Thinking about Moving to WordPress?
Have you been thinking about moving your blog to WordPress, but feel intimidated or overwhelmed by the technical side of the process?
Would you like some help?
When I moved this blog to WordPress I decided to do it myself without any assistance. I’m pretty technical and a good problem solver. ” How hard could it be?!” I thought. After all I’m Googling my way through Motherhood, so why shouldn’t I Google my way through a blog transfer.
Unfortunately, there was one big problem with my strategy: I didn’t know what questions to ask, and I didn’t really understand the answers when I read them.
Needless to say, I made major of MISTAKES that meant lost followers and page rank, spent HOURS searching the internet to understand where I went wrong, and gave myself several heart- dropping moments of pure PANIC that I had messed it all up.
I learned the hard way, but you don’t have to.
I’ve now worked with over 100 bloggers helping them move from Blogger to WordPress. I know the entire process back and forth, inside and out. In fact, I know it so well, I’ve written a book about it!
If you would like help moving your blog to WordPress, review the services I offer and then fill out a project questionnaire. I’ll be in touch!
Need more information? Take a look at these links to see if they answer your questions:
- some questions that will help you decide “Should I move my blog to WordPress?”
- Why I recommend Thesis
- Advantages of blogging on WP
- Disadvantages of moving to WP
- References from people whose Blogs I’ve moved
- Technical Support beyond the transfer (or, help for hire if you already have hosting)
- Blog Design and Customization – examples of my design work
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Hi there,
I have already purchased hosting through godaddy. I have begun the process of installing wordpress on my godaddy hosting account. In fact, I got an email that said I had successfully installed Wordpress. However, when I go to the domain address (www.forthoseabouttoshop.ca) it says 500-internal server error.
I just want my blog to carry my .ca address! Right now it is onsugar.com
(www.forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com) I followed the steps, however need help with completion of the process so I can import my onsugar blog.
I have been growing my blog for a year now and want to give it some legitimacy and draw up a media kit for advertisers (I get between 100-200 hits a day and growing).
Please help!
Laura Connell
I am soo excited and cannot wait for my new blog to go live!!!! Thanks for all your hard work, patience and every else you have done for me!!! alias, Ms. Picky!!!
and Happy Birthday Myrah!
Sharon,
Just a quick note to say thanks again for switching me!! I love it! You did exactly what I asked you to do. I get lots of compliments.
Thanks again!
Sharon, thank you very much for helping me convert from Blogger to WP and for your expertise in some design features I wanted.
I’m learning everyday and love Thesis, although I had my doubts for the first couple of days.
I highly recommend Sharon to anyone remotely considering the switch. She is awesome and is very responsive.
Thanks again, and I’m sure you have not heard the last from me with tweaking the Ranch and the Drag Boat site.
Nancy
Thanks so much for all your help on my blog! I have loved how quick you are to respond to all my “techie” needs. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I just wanted to say thank you so much for creating a design I love. I’m what my artist friends call graphically challenged so I’m not the easiest person to work with on a design. You made the process painless and you delivered all that was promised in record time. Plus some! Again, thanks so much and knowing I have a great person to turn to for future projects is a big relief. Even outside of my industry, good help is hard to find!
Lora
I’m delighted that you are happy with the new design Lora! I think it looks GREAT! You have a wonderful vision for what you want, and it was a treat to work with you.
I look forward to working with you again…!
I’ve received wonderful support from the Happiness Engineers (thank you!), but I have one question that remains unanswered and you seem game to help …
Is there a Wordpress widget equivalent (or whatever you call it!) to “printing a recipe” on my blog? (You know, a little “click here” button to avoid having to copy and paste?) I don’t think it’s coincidence that Blog Frog led me to you.
I’m not a full-time foodie, but when culinary inspiration hits, I’d like my readers to have the means to print recipes by adding “something” at the end of my sporadic food-related posts enabling them to do that. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Hi Kimby! Thanks for stopping by.
There are two plugins that I can point out to you that might work depending on your needs: http://www.orgasmicchef.com/easyrecipe/features/ and http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-print-this-section/
Of course, if you find one that you like better send me a note and tell me about it! I’m always learning from my friends around the internet!
I have a question… I’m considering starting a new blog on wordpress, or transferring my current blog. What are the main reasons that this switch is important. I’ve been messing around with the free wordpress blog for a little bit tonight, and it’s not quite as user-friendly as blogger. I usually catch on to techy things quickly, so I’m sure I could figure it out in no time, but I am wondering what the importance of this is? Why are so many bloggers transferring to wordpress? You can have your own domain at blogger as well, and they’ve improved a lot of their options and templates now, which are a lot of the complaints I’ve heard about blogger from people who switched to wp. Just trying to get a straight answer here… wondering why wordpress is such a “have-to” if you want a successful blog?
Hi Stacey! Those are great questions… I wrote a post for SITS about this earlier this year that might address some of the things you are considering: http://www.thesitsgirls.com/2011/05/blogger-to-wordpress-is-it-time-for-you-to-change/
I hope this helps. If not, feel free to follow up again!
Hi Sharon!
I used your ebook to help me move, but I have a question… The Blogger Importer wouldn’t pull all of my posts… I lost the first month or two of my blog. Some one mentioned a way to change the php.ini settings with your host, but I can’t seem to find any information ANYWHERE on that… Are you familiar with what I’m talking about?
Hi Gwen. Thanks for using the book to make your move to WP!
Regarding your question: changing the php.ini settings is typically done when you have a super large file size and the new host is timing out before you can upload it. It doesn’t sound like that is your problem. What I would do is a “hack” — export/import your current Blogger content into a new Blogger blog (a tester one on blogspot). Then delete all the posts except the first two months and try importing that into your WP blog. It typically works.
Hope that helps!
Thanks so much for your response, Sharon. I just did it for a friend and hers imported just fine… wish I knew why!!! It’s funny!
Going back through your book, I can’t find anywhere that has instructions on redirecting your blogspot.com to your domain.com. I’ve seen others use a plug-in called ‘Blogger 301 Redirect” and another one called ‘Blogger to WordPress Redirection’.
This friend that I am moving wants to make sure that when someone clicks on an old link (that someone has previously linked to in their blog) that it is redirected without a delay or warning sign. Since I was already on a custom domain early on, I didn’t have this issue, but I’m concerned about it for her.
Just wondering what your thoughts are on this issue… or if I have overlooked something in your book! Thanks!
I am looking to move my blog to Word Press and there is NO way I can do it myself. Could you send my some info on how much you charge please!
Thanks
Tot
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