel 6: Clicking the title of the update opens the site in a new tab. I personally like seeing content on it's own site. But you can set everything up so you only ever need to open Feedly.

Comic page giving a mini tutorial on what an RSS feed is. Panel 1:If you run a site make sure your RSS button is easily accessible. The URL will usually be something like yoursite.com/feed or yoursite.com/rss. Panel 2: Be sure to follow your own RSS feeds to make sure they're updating properly. This way if it goes down for whatever reason you'll be able to catch the problem before your readers miss too many updates. Panel 3: And that's all there is to it! It's very customizable so play around with it to see what works for you! Panel 4: No fuss. No algorithms. Just the updates you choose to see! Hey! My favourite comic updated!

With all the talk about Twitter and social media going on, I felt really inspired to do a comic about RSS feeds. This is a really barebones guide but I hope it helps you stay updated with your favourite webcomics, artists and websites.

The nice thing about RSS feeds is that almost any kind of site has one, so if you wanted you could add user feeds from tumblr, twitter, mastodon, etc. here’s some helpful guides on how to add those (1) (2)

I hope you found this little guide helpful. I’m just a simple guy who’s passionate about RSS feeds, comics and staying updated using both. Go forth and make the feed of your dreams!
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A graphic announcing "RSS & You" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 17th, 2025 at 1:00 PM EST on Zoom featuring panelist Jey Pawlik. The panel description reads, "A rundown on what RSS is, how webcomics can utilize it, and how readers can organize what they're reading. This event is for webcomic creators and readers alike." An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

In Depth Talk I Did on RSS available on Youtube!

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Hourly Comics Day 2021

Here’s my hourlies from yesterday, a bit quick and messy because it was a hectic day but they’re done! This is my 5th time doing Hourly Comic Day and it’s a lot of fun to look back on my old entries! Also shoutout to Ross and Carrie for making my day better with their podcast.

All my previous hourlies can be read right here~

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Top surgery is HAPPENING!

I applied for top surgery in late 2017 and after three frustrating years I’m finally getting it done on November 20th!

I’ve been holding off on going public about it because I was worried something would cancel or postpone it – but no, it’s happening and it’s a week away!

While I’m recovering I won’t be able to work/draw as much so I’m putting freelancing on hold for now and I’m doing my best to get a Patreon buffer so I won’t have to put that on pause.

If you want to send some support Patreon is the best way to do it (and you get cool rewards) but I also have a kofi and commissio!

Wish me luck y’all!

 

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Hourly Comics Day 2020

A bit late but here’s my hourlies for this year! I did the whole thing on my new tablet vs. previous years have all been traditional. But it was fun to have it on a Saturday this year! I also noticed I always draw myself in the shower and there’s always a video game involved somehow.

All my previous hourlies can be read right here~

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