Since I am using WordPress (WP) for blogging I will discuss it. The nice thing about WordPress is I can put it on a subdomain on my hosting site and have complete control over it…but that is another story.
Many people still want news delivered via email rather than using a feed. I say offer it to them. One way (using WP) is to use a plugin but that requires hosting your own database of emails. One of my blogs is using an email plugin which I like because I do not have to worry about privacy issues. This plugin will be analyzed in a later post.
On this blog I use FeedBurner to handle my email subscriptions. The service is activated and HTML is provided to cut and paste into the blog (sidebar.php for WP). It is easy to set up and maintain which is a big plus. FeedBurner also shows how many subscribers are present (either via email or RSS feed).
I always subscribe to my own feeds to make sure they get publicized correctly and in a timely manner. Also remember to click on the link because sometimes it may not work.
Doug
I use and recommend feedburner for this service as well. As a side note, subscribing to your own posts via email, provides a low tech way of backing up your article content in the form of your inbox!