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[...] As I recount in the post, 7 Things You Must Know Before Moving Your Blog, you could one day log on to find all of your content – and your hard work – gone. This creates [...]

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 04:23:27 +0000

I just made a similar costly mistake. My website made using the coffeecup editor had a page rank of 4 and all my old pages were cached, still getting people from the search engines and therefore making money.

I switched to using wordpress theme, and therefore a blog format and dropped to a pagerank of ZERO, losing all cached pages. I only had 2 visitors today when I usually have 200.

So very sad. And wondering if I uploaded the old coffeecup website if I’d get the old pagerank back.

By: Meryl

Meryl — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:06:55 +0000

@Yuwanda, I wrote about article libraries a while ago, but it’s still amazing people don’t know about it… to us. There’s just so much out there!

I’ve also moved from Blogger to MoveableType to WordPress. That last one was a pain, but I had help from a developer. I only went to WP because of him — I am still using MT for my Bionic Ear blog.

@Karen, first… welcome back home! I look forward to hearing about your Hawaiian trip when you settle down. Regarding backups, someone recommended The WP-DB plugin, but I haven’t tried it yet. It’s here: http://skippy.net/wp-db-backup

By: Karen Putz / DeafMom

Karen Putz / DeafMom — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:17:00 +0000

I just moved my blog from Blogger to WordPress on a hosted platform. It was somewhat painful to go through that– learning about plug-ins, theme editors (still learning on that!) and photo uploading. I still have more to learn to get my blog looking the way I want it to.

Now, for a question about backing up the blog posts–what’s the best way to do that?

Karen Putz / DeafMoms last blog post..What If Steak ‘n Shake Gave Customers the Red Carpet?

By: The Freelance Writer's Blog

The Freelance Writer's Blog — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:02:54 +0000

@Meryl: I understand where you’re coming from as far as forgetting how experienced you are in some areas. I do this a lot with freelance writing. I forget that there’s so much I know that others don’t. Just yesterday I was reading apost where somebody was saying they didn’t know about article directories. I was like “What!” I’ve been using them for over six years now.

So yeah, if you know tech stuff, don’t forget, there area lot of us out there who don’t know a whole bunch!

@Ecommerce: If I save just one person from the nightmarish mistake I made, then it will have been “almost” worth it.

The Freelance Writer’s Blogs last blog post..$5,000 for a 500-Word Article: The Ultimate Article Writing Gig!

By: Meryl

Meryl — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:32:36 +0000

@Janet You're right -- a lot of businesses begin blogging cheaply (understandable) since they're not sure it will be a success. But since a business usually has a web host for the web site -- why not blog on that web host instead of a free site?

@Yuwanda, I appreciate that you shared something that not many would write about. It prevents others from learning the hard way. So I hope that you realize that you turned a difficult experience into a valuable one. Looking forward to the new blog.

@Ecommerce, I guess I should blog about tech issues like these more often. Sometimes I forget I have experience in such issues and they're worth sharing with others.

By: Ecommerce Newsletter

Ecommerce Newsletter — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:18:52 +0000

Thank you for this post. Many people do not understand how important the issues you covered are when it comes to their blog decisions. Excellent!

By: The Freelance Writer's Blog

The Freelance Writer's Blog — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:57:05 +0000

@Janet:

Thanks for the insight. It’s my own wicked fault — I knew better. BUT, it’s a lesson I’ll only have to learn once — especially as I’m not the most technologically advanced person around.

FYI, the blog won’t be up until probably the end of next week. Not the designers’ fault — I’ve been too swamped to get them what they need. But, it’s coming — beleive me — it’s coming!

Thanks for the cyber love — much appreciated.

@Mery: Oh dear! At least your readers will be happy.

Yuwanda

The Freelance Writer’s Blogs last blog post..How to Increase Your Blog’s Traffic with Link Bait Articles

By: Janet Johnson

Janet Johnson — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:36:32 +0000

Hi Yuwanda,

You’ve just described a nightmare scenario, and provide sage advice for those businesses who are finally getting serious about blogging. (Back in 2005, when I was blogging for Marqui, we moved our blog and lost all inbound links and therefore, authority, etc.)

When I advise businesses of any size about their blog, I always say, “Begin with the end in mind.” Start where you are going to end up. And do it as right as possible the first time.

Bless your heart, I hope to visit your new blog later this week!

Janet Johnsons last blog post..Best Pro-Blogging Sentence in 2008

By: Meryl

Meryl — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:57:31 +0000

Thank you, Yuwanda. I appreciate your sharing original content outside of your blog home. And a valuable article, too, -- many people find themselves in the same situation.

Well, my blog meant well. The blog didn't realize how much work it is (admin) to manage the prizes and entries. Whoa. Wish I could simplify it, but don't see how. But at least, I hope to make the winners happy and am enjoying the break of not coming up with blog article ideas.

Thank you again for contributing!