i am back..need help again

KRH · #1 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 02:57 AM

i am thinking to switch my blogger blog to wordpress. as i am a newbie blogger ......having difficulty to customize and maintain it. u guys can laugh at me but past few days i spent only for adding template and other widget stuff

..i am done with blogger blog

now i have a few question to ask...as wordpress does not allow own advertisement to it..i have decided to buy domain name and web hosting...but which company would be best for me for wordpress blogging???

i have saved my all post to notepad and thinking to delete blogger blog and new start with wordpress..should i do it?? or just to import blogger to wordpress??

i have already done blog promotion and building traffic...still doing it.so if i change my whole blog...will be any effect on it???

thx in advance

ssmorgan · #2 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 03:10 AM

Hi KRH,

I would recommend a Web Hosting service with cPanel and Fantastico feature, that way, you will be able to upload the Wordpress software on your server very quickly.

I personally use HostGator for all my websites. I highly recommend it.

Also, I would recommend importing the posts you've made on Blogger, that way everything (links, comments, etc) remain intact.

I wouldn't delete the Blogger blog. After you transition to Wordpress, I would post one last time at Blogger, and say something to the effect of "we've moved. the new url is...".

You might notice an effect when you do the switchover, but I am sure you will catch up, and you will be better off in the long term.

I hope this helps.

Sherif

lisa · #3 (**permalink**) 03-22-2008, 11:49 AM

Hi KRH

I just went through this process 3 months ago and it wasn't that bad. Because of recommendations here I switched to HostGator and it was pretty easy to install (WordPress). You just go to your control panle, click Fantastico and select WordPress.

As Sherif said, there is an "import feature" that allows you to import all your old blogs so definitely keep your blogger blog until the transition.

As far as your new blog address, I used the tutorial below to redirect my blogger address to my new wordpress address...

http://laffers.net/howtos/howto-redi...r-to-wordpress

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