Popular RSS feeds are only as effective as the online reader you use to access them on a daily basis. After all, what use are good RSS feeds if you don’t have the best feed reader available, with an easy to use interface and good organizational structure?

For example, you don’t want to deal with a reader that doesn’t update your feeds properly, or one that does not allow you to organize the individual feeds in such a way that they are easy to find. Also, it helps if the interface itself features an attractive design.

After the Google news reader went defunct, online users were left to find other alternatives. In fact, if you are looking for an RSS reader that is similar to Google Reader, you may want to consider NewsBlur. As with any efficient reader, Newsblur is also available as an app for iOS and Android devices. This way, you can easily access popular RSS feeds no matter where you are, on your smartphone or tablet. In fact, even if you don’t have access to the Internet on your mobile device at a given time, you can read RSS stories via apps like Instapaper and Evernote.

One factor to consider is the number of RSS feeds to which you need access. If you are a particularly voracious online reader and you’re subscribed to more than 64 feeds, it will cost $24 per year to use Newsblur. Otherwise, the service is completely free.

But Newsblur is just one of the many options when it comes to RSS readers. Others include Feedly, RSSOwl, Feedbin, and Reeder, which happens to be only for Mac devices. If you have any additional questions, comments, or tips on how to find the RSS reader that’s best, be sure to leave them in the forum below.