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If I could start my blog all over again I would....

What would you differently if you could start your blog all over again?

- register a domain name?
- hire a designer?
- not blog about my family?

What would you do differently?

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Permalink Reply by Alaina Forbes on November 29, 2010 at 9:00pm

use Wordpress

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Miner on November 30, 2010 at 6:41pm

If I was to go back and do a redo on my blog first thing I would do would be to bypass the paid blogging sites where I paid just to be able to write. Now I use blogger and am happy with what control I have over the blog. But it cost me to find my comfort zone.

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Permalink Reply by Melissa on December 2, 2010 at 12:23am

Started on Wordpress!

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Permalink Reply by kristen ellis on January 15, 2011 at 9:05pm

I would have started on Word Press (self hosted) right away! The move over caused me to lose a PR rank of a 4 to a 0 and they still haven't updated. I made the change in September

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Permalink Reply by Laila {Trucks & Bubbles} on February 19, 2011 at 1:26pm

I would have thought more about:

What is my niche?

How often will I post?

Theses are all things I can do now but now I am working backwards.

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Permalink Reply by Jennie Tidbitz on March 1, 2011 at 1:34pm

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Permalink Reply by Ky Klips on March 4, 2011 at 11:20am

Thanks to everyone who has given their opinions in this thread. Since I kicked off my new blog a few short days ago, I am finding all your suggestions helpful. I am on Blogger because I am a Google girl all the way, even have a Google based cell phone.

Drop by, visit my new blog, feel free to make suggestions. I'm new at all of this. So glad someone suggested I join here!!

KY Klips

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Permalink Reply by Nedra Lytle on March 4, 2011 at 4:33pm

Susan,

Your response caught my eye because I have heard that wordpress is SO much better than blogger. I currently use blogger and was thinking of switching! Help me understand what you don't like about wordpress?!

http://www.captaincoupon.blogspot.com

Nedra

Susan Lindgren said:

No free wordpress- blogger all the way!

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Permalink Reply by The Wife of a Dairyman on March 8, 2011 at 3:09pm

I started on Blogger and then heard most everyone say Wordpress is better, but I'm loving Blogger. I haven't had problems with SEO, it just takes time and patience. The only thing I would have done differently would be to be self hosted on blogger....or least drop the .blogspot part of the address......I believe you can do that with Blogger.

Good conversation, thanks!

www.TheWifeOfADairyman.blogspot.com

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Permalink Reply by Jenn R on March 11, 2011 at 8:57pm

you can get your own domain name with blogger, but you cannot be self hosted there.

I'm one of the bloggers who wishes I had started on WP, I still haven't made the switch- I do like blogger a lot, my biggest peeve is the way the posts are titled in the irl- it's not good for seo.

The Wife of a Dairyman said:

I started on Blogger and then heard most everyone say Wordpress is better, but I'm loving Blogger. I haven't had problems with SEO, it just takes time and patience. The only thing I would have done differently would be to be self hosted on blogger....or least drop the .blogspot part of the address......I believe you can do that with Blogger.

Good conversation, thanks!

www.TheWifeOfADairyman.blogspot.com

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Permalink Reply by Jenn R on March 11, 2011 at 8:58pm

sorry, I meant to comment to Wife of a Dairyman- that I love the name of your blog, it's very scenic..if that makes sense, I hear the title and instantly see land, a farm, cows... love it! :)

Jenn R said:

you can get your own domain name with blogger, but you cannot be self hosted there.

I'm one of the bloggers who wishes I had started on WP, I still haven't made the switch- I do like blogger a lot, my biggest peeve is the way the posts are titled in the irl- it's not good for seo.

The Wife of a Dairyman said:

I started on Blogger and then heard most everyone say Wordpress is better, but I'm loving Blogger. I haven't had problems with SEO, it just takes time and patience. The only thing I would have done differently would be to be self hosted on blogger....or least drop the .blogspot part of the address......I believe you can do that with Blogger.

Good conversation, thanks!

www.TheWifeOfADairyman.blogspot.com

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Permalink Reply by Karilee Orchard on March 16, 2011 at 2:39am

A few of you have asked why (self-hosted) WordPress over Blogger. The best analogy overall is probably the property one. If you were going to build a house, would you want it on someone else's land, or your own? On your own land you have complete control. You have the possibility of selling it for profit one day, and you're not subject to the whim of the property owner, who may change the rules.

If you're building a business, in particular, self-hosted WordPress from WordPress.org, on your own domain, is the way to go. You'll have the power and flexibility to grow your site, and the results of your efforts will always "belong" to you. This really becomes important when you start to understand Search Engine Optimization, which none of you have yet mentioned in this thread. My latest blog post on the 9 factors your website NEEDS mentions a couple of those factors - and WordPress lets you do them particularly easily.
http://outcomemarketing.com/website-creation/website/