Comments on: I Ditched Blogger – Hello WordPress! http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/ Your guide to building, promoting and monetizing blogs and websites Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:52:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jane http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-8888 Jane Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:09:41 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-8888 I decided to set up a complimentary blog to my website and am having fun playing around with Wordpress. I decided to go the with free version for now and am hoping that I can easily convert to the hosted version when I make the leap. Is there an import function just like you used for Blogger? I haven't made that many posts maybe I should just switch over now?? .-= Jane´s last blog ... <a href="http://ontshopoholic.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/stella-for-gap/" rel="nofollow">Stella for Gap</a> =-. I decided to set up a complimentary blog to my website and am having fun playing around with Wordpress.

I decided to go the with free version for now and am hoping that I can easily convert to the hosted version when I make the leap.

Is there an import function just like you used for Blogger?

I haven’t made that many posts maybe I should just switch over now??
Jane´s last blog … Stella for Gap

]]> By: Justin Bradshaw http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-5854 Justin Bradshaw Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:33:40 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-5854 I'm also a happy Thesis user and recent Blogger switchover (I just read your Thesis post too) and definitely recommend Thesis and WordPress. Something else to point out to the budget bloggers is that Dreamhost has a FREE basic account with one-click WordPress installs! Not sure how they handle plug-in installs because I don't think there is full FTP access for this type of account... but it's free and easy to set up! http://www.dreamhostapps.com/ <abbr><em>Justin Bradshaw’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MacCog/~3/pw6kSLTlRHM/" rel="nofollow">GrandCentral, GoogleVoice and their new best friend, Ooma</a></abbr></em> I’m also a happy Thesis user and recent Blogger switchover (I just read your Thesis post too) and definitely recommend Thesis and WordPress. Something else to point out to the budget bloggers is that Dreamhost has a FREE basic account with one-click WordPress installs! Not sure how they handle plug-in installs because I don’t think there is full FTP access for this type of account… but it’s free and easy to set up!
http://www.dreamhostapps.com/

Justin Bradshaw’s last blog post..GrandCentral, GoogleVoice and their new best friend, Ooma

]]> By: Carmen http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-4154 Carmen Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:35:25 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-4154 Thanks for the post - I've been testing both blogger and WordPress for the past few days and your post helped me make the right decision to go for WordPress - my aunt is also a huge fan. Your sites are great and an inspiration. Thanks! From Carmen in Thailand Thanks for the post – I’ve been testing both blogger and WordPress for the past few days and your post helped me make the right decision to go for WordPress – my aunt is also a huge fan. Your sites are great and an inspiration. Thanks!
From Carmen in Thailand

]]> By: glen http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-1877 glen Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:42:28 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-1877 If you set up a Wordpress blog, it is wise to upgrade it to the advanced services to allow more than 35 people. If you set up a Wordpress blog, it is wise to upgrade it to the advanced services to allow more than 35 people.

]]> By: Code For Excel And Outlook http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-999 Code For Excel And Outlook Sat, 10 May 2008 01:43:10 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-999 My blog is currently on Blogger but your post is very compelling. One day when I'm bored I'll check out Wordpress. ps- my content appears in Google within a few hours as well, you just have to know where to syndicate :-) My blog is currently on Blogger but your post is very compelling. One day when I’m bored I’ll check out Wordpress.

ps- my content appears in Google within a few hours as well, you just have to know where to syndicate :-)

]]> By: Dee http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-290 Dee Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:58:08 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-290 Hey girl, thank you so much for the tips and links. I followed your instructions and am now going to work on my first article in wordpress. Here's to sharing! :-) Have a great day! xx Hey girl, thank you so much for the tips and links. I followed your instructions and am now going to work on my first article in wordpress. Here’s to sharing! :-) Have a great day! xx

]]> By: Sharif Abdullah http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-104 Sharif Abdullah Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:29:45 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-104 Thanks Lisa for this wonderful post. Thanks Lisa for this wonderful post.

]]> By: Vanaja http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-79 Vanaja Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:20:48 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-79 Thanks Lisa :) Thanks Lisa :)

]]> By: lisa http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-56 lisa Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:26:36 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-56 Vanaja, The PageRank of my old blog was only a 3 and most of the traffic came from my main site so I didn't have a lot of backlinks. Plus adding the redirect from your old blog does inform the engines of the move and over time it will help with building the PR to my new blog. I don't worry about PR anymore though. It's just a tool that represents how many "worthy" backlinks you have and doesn't necessarily reflect how much traffic Google and others will bring you. My WordPress blog is already getting more traffic than my old blog after a few weeks. And thanks to the WordPress SiteMap plugin my posts get indexed in Google within hours and I'm already receiving keyword traffic. Vanaja,

The PageRank of my old blog was only a 3 and most of the traffic came from my main site so I didn’t have a lot of backlinks. Plus adding the redirect from your old blog does inform the engines of the move and over time it will help with building the PR to my new blog.

I don’t worry about PR anymore though. It’s just a tool that represents how many “worthy” backlinks you have and doesn’t necessarily reflect how much traffic Google and others will bring you.

My WordPress blog is already getting more traffic than my old blog after a few weeks. And thanks to the WordPress SiteMap plugin my posts get indexed in Google within hours and I’m already receiving keyword traffic.

]]> By: Vanaja http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-52 Vanaja Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:08:46 +0000 http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2007/12/26/i-ditched-blogger-hello-wordpress/#comment-52 Hi Lisa, Where is your old contents in that blogger blog? I think that has a page rank of 4 or higher and this one I think not ranked yet. I have a blogger blog which has a page rank of 4. If I use wordpress and use my own domain name like blog.mysite.com, how will it affect my page rank? Hi Lisa,
Where is your old contents in that blogger blog? I think that has a page rank of 4 or higher and this one I think not ranked yet.

I have a blogger blog which has a page rank of 4. If I use wordpress and use my own domain name like blog.mysite.com, how will it affect my page rank?

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