Tracking your Amazon feedback with an RSS feed
Amazon does not make it easy to keep on top of the feedback left for sellers. I have wanted an RSS feed to keep me up to date with my number of feedback ratings and my overall score and I finally sat down and figured out how to grab that information.
1. Set up an account on Feed43.
2. Create a new feed.
3. Under “Step 1. Specify source page address (URL)” type:
http://www.amazon.com/shops/YOUR_USERNAME
Then click on the “reload” button.
4. Under “Step 2. Define extraction rules” and in the “Global Search Pattern:” field copy and paste:
Feedback Rating{%}
In the “Item (repeatable) Search Pattern” field copy and paste:
{%}{*}{%}{*}{%}
Then click on the “extract” button.
5. Scroll to “Step 3. Define output format” and give your feed a title like “My Amazon Feedback” use the URL from step one as your “Feed Link” and add a description to our feed. Under “RSS item properties” for the item title template use something like:
Current feedback
Item content template should be:
{%3} ratings giving {%4}% positive feedback or {%2} stars.
Check the box to merge and then click the “preview” button.
6. At the bottom is a link to your feed URL. Mine is here. Under “Optional features” further down the page you can rename your feed to something a little more user friendly.
7. Use in your favorite feed reader. Continue with these instructions to add your feed to your Google homepage.
8. Go to iGoogle.com and log in. Then click on “Add stuff” near the top right of the page.
9. Do a search for gadgets using “customrss” as the search term. Click on the “Add it now” button for the CustomRSS gadget.
10. Click on “Back to iGoogle home” near the top left.
11. Select “Edit Settings” from the drop down list when you click on the triangle at the top of the CustomRSS gadget.
12. Change the “FEED URL” to the URL from step 6.
13. Rename the “Custom Gadget Title” as you see fit.
14. Change the “# of items” to 1.
15. “Link Action” should be set to “Show description.”
16. Uncheck “show date” and feel free to mess with any other settings. Then click the “Save” button.
17. Enjoy your new gadget that shows you your Amazon feedback!
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