Ok, while I’m at it, thought I would go ahead and post a quick tutorial as well for how to move from Google Reader to Feedly. (If you want to move to Bloglovin‘, you can find my tutorial here.)
I have been using Feedly on my phone for a long time now, but only learned how to download it on my computer this week. It is a SUPER easy transition! And it probably is a closer fit to Reader than Bloglovin’, and they have tons of cool apps and formatting options so that you can make your reader look just the way you want it. But still, both Feedly and Bloglovin’ have their pros and cons.
I have listed the steps below for transferring your Google Reader blogs over to Feedly. But note that you will need to repeat this process if you use multiple browsers (like Chrome, Firefox, etc.). Also note that Feedly does not currently work on Explorer.
Cheers to all of these great sites stepping in to replace Reader!
That was very helpful. May I share this infographic?
We’re glad to hear that! And yes, as long as you attribute credit and link back to this blog post. :)
I know this is an old post, but question!! I do not normally subscribe to a blog via email. I usually use GFC. But I do have the email option on my blog. So am I to understand that those who are subscribed via email, will no longer receive my updates? Would I still have to get on Feedly or Bloglovin for others to subscribe as they did via email??? Sorry, but I just really don’t understand all of this. My blog reading is done on my dashboard.
I just started using Feedly. It’s really slick. Matter of fact, I am using now feedly while reading your blog.
like the last few readers, i too am having a hard time connecting to my google reader in feedly. i don’t see anywhere to connect, it will not download for safari, and when i logged in using my google account info, nothing happens in the way of transferring my feeds. just curious if you know what’s happening? (i know you are simply giving instructions for how you did it, and do not work for feedly, so no worries if you don’t know, but just thought i’d ask!)
Once Google Reader goes away will you still be able to log in through Google Reader?
I went to feedly.com and didn’t see anywhere to connect to google reader. There was a button to download for safari but after I downloaded, nothing happened. Do I need to sign up for an account first?