There are quite a few bloggers who are unhappy with Blogger.com - it seems late last year Blogger asked their users to update their Blogger accounts by integrating them with a new Google interface. I have read that many, many bloggers have had difficulty with this transition and are not happy with Blogger.

Many of those unhappy bloggers are attempting to set up their blogs on their own domain, using WordPress as the backend CMS system. They want to cut their ties with Blogger and take control of their own data. After installing WordPress, they have learned that the WordPress import engine can no longer access Blogger accounts and download the posts and comments into their new WordPress install. I have read horror story after horror story about being unable to import their posts. In many cases, bloggers are faced with the reality of losing years worth of their written work.

March 21st, 2007 | WordPress | Comment first »

The art of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is quite magical. I know that I have only just begun learning about it, and I suspect that no amount of study will ever give any web developer more than a glimpse at what its all about.

I consider myself a novice at both designing websites and SEO techniques. What I have learned about the process has come from information shared by others with far more expertise than I have, such as Mike Cherim over at Green-Beast.com. Mike’s article on SEO was very informative and really got me thinking about the process. Mike also gives a brief but accurate synopsis of why Google will love your website, too.

March 15th, 2007 | Search Engine, Web Stuff | Comment first »