<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>The Channel Title Goes Here</title>
<description>The explanation of how the items are related goes here</description>
<link>http://www.directoryoflinksgohere</link>

<item>
<title>The Title Goes Here</title>
<description>The description goes here</description>
<link>http://www.linkgoeshere.com</link>
</item>

<item>
<title>Another Title Goes Here</title>
<description>Another description goes here</description>
<link>http://www.anotherlinkgoeshere.com</link>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>

You normally create it dynamically, using PHP or another language, but you have the right idea: you just have to spit out the right XML.

And you don't have to use Feedburner, you can just link the RSS file directly.

what?

xml is just a blur to me

Well, RSS is marked up using XML. XML is less forgiving than HTML, so you have to make sure that your output is correct.

gotcha.

so what coding should i use? is there a good tutorial that teaches me step by step?