# RSS for beginners

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**Created:** [July 4, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/rss-for-beginners/332 "2026-07-04T02:04:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![oscartorres](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/user_avatar/discourse.netnewswire.com/oscartorres/32/414_2.png) [@oscartorres](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/oscartorres)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/rss-for-beginners/332/1 "2026-07-04T02:04:48Z")

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Just pitched the idea of an RSS Reader to my mother, shared the NetNewsWire iOS app link, and she was up and running pretty quickly.

We have _a lot_ of ground already covered, I have to admit. I think we already did this a long time ago, as she had two feeds already added in the iCloud account 😅. I have also trained her with other app categories like password and task managers. Which got me thinking…

**How do you introduce or “sell” an RSS reader to complete beginners?  
How do you explain the concept of a feed?**

She was able to add a new feed but only after I shared the exact link. I tried with a news website URL and it didn’t work without the `.rss` at the end, and there is a low chance of her adding that by herself.

Thanks for the [inspiration](https://github.com/Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire/blob/main/Technotes/HowToSupportNetNewsWire.markdown#:~:text=Teach%20other%20people%20to%20use%20RSS%20readers.), @brent 😉

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**Author:** ![brent](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/user_avatar/discourse.netnewswire.com/brent/32/7_2.png) [@brent](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/brent)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/rss-for-beginners/332/2 "2026-07-04T03:25:58Z")

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Often NetNewsWire can find the feed, given just the home page of a site, but not always.