WordPress and RSS go together like ham and cheese, but there are always ways to make the combination that much better and make sure you know exactly how well you are doing.  The following 12 plugins will help you add information to your feeds, manage your subscribers and view statistics on how you’re performing.

All of these plugins are supposed to work in version 2.5 and above. Also, as always, don’t install all of these unless you want to decrease your blog’s response time.

Additional Feed Content

Ozh’ Better Feed – Allows you to add just about anything you want to your RSS feed entries such as links, ads, copyright information and more.

RSS Footer – Allows you to insert copyright information and link backs to your original posting in your RSS entries.

RSS Includes Pages – Allows you to include pages and not just posts in your RSS feed.

RSSupplement – Allows you to add a number of different things to your feed including comments link, social bookmarking links and more.

Simple Feed Copyright – Adds a simple copyright notice to the bottom of each entry in your RSS feed with a link back to your blog.

RSS Management

FD FeedBurner Plugin – Redirects your main feed, and your comments feed if you choose, through FeedBurner without any need to modify templates.

Feed Key – Allows you to add keys to restrict feeds to registered users.

Feed Wrangler – Allows you to manage your feed with ads, without, make some feeds bypass FeedBurner and more.

RSSless – Allows you to use short codes to remove certain types of content from your feeds such as videos or images that don’t format correctly.

Stats

Feed Subscriber Stats – Allows you to see how many subscribers you have according to FeedBurner in your dashboard instead of going to their site or having to view your own site.

FeedBurner Widget – Allows you to add the FeedBurner chicklet directly from within your admin area.

FeedStats – Tracks feed usage in your dashboard.  Lets you set the number of days to tracks, IPs to exclude and more.

Ten uses of Facebook as a marketing tool taken from the article at business.sypatico.msn.ca (see link above):

1. Facebook is a soft sell through engagement. Point fans to your company blog or contest.

2. Offer something of value, expect nothing in return. Use Facebook as a brand awareness tool.

3. Ask for referrals: referrals from friends or fans are still the most trusted.

4. Provide interactivity with applications or polls; it’ll drive word of mouth.

5. Build a Facebook page with a widget and Facebook ad. Build the relationship. Keep it edgy with the audience in mind.

6. Use status updates to disseminate information about self/business. “Sarah is in Vancouver for a business meeting. Call me if in town” or “Jim is congratulating Jane on her recent promotion.”

7. Incorporate the tools you’re already using into your profile. Do you blog, Twitter, Pownce or Jaiku? Do you read feeds? There are Facebook apps available for all these services. If you have already used these tools professionally, why not add them to your Facebook profile?

8. Make it personal: focus on the human element of your business and products, and your employees. When consumers can relate personally to a business or product, they are more likely to promote it and feel a stronger connection.

9. Update your business page frequently. The more often you add content, the more customers will return.

10. Choose the right Facebook applications. There are thousands of free applications on Facebook, but that doesn’t mean every one of them should have a place on your business page.