In this tutorial, we’ll cover how to find Second Life blogs and subscribe to them using a RSS reader, so you won’t miss out on any freebies or fashion must-haves!
This tutorial assumes you are using Google Chrome and have a Google account of some kind. Most people have, at one point or another, signed up for gmail or another Google service, and it’s free.
To start finding Second Life freebie fashion blogs, I typed “Second Life freebies blog” into the address bar (using Chrome, this will automatically search via Google.)
Over 3,000,000 results! Second Life freebies are a popular blogging topic.
I clicked to visit FabFree, a constantly-updated blog covering freebies, dollarbies, and group gifts in Second Life. On the top right corner is the orange RSS icon. If I click that, I get the RSS feed. It won’t look like much.
Example XML RSS feed
You’ll want to copy the RSS feed url (e.g. “http://fabfree.wordpress.com/feed/” in Chrome’s address bar.)
Now sign in to your Google account and click More > Reader in the top black bar (or just search for Google Reader to access the service.)
Once in Reader, on the left hand menu you should see your subscriptions list. Click the little black arrow to the right of the list, and choose Add a subscription… Paste the RSS feed url and you’re now subscribed to this blog!
Viewing a blog feed using Google Reader
If you did this correctly, you can now view all new posts, instantly, by signing into your Google account and viewing your Reader. You can add as many favourite blogs as you’d like, to keep them all in one place. You can create folders to sort your subscribed blogs to make it easier (e.g. Real Life, Second Life, etc.) Always look for the orange RSS icon to find the feed url, or look for a link to the feed at the bottom of the blog in the footer.
You can also subscribe to an entire feed website’s RSS feed. This will put all posts from, say, Fashion Feed of SL into your Reader.
Recommended Second Life freebie fashion blogs:
FabFree
Free*Style
The Freebie Telegraph
iheartsl – Freebie posts
And another look put together by finding Marketplace freebies: The Girl Next Door
Casual look
- Ste-Pauline shape by Morani
- Skin from the free Koko avatar by DD Jameson
- Spring 2011 makeup by alaskametro<3
- “Elia” hair by EdelStore
- (Note: Green/grey eyes are You Are Beautiful by Vika Plaid but the listing has since disappeared from the Marketplace)
- Pink nailpolish by Even Genesis
- Tank top from free Debby outfit by Yuli
- Straight jeans from VA Creations (open price, send L$ if you enjoy the product)
- Pearly skirt belt by SAKIDE
- Mesh free necklace #2 by Modern Elegance
- Purple Copine shoes by Roly Poly
Evening/cocktail/club look
- Ste-Pauline shape by Morani
- Skin from the free Koko avatar by DD Jameson
- Adena hair by Amacci
- Fall 2008 makeup by alaskametro<3
- Petal dress by RunoRuno
- Open-toe pumps by Plausible Body (open price, send L$ if you enjoy the product)
- Mesh free necklace #1 by Modern Elegance
