Comments on: Hosting my own blog http://bethgranter.com/blog/2007/12/hosting-my-own-blog/ Social media, online communities, interface design, ethics and feminism Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:17:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Paula http://bethgranter.com/blog/2007/12/hosting-my-own-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Paula Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:32:01 +0000 http://bethgranter.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/hosting-my-own-blog/#comment-162 If you ever need a great web hosting company, we can highly recommend Server Intellect... they are completely professional and see that everything is taken care of. If you ever need a great web hosting company, we can highly recommend Server Intellect… they are completely professional and see that everything is taken care of.

]]> By: David Stone http://bethgranter.com/blog/2007/12/hosting-my-own-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-161 David Stone Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:55:18 +0000 http://bethgranter.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/hosting-my-own-blog/#comment-161 re. feed subscribers, yes, use Feedburner. The 'pro' account is free since Google bought them. re. feed subscribers, yes, use Feedburner. The ‘pro’ account is free since Google bought them.

]]> By: Beth Granter http://bethgranter.com/blog/2007/12/hosting-my-own-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Beth Granter Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:31:32 +0000 http://bethgranter.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/hosting-my-own-blog/#comment-160 Thanks for the advice. Apparently <a href="http://faq.wordpress.com/2007/09/09/can-i-redirect-my-blog/" rel="nofollow">wordpress don't offer redirects</a> but <a href="http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/11/10/domain-mapping/" rel="nofollow">they do offer domain mapping</a>, but that's not what I want because that just changes the URL apparently and the stuff is still hosted by Wordpress. And they charge for domain mapping too. So I wouldn't be able to mess with the templates. Thing is, I really like this template as it stands, so maybe it doesn't matter that I haven't made it - I've done lots of other design stuff so why redesign the wheel? I just wanted to integrate the other pages from bethgranter.com with my blog better, to give my artwork more exposure I guess, and I can do this by adding pages here. I can keep bethgranter.com to use as a central home, and maybe even just put a redirect FROM bethgranter.com TO here. I think that's better than confusing all my traffic (most of it comes from search engine results, and I don't think THAT many people are subscribed at the moment, but I'm guessing...). Actually, is there a way to tell who has / how many people have subscribed to the RSS feed of this blog? I guess this is a lesson learnt - installing Wordpress on your own website is really easy so if anybody is starting a new blog that they expect to go anywhere, if you will ever want to change the templates, host it yourself! Thanks for the advice. Apparently wordpress don’t offer redirects but they do offer domain mapping, but that’s not what I want because that just changes the URL apparently and the stuff is still hosted by Wordpress. And they charge for domain mapping too.

So I wouldn’t be able to mess with the templates. Thing is, I really like this template as it stands, so maybe it doesn’t matter that I haven’t made it – I’ve done lots of other design stuff so why redesign the wheel? I just wanted to integrate the other pages from bethgranter.com with my blog better, to give my artwork more exposure I guess, and I can do this by adding pages here. I can keep bethgranter.com to use as a central home, and maybe even just put a redirect FROM bethgranter.com TO here. I think that’s better than confusing all my traffic (most of it comes from search engine results, and I don’t think THAT many people are subscribed at the moment, but I’m guessing…).

Actually, is there a way to tell who has / how many people have subscribed to the RSS feed of this blog?

I guess this is a lesson learnt – installing Wordpress on your own website is really easy so if anybody is starting a new blog that they expect to go anywhere, if you will ever want to change the templates, host it yourself!

]]> By: Rosie Sherry http://bethgranter.com/blog/2007/12/hosting-my-own-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Rosie Sherry Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:31:08 +0000 http://bethgranter.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/hosting-my-own-blog/#comment-159 I *think* you can do a redirect from Wordpress.com. Another thing you should do is set up a Feedburner account and have a dedicated feed. The big advantage of this is being able to change the feed location (whilst keeping your readers) for situations like you are facing now. Either way, I'm presuming you'll have a new RSS feed location, which *I* would probably mention as a blog post (or two - for those that don't get around to updating it). I *think* you can do a redirect from Wordpress.com.

Another thing you should do is set up a Feedburner account and have a dedicated feed. The big advantage of this is being able to change the feed location (whilst keeping your readers) for situations like you are facing now.

Either way, I’m presuming you’ll have a new RSS feed location, which *I* would probably mention as a blog post (or two – for those that don’t get around to updating it).

]]> By: David Stone http://bethgranter.com/blog/2007/12/hosting-my-own-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-158 David Stone Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:33:53 +0000 http://bethgranter.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/hosting-my-own-blog/#comment-158 Ideally, you'd want to have a HTTP Response 301, "Moved permanently" with the new URL. That'd forward all traffic as well keep your Google rank. How you do that on Wordpress I've no idea. Maybe you can trick Wordpress: if you tell it to move your blog to bethgranter.com does it put redirects in for you from bethgranter.wordpress.com? If so, tell it that, and never *actually* use Wordpress to host it, then the traffic is on your server, at that point you do with it as you want. Ideally, you’d want to have a HTTP Response 301, “Moved permanently” with the new URL. That’d forward all traffic as well keep your Google rank. How you do that on Wordpress I’ve no idea.

Maybe you can trick Wordpress: if you tell it to move your blog to bethgranter.com does it put redirects in for you from bethgranter.wordpress.com? If so, tell it that, and never *actually* use Wordpress to host it, then the traffic is on your server, at that point you do with it as you want.

]]> By: Best Web hosting Reviews http://bethgranter.com/blog/2007/12/hosting-my-own-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Best Web hosting Reviews Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:43:17 +0000 http://bethgranter.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/hosting-my-own-blog/#comment-164 sorry, forgot to add the article link http://www.downloadsquad.com/2006/10/16/how-to-move-a-wordpress-blog-to-a-new-host-dls-recipe/ sorry, forgot to add the article link

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2006/10/16/how-to-move-a-wordpress-blog-to-a-new-host-dls-recipe/

]]> By: Best Web hosting Reviews http://bethgranter.com/blog/2007/12/hosting-my-own-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Best Web hosting Reviews Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:42:48 +0000 http://bethgranter.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/hosting-my-own-blog/#comment-163 its a common issue actually and lot of people have problem moving blog to a different host. this is an article that might be able to help you. you also can contact your current host who would be able to give you some guidance as well. its a common issue actually and lot of people have problem moving blog to a different host. this is an article that might be able to help you. you also can contact your current host who would be able to give you some guidance as well.

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