Google Reader – Step 1 & 2
The very first step you should do before using Google Reader to read your blog or website subscriptions, go to the Google Reader page. If you already have a Google Account (for example a GMail account) then you can sign in using that. Otherwise, create a new Google Account by following the steps on the website.
Once you’ve signed into your Google Account and you’re on your Google Reader homepage, you’re set to go.
Next, you should subscribe to a feed to see what it’s like. How about we try subscribing to this site using Google Reader’s simplest method.
- On the left, in Green, you should see a link saying “Add Subscription”. Click this link
- A field should appear allowing you to enter some text. Type in “www.geniosity.co.za/musings” and click “Add”
And there you have it. On the left you will see a list of your subscriptions. Obviously, you should only have “musings” at the moment. Now, every time I add a new article/tip to this site, you will see it by the fact that there will be a number in brackets next to the name of this site (musings) showing you how many unread articles I have.
Just a note, for this site, currently I show the entire article in the feed, so you won’t have to visit this site to read the whole article, but some sites just put a summary/intro, and you will have to visit the site to read the rest of the article.
