Three Ways to Replace Your FeedBurner Setup

Google made headlines and angered bloggers worldwide earlier this year when they announced that their popular FeedBurner service would be shut down on October 20, 2012. While this does not mean that the service is unusable by current subscribers, they have phased out support for the product and discontinued offering statistics for its users and their blogs.
Luckily, all is not lost. There are still plenty of ways to integrate all or some of the same features you may have enjoyed with FeedBurner into your blog.

MailChimp
This service is great for those who blog frequently and want to send out RSS-based emails to their subscribers on a regular basis like FeedBurner did. Unfortunately, their free plan has limit of 2,000 subscribers and 12,000 emails per month. However, those who don’t mind paying a little extra for the service will be happy to know that they offer email and live technical support.
Even better, making the switch from Feedburner to MailChimp is easy. Simply export the CSV file of your feed (located in the “Manage Email Subscriber List” menu) and select the “import” option on your MailChimp subscriber menu. Once your CSV has been uploaded, your feed will update automatically.
Feedblitz
Feedblitz is more or less a clone of FeedBurner, offering both email and RSS tools and statistics. The difference? Users with lots of subscribers will have to choose one of their tiered pay plans. It’s fairly easy to make the move to their service. Simply import your FeedBurner settings to your Feedblitz control panel and set up your new feed. It will automatically include your current RSS and email subscribers, and after you replace your FeedBurner code with Feedblitz on your site, any new subscribers won’t even realize there was a change.
Use “Native RSS Feed”
This is a great option if you’re not looking for continued email subscriptions and just want to give users an easy way to follow your blog. Simply install an RSS plugin to your blog and instruct users to subscribe in this way. While primitive, its best feature is that it’s completely free with no limitations and very easy to use.
FeedBurner’s demise leaves a big hole in the blogging community. While some of your solutions may be a little patchwork for the time being, there are still plenty of ways to stay connected to your readers.