How to Add Images to an RSS Feed
RSS is being used by a huge number of authors and by a multitude more readers. Really Simple Syndication (RSS) broadcasts the latest news from one site to those that follow that particular site. Broadcasting a simple text type message is rather boring, but jazzing it up with images and colorful content is better. Including images in your RSS feed is easy.
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Instructions
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Collect together the images you desire to include in your RSS feed. You want your feed to drive customers back to your site on a regular basis. Maximize your hard work putting together the RSS feed and bring customers back to your site. Being a value added retailer grows customer loyalty.
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Scan all the images that you will include in your feed and store them at a server on the Internet. Make sure you know the URLs of each picture. Rename each picture to something descriptive and meaningful.
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Write a PHP script to custom-fill images into the feed. PHP is a flexible programming language that web designers use to generate their pages.
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Tips & Warnings
Make sure you double check that the URLs you have used in the feed do in fact work. The last thing that you need is to place images in your feed and have them all end up broken.
Add even more pop and interest to your RSS feed by including other types of media. Music and short video clips can make your feed sizzle like never before.
Don't use images of questionable content so that they offend your audience and reader.
