Google or WordPress?
I have
considered purchasing a Genesis Framework or Studio Press skin (theme) and
converting my Google Blogger to WordPress. Having used WordPress (the free
version- .com) a few times in the past, I noticed my blogs rate highly in all
the major search engines. Google Blogger doesn’t seem to work well with Bing or
Yahoo.
After seeing
a few tutorials on the ease of creating the blog, my fear of the process has
been reduced considerably. It’s the moving of my old blog history to WordPress
that concerns me. A little more research into that part of the process is all I
need.
Blogspiracy?
Tonight, I
logged into my blog to find all of my Google statistics missing. Luckily, I
signed up for Google Analytics and all of my blog stats are intact. Fearing I
somehow was capable of creating a disaster, I checked the discussion board of
Blogger to discover the reset of page views to zero happened this evening; so
it has affected many users (or perhaps all users?).
Maybe it's time for a change in where my blog resides?
Michael Hyatt- Gets Noticed with his Platform
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Michael
Hyatt and his web designer are working on creating a premium theme for
WordPress entitled: GetNoticed!.
Michael is the former Chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers. He
currently is a consultant, speaker and author of the bestseller - Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World (Thomas
Nelson).
The premium theme
Michael is creating is based on many of the suggestions from his Platform book. The project appears to be
interesting given Michaels ability to maximize his audience. I don’t know the price
yet, but I am sure it will be worth every penny.
Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy
World has given me a
better understanding of blogging and I discovered
many nice little secrets to improving my blogging platform.
I strongly recommend Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World.
Purchasing a
web theme through Genesis or Studio Press can cost as little as $59.95 (one-time
fee) and a hosting service like Bluehost for $3.00-$6.00 per month(depending
who you purchase through).
I’ve got a
birthday coming up this week; it might be time to treat myself with a new blog
site look, greater uptime, support (24/7) and improved SEO.
Until
We Meet Again,
Jim Carver
Jim Carver
Author: The Legacy of David A. Wells- The Lexington High School
“Band of Gold”
Something Meaningful that Matters!
www.successthroughmusic.com
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Sounds like the perfect birthday gift, Jim! I will look forward to your updates when you make the changes.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ann- you hit the nail on the head.It should be great opportunity to learn some different technology. Take Care, Jim
DeleteKeep us up to date with how the stress level is with changing websites. I'm not as savvy as I like to think I am at times, and honestly all the choices make me spin.
ReplyDeletejust a thought to consider.... the coding to prevent spam is difficult to read, if possible, you may want to leave it off if you aren't having a problem with spam at your new site.
DeleteYou're probably more savvy than you think.Posting is just as easy or easier than Google on WordPress.The moving of data from one site to a new spot might be a learning curve.
DeleteYou could set up a free website on WordPress.com anytime. Play around with the features just to get your feet wet. Let me know if you have questions or problems. Thanks again, Jim