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10:57 pm July 23, 2012
| sooverthis
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Hi!
Long story (it's in a sticky post on the site) but I decided to rebrand. Meaning I have a new URL, a new name, and new social media profiles!
Facebook forced me to create a whole new page, so I'd appreciate it if you guys would go give it a like.
Also, I'm consolidating all my tweets into one account, and I'll stop using my @sooverdebt account at the end of this week. But you can follow me @AndreaWhitmer and stay updated!
Finally, if you have me on your blogroll, I'd appreciate it if you would update the name and URL. I apologize for asking so much of you guys, but my growing pains will be over soon and hopefully we can all move on. :)
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4:05 am July 24, 2012
| Edward Antrobus
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Good for you. Rebranding is always tough. I lost subscribers when I switched from being a job search blog to a money blog. Even though I still write about job searching occasionally.
I'll work on updating links this weekend.
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I'm looking for editors, beta-readers, and some demographic research for my upcoming novel, Once Upon a Saturn Moon. If you like reading soft sci-fi thrillers, maybe with a touch of romance thrown in, you can find more information at http://seampublishing.com/once…..aturn-moon
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4:25 am July 24, 2012
| MoneyBeagle
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Good luck with the change. Hopefully it works to your benefit. Maybe after a month or two do a follow up post?
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7:30 am July 24, 2012
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Updated our blogroll, Andrea.
Best of luck on the switchover..
Are you following your CKTB advice and consolidating your (many) interests to a single site?
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8:13 am July 24, 2012
| Kris @ Balancing Money and Life
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I've updated my blogroll too, Andrea. I may email you to ask some questions; your CKTB post got me thinking about consolidating my sites too!
Good luck!
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8:55 am July 24, 2012
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Rebranding is so worth it. You are still in the early stages so now is a good time to do it. I'll even try to find old comments and update them :)
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9:47 am July 24, 2012
| Melissa (Mom's Plans)
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Wow. Sounds like a lot of work! I have updated the FB page and liked the new one. :)
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10:26 am July 24, 2012
| sooverthis
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It's definitely a lot of work, and I'm absolutely kicking myself for not choosing a more general name in the first place. But then again, who knew that anyone besides me would ever read my blog? I figured it would be a hobby for a few months and kind of fizzle out, much like the websites I had when I was a teenager.
At some point I'll have to write a post about some of the hilarity and hair-pulling that ensued during the move. This is NOT something I recommend unless you feel very strongly about the need to rebrand (like I did). Hopefully it'll be worth it and I won't lose too many of my subscribers. I left my Feedburner URL the same because I didn't want them to have to subscribe all over – maybe they'll all be too lazy to leave! :)
Thanks to those of you who have updated your stuff and followed the new profiles!
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11:03 am July 24, 2012
| OneCentAtatime
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All the best with that and now we will get a lot of broken link reports.
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12:11 pm July 24, 2012
| sooverthis
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You shouldn't! I have a 301 redirect in place and the old site is still there. There should be no broken links until I take down the old site, though I may keep the domain just to keep someone else from buying it.
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12:19 pm July 24, 2012
| 20s Finances
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Dang – I was planning on being the new owner of sooverdebt.com ;) hehe. just kidding. Good luck with re-branding.
sooverthis said:
You shouldn't! I have a 301 redirect in place and the old site is still there. There should be no broken links until I take down the old site, though I may keep the domain just to keep someone else from buying it.
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2:08 pm July 24, 2012
| ontargetcoach
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Wow! I've thought about rebranding, but not sure if its worth it. Hope it works out!
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2:19 pm July 24, 2012
| sooverthis
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ontargetcoach said:
Wow! I've thought about rebranding, but not sure if its worth it. Hope it works out!
I felt it was worth it for me, but as I said earlier in the thread, I don't recommend it unless you're 100% committed to the new brand. I'm now at 1/10 the Facebook fans I had before and about 1/8 of the Twitter followers – it's going to take a LONG time to build back up. Plus some people aren't interested in a non-PF branded site so they'll leave, though hopefully I'll appeal to a more diverse audience now. It's a really tough call. For me it was either change things up or abandon the site, so I chose change. :)
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4:47 pm July 24, 2012
| Edward Antrobus
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sooverthis said:
I left my Feedburner URL the same because I didn't want them to have to subscribe all over – maybe they'll all be too lazy to leave! :)
Haha. I did the same thing. If somebody wants to subscribe to Edward Antrobus, they have to subscribe to a feed called Entry Level Dilemma.
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I'm looking for editors, beta-readers, and some demographic research for my upcoming novel, Once Upon a Saturn Moon. If you like reading soft sci-fi thrillers, maybe with a touch of romance thrown in, you can find more information at http://seampublishing.com/once…..aturn-moon
If You Can Read, You Can Cook – http://www.ifyoucanread.com | Think you can't cook? If you can read this sentence, then you can.
SEAM Publishing – http://www.seampublishing.com | eBook formatting and publishing service
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9:09 pm July 24, 2012
| Budgeting in the Fun Stuff
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I've updated my blogroll link and followed your new Twitter and liked the new FB. Good luck!
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5:45 am July 25, 2012
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Everything is finally updated on my site. Plus I went and liked your facebook page with both my personal and my blog facebook.
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8:20 am July 25, 2012
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Updated! Best of luck with the transition.
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10:10 am July 25, 2012
| sooverthis
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Thanks guys! I really appreciate it – I know it's annoying to make all these changes.
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12:49 am July 26, 2012
| maria@moneyprinciple
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Best of luck with the rebranding, Andrea.
Maria
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8:51 am July 26, 2012
| The Single Saver
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I suspect this change will also mean Google might give you a PR again since it is a new URL, right? Or does having the redirect somehow cancel that out?
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