In our last blog post, we discussed the Hemlock Feed Feature (read it here). With feed on my mind, I want to talk more about another new feature we added this past summer. Thanks to a great conversation with one of our Hemlock users, we added the ability to subscribe to feeds via RSS.

To tee things up, I'm have to admit that using a RSS reader isn't a tool I've ever incorporated into my tool set. With the addition of the new RSS subscribe feature, I thought it would be a great chance to test it out and, simply put, I found so much value in incorporating RSS into my daily workflow.

Subscribing to a Hemlock Feed via RSS is really simple to do. For me, the first step was to find an RSS Reader. We use Slack at PeakFeed so I went with the RSS app to keep things streamlined. After installing the app, I simply had to open up my Hemlock account and select the feed I wanted to follow. A quick click on the subscribe link and I was able to copy and paste the URL into the RSS app in Slack. Then, just like that, my feed started updating.

I've been using this feature for a bit now and I have to say that I'm absolutely loving it. The #1 reason is that it ensures that I can keep close tabs on the two brands I need to keep close tabs on. There are certainly days where time gets away from me and the RSS Feed allows me to stay connect to the content my competitors are putting out.

While I still put great value in logging into my Hemlock account, I love having the data incorporated into a tool that I have open the entire day.

If you want to learn more about our Feed feature and subscribing via RSS, leave a comment or give us a shout!