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11:30 am
November 11, 2011
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There are lots more programs to import and it's seamless.
I imported a site over from Blogger to WP and it was incredibly painless. There was some import functionality/widget thing with JetPack in Wordpress now that makes it super easy.
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4:18 am
November 12, 2011
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Matt76Allen
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The Single Saver said:
I know I am in the minority, but I use Blogger and love it. If I were to make blogging a full-time business I could see some benefits to WP, but for my needs I am more than happy with Blogger and have no plans to switch in the near future.
I love your 'Blogger' blog! Very nice theme, I think I want to steal it. How did you get a Wordpress theme into your Blogger blog?
After some consideration, and spending some time checking out Wordpress, I think I am going to stay with Blogger for now. Like Single Saver here, I kind of like being in the minority. Going 'against the grain,' if you will.
I do see advantages to using Wordpress, and very well may use it for sites in the future, but for now I am comfortable with Blogger and need to concentrate on content with my very limited time that I have available for blogging. I did finally set up a Wordpress account though, so that my comments on other blogs don't look so generic or anonymous!
Thanks everybody for the wonderful advice!
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1:49 pm
November 12, 2011
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I began on Tumblr and switched months ago to a self-hosted Wordpress – from the advice of many Yakezie members. There are a few members who can make the transition extremely easy. I would recommend the Thesis theme (costs about $80). If you're serious about growing your blog, it's certainly worth it.
The only problem I ran into while switching – was not being able to transfer my comments from Tumblr to Wordpress.
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2:59 pm
November 12, 2011
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I actually love Blogger too and find it much more simple to use vs learning Wordpress. However, it really is apparent that WP offers more functionality with all of the widgets/plugins.
One that I really like is the plugin that links pre-set text to other previous posts on your site automatically. That would help greatly with SEO!
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The Single Saver said:
I know I am in the minority, but I use Blogger and love it. If I were to make blogging a full-time business I could see some benefits to WP, but for my needs I am more than happy with Blogger and have no plans to switch in the near future.
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12:00 pm
November 14, 2011
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I'm on Blogger and have been using it for 3.5 years now.
I've thought about switching to Wordpress since WP is much more flexible. I started the effort of switching at one point but I couldn't figure out how to test out the WP setup with my blogs content before switching over the URL for real. And I've just not felt like making the effort to switch. Other than the interface and usability in WP i haven't seen a real compelling reason to quit Blogger. Blogger works fine for my needs.
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7:59 pm
November 14, 2011
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The Single Saver
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Matt76Allen said:
I love your 'Blogger' blog! Very nice theme, I think I want to steal it. How did you get a Wordpress theme into your Blogger blog?
After some consideration, and spending some time checking out Wordpress, I think I am going to stay with Blogger for now. Like Single Saver here, I kind of like being in the minority. Going 'against the grain,' if you will.
I do see advantages to using Wordpress, and very well may use it for sites in the future, but for now I am comfortable with Blogger and need to concentrate on content with my very limited time that I have available for blogging. I did finally set up a Wordpress account though, so that my comments on other blogs don't look so generic or anonymous!
Thanks everybody for the wonderful advice!
Thanks! I'm pretty proud of my site's overall appearance. I got my theme from this site. Then I modified it to fit my own needs. Blogger templates aren't that hard to modify once you learn to understand the special coding language they use. What I suggest doing is setting up a second Blogger blog, set it to private, and then use it to experiment with editing/modifying templates.
Also, while I am dishing out Blogger advice, don't forget to save your template whenever you make updates, and also export a copy of your blog on a regular basis.
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9:31 pm
November 14, 2011
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Matt76Allen
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Thank You Single Saver for the Blogger template site. Very cool.
I am becoming more comfortable and confident with my decision to stick with Blogger. I finally found some cool plug-ins and widgets and learned how to implement them in my blog. Learning a ton each day simply by viewing other blogs and of course through advice on this thread!
It is safe to say, I am addicted to Blogging! Problem is, I spend way too much time playing with layout, widgets or plug-ins and not enough time writing. But that is the fun part for me, playing with the design and appearance of the site.
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4:58 am
November 15, 2011
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MoneyBeagle
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I actually went from Wordpress to Blogger when I almost quit my blog. After I decided not to quit, I just decided to keep it on Blogger. I've considered moving back. One of the things that I lost when I did the WP->B transition was all my comments. I really wouldn't want to lose them all again if I were to go back to WP. Does anybody know how this would work?
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5:50 am
November 15, 2011
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Money Beagle and Jacob know this already, but Google can shut down blogger sites at any time. Just like with Adsense, it's not always justified.
Be sure to back up your blog regularly so you can recover quicker and don't lose all your content.
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5:56 am
November 15, 2011
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I have a weekly calendar reminder to backup my blog, which I do religiously.
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6:36 am
November 16, 2011
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Matt76Allen
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Kay Lynn Akers said:
Be sure to back up your blog regularly so you can recover quicker and don't lose all your content.
Thanks for the advice! Just backed up my blog contents and template for the first time.
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1:58 pm
November 16, 2011
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The Single Saver
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Matt76Allen said:
Kay Lynn Akers said:
Be sure to back up your blog regularly so you can recover quicker and don't lose all your content.
Thanks for the advice! Just backed up my blog contents and template for the first time.
Good job! Do this often, just to be on the safe side. (Now to go and take my own advice….)
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4:59 pm
November 16, 2011
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Cents To Save
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The Single Saver said:
I know I am in the minority, but I use Blogger and love it. If I were to make blogging a full-time business I could see some benefits to WP, but for my needs I am more than happy with Blogger and have no plans to switch in the near future.
I am with ya, still on Blogger too!
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4:59 pm
November 16, 2011
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The Single Saver said:
I know I am in the minority, but I use Blogger and love it. If I were to make blogging a full-time business I could see some benefits to WP, but for my needs I am more than happy with Blogger and have no plans to switch in the near future.
I am with ya, still on Blogger too!
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4:15 am
November 17, 2011
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MoneyBeagle
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I just started working on a niche site and went to Wordpress. I have to say that I miss Wordpress (Money Beagle was originally on Wordpress) and I think it will motivate me to eventually move it back. I need to get a lot of familiarity in place with Wordpress before I make any move so that I don't screw too much up or spend too much time trying to get everything in place.
There's nothing wrong with Blogger, I've just seen that it can only take you so far and that's that.
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