Switched to WordPress, What to do with Blogger?

dcmilam · 3rd May 2009, 02:10 PM

Hi, Everyone

I switched to WordPress from Blogger. I think it came out pretty good.

HomeBiz-PlugInProfit.com Blog

So now I have two blogs.

My question is or are, What do I do with Blogger and the post?

1. Do I move blogger post to wordpress, then remove blogger?

2. Do I leave it alone since it is indexed and start fresh with wordpress?

3. Leave blogger intack, move post to wordpress, then change links on website to point at wordpress?
Then blogger would eventually fade away?

4. Do I move post to wordpress, move blogger back to blogspot with links pointing to new blog, then remove blogger from my hosting to save space?

I'm up in the air. The scenerios are endless.

Thx,
Dan

Alan Mater · 3rd May 2009, 07:34 PM

Hi Dan,

I was in your same situation a while back. What I did was start new with Wordpress and make all new posts on my Wordpress blog. Then, I would write little summaries on my Blogger blog and link to the post on my Wordpress blog. My Blogger blog was already established and carries a PR 1, still. That would be my suggestion, but certainly you can do what you like.

This just reminded me that I need to update my Blogger blog.

BTW, your new Wordpress blog looks very nice.

Trent Brownrigg · 3rd May 2009, 09:01 PM

I think Alan answered your question so I will make another suggestion about your new wordpress blog...

Change the title tag so it's not the link of your blog. Put your keywords there. It will help a LOT with search engine rankings and traffic.

BIll S · 3rd May 2009, 09:12 PM

Dan, I just went and looked at your blog and
left a comment. I was going to talk about
your title but Trent beat me to it..

Nice blog!

Alan Mater · 4th May 2009, 07:57 AM

The Title tag is something I didn't even notice. I recommend what Trent said also.

Matt Helphrey · 4th May 2009, 02:46 PM

Hi Dan,

I was in the same situation as well. What I did and do is just run two blogs. My blogger blog is /blog and my wordpress blog is /wpblog.

Matt

Kooza · 4th May 2009, 07:16 PM

I would do as Alan stated, start fresh on your Wordpress blog and keep your Blogger blog for the link juice. Every 5 or so posts on your Wordpress blog write on for your Blogger blog. Alan's idea of writing a summary of his post on Wordpress is a good idea as long as it is unique and not copied straight from the original.

I would actually recommend setting up as many blogs as you can on as many different sites as possible and just post to each once a week or so linking back to your Wordpress blog. Just be careful because a lot of them do not like you using their services for marketing purposes.

Mike.

rootpixel · 4th May 2009, 07:18 PM

You can import all your Blogger posts from Blogger to Wordpress. Backup the database first!

Abledragon · 4th May 2009, 08:45 PM

I'd agree with a lot of the other comments above:

Maintain both blogs. Decide which is your primary blog and focus on that one but write short utility articles on your other(s) and make sure they all link back to your primary blog.

Cheers,

Martin.

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Alan Mater Freelance Proofreader War Room Member Join Date: 2008 Location: Pennsylvania, US Posts: 1,564 Thanks: 55 Thanked 154 Times in 135 Posts Blog Entries: 2	Re: Switched to WordPress, What to do with Blogger? Share on: Hi Dan, I was in your same situation a while back. What I did was start new with Wordpress and make all new posts on my Wordpress blog. Then, I would write little summaries on my Blogger blog and link to the post on my Wordpress blog. My Blogger blog was already established and carries a PR 1, still. That would be my suggestion, but certainly you can do what you like. This just reminded me that I need to update my Blogger blog. BTW, your new Wordpress blog looks very nice.
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Trent Brownrigg Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2004 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 969 Thanks: 99 Thanked 183 Times in 117 Posts	Re: Switched to WordPress, What to do with Blogger? Share on: I think Alan answered your question so I will make another suggestion about your new wordpress blog... Change the title tag so it's not the link of your blog. Put your keywords there. It will help a LOT with search engine rankings and traffic.
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Kooza HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: 2005 Location: Auckland, New Zealand. Posts: 154 Thanks: 0 Thanked 46 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Switched to WordPress, What to do with Blogger? Share on: I would do as Alan stated, start fresh on your Wordpress blog and keep your Blogger blog for the link juice. Every 5 or so posts on your Wordpress blog write on for your Blogger blog. Alan's idea of writing a summary of his post on Wordpress is a good idea as long as it is unique and not copied straight from the original. I would actually recommend setting up as many blogs as you can on as many different sites as possible and just post to each once a week or so linking back to your Wordpress blog. Just be careful because a lot of them do not like you using their services for marketing purposes. Mike.

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