Comments on: Why is everyone moving to Wordpress? Should I move?

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:09:02 +0000

The first blog I ever started was on blogger back in 2005. I stopped blogging because I knew nothing about html & my posts were not formatting right. In 2006 I started a devotional blog for moms on the free version of Wordpress. I loved it! I couldn’t customize like I wanted to, but that was fine with me. I had over 400 hits my first month. I didn’t know where these people were coming from, but they were on my blog. I had 3 different blogs on WP. I decided that I wanted to combine them all, so I went back to blogger so I could customize my site. I’ve been there for 6 months & barely get 10 hits a day. So, I’m already thinking it may be time to go back home to WP.
Dana´s last blog ..SOS in Memphis, TN

By: We made the move!

We made the move! — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:49:31 +0000

[...] So just bare with me while I get settled in. I’ll be blogging still but some links/pages/other features may not work just yet. I’ll get them all fixed soon enough. And if you are wondering whether or not you should switch then Darcy already wrote a great post that addresses whether or not you should. You can read it here: Why is everyone moving to Wordpress? Should I move? [...]

By: Catie

Catie — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:56:05 +0000

Thanks! This article was very helpful!
Catie´s last blog ..Top Ten Foods I Can’t Live Without

By: Kristi @ The Thrifty Gypsy

Kristi @ The Thrifty Gypsy — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:17:54 +0000

Hi Darcy, I finally found your blog! Your queue opened and closed SO fast last time (popular gal you are!) that I didn’t get a chance to get on your list! Still seriously thinking about changing.
Recently blogger has offered “blogger in draft” which has made a BIG difference. But still it would be nice to have total control~! Thanks for this informative post!
Kristi

By: Dawn Farias

Dawn Farias — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:13:25 +0000

Well, I did it! Thanks to this post. I went with Dreamhost per your recommendation and even went with their FTP client. I am having a lot of fun learning about the Thesis theme. I just learned they came out with the new version and I’ve only been on this one for two weeks!! I am having a great time tinkering. Thanks for your recommendations in this post!
Dawn Farias´s last blog ..Wonderfully Dysfunctional – Custom Blog

By: Carmie of the Single Nester

Carmie of the Single Nester — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:58:05 +0000

I was with TypePad for almost a year and although their customer service is outstanding and very helpful, I just couldn’t customize my blog the way I wanted to. I switched to Blogger and am very happy! So much easier to use and customize. The majority of the blogs I follow – 95% are Blogger blogs with many of them making money. As far as GoDaddy, I have been pleased with them as well.

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{WELCOME! a new look} — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:03:52 +0000

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By: Dawn Farias

Dawn Farias — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:26:07 +0000

Hi Darcy.

I keep coming back and back to this post. I am not a problogger by any means. Pure hobby blogger here. But I love playing around with techy stuff and I keep being drawn to the challenge of self-hosting and trying my hand at customizing a Thesis theme. Just for learning’s sake. Do you think it’s too obnoxious for a small timer like me to pay out for the theme and self-hosting and all that? I have learned a basic amount of coding by modifying Blogger blogs (re: Almost Ready Blogs. Do you think that’s enough to help me handle modifying Thesis?

As for cost, I could never command enough traffic to allow for ads and such, so the cost of maintaining would all be out of my own pocket. So, I suppose my dealio is that my mind won’t let the thought go but I’d feel guilty for paying money for something which brings in no revenue. But perhaps that’s the definition of a hobby?? Thanks for your time.
Dawn Farias´s last blog ..Why I Let The Catholic Church Boss Me Around – A 101 Wednesday Post

By: Darcy

Darcy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:15:36 +0000

Hey Liz –

I always love hearing from peeps “in the industry”, so to speak. I hear ya! I recently stopped designing templates for Blogger completely. I will reconsider if they get their act together, but I’m finding that any blog that you add another sidebar to results in a gadgets page where you cannot drag and drop to move the widgets / gadgets around.

What a shame! Are you still designing for Blogger clients?

By: Liz@VioletPosy

Liz@VioletPosy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:14:15 +0000

I’ve been working on Blogger for clients when making over their blogs and the problems with IE are just horrific. Blogger seems unable to handle so much javascript – and is causing severe problems with people not being able to access their blogs. It’s really worrying for users.

By: Bella

Bella — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:34:13 +0000

I agree with everything and wish I had started my blog on WP.

I do want to say though…that on my Blogspot blog, I generate income and I do not even blog that much anymore. Probably not as much as I would make on WP, but it’s passive income, so I can’t complain.

If I ever get a good idea and inspiration to start a new blog, I will definitely go the WP route. Thanks for the article, it was very informative.
Bella´s last blog ..Time For Pumpkin Cake!

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:53:11 +0000

Good luck to all those that make the move. It’s a great start to really understanding not only how to manage a site, but learn a bit of SEO in the process.
Susan´s last blog ..Genesis WP

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:22:34 +0000

The advantage of self-hosted (WordPress) sites over hosted (WP.com, Blogger, Blogpost) sites is the freedom it gives.

You’re aren’t restricted to certain templates of themes, you can add in whatever widgets and functionality you want (even if you have to get someone to create it for you), and it allows you to integrate the blog with other features, like a shop or forums.

Sure, there’s more of a cost involved. I’m in the UK, and until recently, I was paying GBP£17.95 (~USD$30) a year for the hosting, and £3 ($5) for the domain name (.co.uk) for a year. Now, even if you aren’t making much or any money via your blog, the outlay, compared to the advantages a self-hosted blog brings, is fairly minor.

You still get the same tools, so content management is as easy, if not more, as before, while there’s an opportunity to pick up a bit of technical know-how if you wish.

Moving to self-hosted WordPress is absolutely the right thing to do.
Gary´s last blog ..Burning Monk

By: Traci

Traci — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:19:39 +0000

I’m so grateful for this post.. it really lays it all out well. I had been wondering why all the switches to wordpress were happening, because I personally have not been a fan of the look of most of the new word press sites… so I knew that there must have been some technical reasons behind the shift. The reasons don’t really apply to me, since I’m just a sporadic hobby blogger but now that I’ve read your post I feel better informed about the whole thing at least.

Thanks!

By: Hillary @ The Other Mama

Hillary @ The Other Mama — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:04:44 +0000

I believe this is the push that I needed. Danggit.
If only I had time to be cool before Blissdom!! That’s it! I’m doing it afterwards!!
Thanks for all the great info, Darcy!

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By: Darcy

Darcy — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:34:54 +0000

C –

This is an awesome move. I smell big time!

By: TidyMom

TidyMom — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:40:04 +0000

Guess what! got my domain purchased and my blogger blog redirected to …Tidymom.net woohoo! step one down! now I’m ready to think about moving to WP in the coming months!

By: S

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:10:58 +0000

Darcy,
i do not know too many people who might understand this elation that i feel but i know you will!
looks like i was on right direction!
On nov 2 i had found my blog has pr 2…i worked on internal links building and meta tags for my blog and today with in less than 60 days my pr has increased to 3!

i am absolutely thrilled!!!

By: TidyMom

TidyMom — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:18:06 +0000

Darcy, thanks for doing this post – it’s high on my to do list for the new year – first buying my domain, and then looking into the WP switch – I guess my biggest fear it losing my followers, I’ve worked really hard this year getting to where I am and I’m scared of a possible set back.

Merry Christmas!
~TidyMom

By: crumbsonmyfloor

crumbsonmyfloor — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:15:09 +0000

Lovin` my wordpress. I had blogger before. Wordpress is easy to navigate (admin area) than blogger.

Right now with my Christmas theme. I got falling snow on my pages. )

By: Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:34:38 +0000

I’m not a blogging guru like you, but when I did my research almost 2 years ago, I settled on Wordpress and never looked back. Anyway, I rarely leave comments, but wanted to ask, “Where the heck are you?” Hope all is well and that you’re just caught up in the Christmas hallabaloo. (Is that a word?) Let us know how you and your brood are doing, won’tcha? (Surely that’s a word

By: Mary Jean Taylor

Mary Jean Taylor — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:44:56 +0000

I was so stinkin scared of WordPress and I’m SOOOO glad I did it! It has been super easy to learn and I’ve been very happy so far! Thank you so much Darcy for making the transition so awesome! You truly know what you are doing in the world of blogging! MJ

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:29:48 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you! You have given me so much hope. I really appreciate you taking so much time to explain all this.