Moving from Blogger (Atom XML) to WordPress with RSS Import

Note: this is only half the problem.  The comments do backup onto your hard drive.  But this will not import them into WordPress.    You can request access to the beta version of the Blogger Backup utility if you need to backup and restore posts - and you can use the BLOGML xml type instead of the ATOM. This post is only to get the conversation started!! Step Zero:  Prepare Blogger Have blogger feeds at Full.  And comment feeds at Full. Step One: Download Atom Files Download the Blogger Backup Utility that comes with a nice easy setup wizard. Settings: Save Comments [Y], Save … [Read more...]

10 Proven Strategies to Increase Traffic

For the business person, we put content online to lure you into our web of products and information.   For the mom blogger, we put a lot of love and sweat into our writing.  And we love, love, love it when people read and comment!  But for every popular blog on the web, hundreds more are read by Loyal Mom, and on some days, Loving Grandma.  Writing a blog is usually a labor of love.   And most of us are really truly surprised how much work it is to keep fresh, well written posts on the front page! For those of us who are hoping to turn our blog world into something more than a monthly … [Read more...]

Everybody’s got one, do you?

It's one of the cool things about blogs.  You can read them in your very own "feed reader".  And for those who do this, it is quite likely the ONLY way they will read your blog.  So, we need to make sure that your blog is EASY PEASY for others to subscribe to.  (Subscribe = how they grab your blog and feed it to their reader.) 1.  Find an image of those RSS buttons. Here's over 35 styles, each with 8 or more different colors and designs.  I'll use one from my photobucket account.  You may use this one too if you like. Once you have selected your image, you need to copy the location … [Read more...]

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