Welcome to Flaremaker
Introduction
Flaremaker is an all-in-one Feed Tool. It will allow users to create, manage, and display Feeds, as well as monitor their Feed and Feed Item statistics. Users can also import existing Feeds into Flaremaker.
This figure shows Flaremaker's workflow: what goes in, and what come out!
Creating Feeds from scratch
Unless you are using a Content Management System that automatically generates Feeds from your content, creating Feeds can be a tricky business.
Flaremaker, however, allows users to create complete Feeds from scratch using an easy to understand wizard. Once your Feed is in place, you are able to edit or delete it as you see fit, and can add, edit, and delete Feed Items to your heart's content.
Importing Feeds and Feed Items
Users can import existing Feeds into Flaremaker and enjoy all of the benefits of the tool. Feed Items can also be imported into your Feeds from external Feeds.
Displaying your Feeds
Flaremaker allows you to create multiple styles to apple to your Feed. These styles are saved on our servers, and can be linked to from any online source from the Internet to emails.
- Standard Style: Creates an iframe that can be embedded into any web site.
- Ticker Style: Creates an animated javascript control that rotates Feed items. It can be styles to your specific needs, and can be embedded in any web site.
- Signature Style: Creates an animated gif that cycles through the latest Feed Items contained in your Feed. Signature Style controls can be embedded in web sites and emails - and are particularly useful for creating dynamic email signatures.
Each style has a comprehensive set of parameters that can be easily edited by the user. These include colour, font, and size. This insures that your Feed always looks great when it is embedded in other electronic media. Standard Styles can be made to blend into web pages, while Signature Styles can be made to pop with vibrant colours and animation!
Statistics
Comprehensive statistics are available for all Feeds and Feed Items controlled by Flaremaker. These statistics are an invaluable tool for gauging public interest in the content you are publishing, and can also track which web sites displaying your feeds are driving the most traffic to your site.
Publishing Information
Users are able to set dates on which Feeds and Items become active. This is useful for coordinating your Feeds with your Press Releases and other external media. Account holders may also create Publishing sub accounts, so that news editors can prepare Feeds and Items for the account holder to activate.