H₂bid's RSS feeds keep you informed of new opportunities in the global water and wastewater industries. Our RSS feeds are an invaluable tool to many sites. H₂bid's RSS feeds enable water and wastewater websites to inform their visitors about new business opportunities worldwide. In addition, individuals can have H₂bid's RSS feeds sent to their personal web pages. H₂bid's RSS feeds are a great tool for anyone in the water or wastewater industries who wants immediate access to the broad range of contract opportunities posted on H₂bid from water utilities around the world.

What is RSS?

RSS is the abbreviation for Really Simple Syndication.

RSS feeds contain a list of items. Each item represents a headline and the link leads to that particular item on the site. H₂bid's RSS feeds work that way, too. Each item in H₂bid's RSS feed represents one procurement notice in H₂bid and clicking the link will lead to the details about that procurement notice.

How is RSS displayed?

Website developers create the RSS Feeds for their site in xml format, then upload the program on their site. Next, they give a link in the homepage for users to click. When users click the RSS icon, they only see the feed program.

How does the feed the program become readable news?

You need a news reader for that. Below are the instructions for receiving feeds: for (1) individuals and (2) other websites.

1. For personal webpages :

H₂bid has simplified the process for individuals. With three simple clicks, you can integrate the feed right into your My Yahoo, Google, or MYAOL front pages.

There are three easy steps to start receiving H₂bid RSS feeds with the latest contract opportunities:

Step 1: Click the following link RSS Feed .

Step 2: You will see the Subscribe Now table. Click any of the web based readers like My Yahoo, Add to Google, or My AOL. If you already have an account, login, otherwise create an account.

2. For Company Websites :

H₂bid's RSS feeds will help your site attract busy water and wastewater executives, interested in the latest contract opportunities around the world.

As stated above, RSS is an XML format designed for sharing online content. These feeds, or channels, are readable by other Web sites through a variety of desktop software programs known as news readers or news aggregators. These programs allow you to pull together continuously updated content from various sources into one place. And most of them are free.

Directions for Installing H₂bid's RSS Feeds

1. Download a news reader from the following url: dmoz.org/Reference/Libraries/Library_and_Information_Science/
Technical_Services/Cataloguing/Metadata/RDF/Applications/
RSS/News_Readers/

Follow the instructions of the news reader, it is simple and easy.

2. When the system asks for the location of the service you want to add just type http://www.h2bid.com/rss.xml

3. The news reader usually gives you options of customizing the feed in your site.

4. After you select a news reader, a code is generated automatically and you have to paste that code in your website.

5. The above steps only need to be done once. Afterward, your site is ready to receive regular highlights of the world's procurement opportunities in the water and wastewater industries.