Comments on: Tips For Moving Your Blog http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/ Google AdSense Tips and Advice Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:47:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eric Giguere http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Eric Giguere Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:43:12 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/#comment-52 I've considered doing that, but I've always provided full content on the home page. I don't know if I want to change it at this point. I’ve considered doing that, but I’ve always provided full content on the home page. I don’t know if I want to change it at this point.

]]> By: geniosity http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-51 geniosity Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:25:34 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/#comment-51 I know you have a list of things to do with regards to tweaking your blog, but I think there's one thing that you should do as soon as possible (while Google's still getting to know your site). That is, if you haven't skipped this on purpose. I'm talking about only showing the entire post's text when you're on a post's page ( if(is_single()). And show an excerpt of some sorts for your home, archive and category pages. This was one of 3 things I changed a month ago, and I have since increased my traffic by 100%. Could be a coincidence, but it might not be... Ignore me if you're already doing this. I'm just amazed at the results, and wanted to share :-) I know you have a list of things to do with regards to tweaking your blog, but I think there’s one thing that you should do as soon as possible (while Google’s still getting to know your site). That is, if you haven’t skipped this on purpose.

I’m talking about only showing the entire post’s text when you’re on a post’s page ( if(is_single()). And show an excerpt of some sorts for your home, archive and category pages.

This was one of 3 things I changed a month ago, and I have since increased my traffic by 100%.

Could be a coincidence, but it might not be…

Ignore me if you’re already doing this. I’m just amazed at the results, and wanted to share :-)

]]> By: Eric Giguere http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Eric Giguere Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:12:43 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/#comment-50 My hope is that my pages won't lose their rankings at all because I'm using 301 redirects to move them to their new locations. Well, that's not quite true: most of the pages right now have no PR at all But when Google updates its index hopefully the PR from the old locations will magically transfer to the new ones. Going forward I expect things to be much better. I had problems with the old site with pages showing up in the supplementary index and generally not being indexed very well. These problems should all disappear over the long term. My hope is that my pages won’t lose their rankings at all because I’m using 301 redirects to move them to their new locations. Well, that’s not quite true: most of the pages right now have no PR at all But when Google updates its index hopefully the PR from the old locations will magically transfer to the new ones.

Going forward I expect things to be much better. I had problems with the old site with pages showing up in the supplementary index and generally not being indexed very well. These problems should all disappear over the long term.

]]> By: geniosity http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-49 geniosity Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:12:13 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/#comment-49 An idea for another update is how much traffic you've lost (hopefully none) from the search engines. This is mainly due to ranking drops, as the old posts would be redirecting to the new posts, but I'm wondering if you'll go any lower in the rankings while Google adjusts the new pages' PR. An idea for another update is how much traffic you’ve lost (hopefully none) from the search engines.

This is mainly due to ranking drops, as the old posts would be redirecting to the new posts, but I’m wondering if you’ll go any lower in the rankings while Google adjusts the new pages’ PR.

]]> By: Pamela http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Pamela Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:13:09 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/#comment-47 Thank you. Actually, I imagine that could still be made to work, by reformatting the template of the old blog first. At least I can see what's required and how I might do it now that I had not before. Thank you. Actually, I imagine that could still be made to work, by reformatting the template of the old blog first. At least I can see what’s required and how I might do it now that I had not before.

]]> By: Eric Giguere http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Eric Giguere Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:53:36 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/#comment-46 Actually, I moved the blog over from <a href="http://www.blojsom.com" rel="nofollow">blojsom</a>, a very different beast than Blogger. The import process was fairly straightforward. I first generated a <b>full</b> RSS 2.0 feed for my existing blog and saved the feed as a file on my local hard drive. The feed was very large, so I split the feed into two separate files. I then took a small fragment of one of the files and used WordPress' bult-in import facility to import the postings in that file. I checked things over and found some problems, so I deleted the posts I had just imported and then tweaked the input file again. I repeated this process until I was happy with the results, after which I imported the full feed. It worked out fairly well, but it's not something you can do in 5 minutes. Actually, I moved the blog over from blojsom, a very different beast than Blogger. The import process was fairly straightforward. I first generated a full RSS 2.0 feed for my existing blog and saved the feed as a file on my local hard drive. The feed was very large, so I split the feed into two separate files. I then took a small fragment of one of the files and used WordPress’ bult-in import facility to import the postings in that file. I checked things over and found some problems, so I deleted the posts I had just imported and then tweaked the input file again. I repeated this process until I was happy with the results, after which I imported the full feed. It worked out fairly well, but it’s not something you can do in 5 minutes.

]]> By: Pamela http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Pamela Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:44:13 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/#comment-45 Eric, if I'm not dreaming, you've moved this from Blogger, haven't you? Installing Wordpress is something that I have been putting off doing for far too long also and, was just about to do it, when the import gadget I was going to use, had become broken by "new" Blogger. Can you tell us what you used or make any recommendation over this please? Eric, if I’m not dreaming, you’ve moved this from Blogger, haven’t you? Installing Wordpress is something that I have been putting off doing for far too long also and, was just about to do it, when the import gadget I was going to use, had become broken by “new” Blogger. Can you tell us what you used or make any recommendation over this please?

]]> By: Eric Giguere http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Eric Giguere Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:44:49 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/#comment-39 No, the conference was in Ottawa: <a href="http://asac.management.uottawa.ca/en/Index_e.shtml" rel="nofollow">ASAC 2007</a>. I was just a tourist.... Yeah, my life's half-over now :-) Eric No, the conference was in Ottawa: ASAC 2007. I was just a tourist….

Yeah, my life’s half-over now :-)

Eric

]]> By: Ted http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Ted Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:16:55 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/tips-for-moving-your-blog/#comment-38 Say Eric, Would that conference have been in Georgia by any chance? Ted P.S. Happy Birthday! Half way to 80, huh? Say Eric,

Would that conference have been in Georgia by any chance?

Ted

P.S. Happy Birthday! Half way to 80, huh?

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