{"id":13649,"date":"2011-11-22T15:00:41","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T23:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/?p=13649"},"modified":"2024-02-15T02:01:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T10:01:48","slug":"so-you-want-to-switch-blog-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/so-you-want-to-switch-blog-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"So You Want To Switch Blog Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week's post about Blogger<\/a> sparked a very lively conversation in our community. Some commenters are attached to Blogger and have had great success with that platform, while others are ready to make the switch from one platform to another – but don't know how.\u00a0I was in this position about six months ago: I wanted to move my blog from OnSugar to Blogger, but I had no idea where to start. Much like when I moved from Seattle to New York City, I was afraid of what I would lose in the transition, and how I would find my place in a new community.<\/p>\n

Here's the truth of the matter: I lost quite a bit, because I didn't know what I was doing. I was ready to move on from OnSugar, even though they had been incredibly good to to my blog (re-posting my content on FabSugar, BellaSugar, etc.). I knew it was time to see where my blog could go and who I could reach beyond the Sugar community.<\/p>\n

I followed OnSugar's instructions for how to “export” my blog (saving it as a .xml file on my desktop), then “imported” said .xml file into my new Blogger set up. This wasn't difficult, but much of my posts' content was lost in translation, including music, galleries of images, and the ability to search into my archives. (What I mean is that if you search for a certain topic on my blogger blog, none of my posts from my days at OnSugar will come up, even though they are in the archives.) I also lost my OnSugar-specific followers, and gaining back those numbers has been a struggle. However, I am glad I made the transition because I feel like I'm now part of a much more accessible community, and my actual traffic numbers continue to grow.<\/p>\n

So what's a fashion blogger to do when she (or he, naturally) hears the siren call of a new platform? My advice is to take someone elses advice, don't rush, and read up on your options. A lot of commenters on the above linked post mentioned a really thorough post from Beautifully Invisible<\/a>, and I highly recommend her series as a guide for how to make the transition.<\/p>\n

Since there are so many great sources of information on how to transition between platforms, we decided the best and most helpful thing we could do for you is put them together in one place. (Bear in mind that a couple of these posts are over a year old, so some tweaks may have been made in platforms since their posting.)<\/p>\n