Comments on: Upping Sticks http://andyparkes.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/31/upping-sticks/ Professional Geek Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:49:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Happy New Year « Andys Techie Blog http://andyparkes.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/31/upping-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Happy New Year « Andys Techie Blog Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:39:24 +0000 http://andyparkes.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/31/upping-sticks/#comment-544 [...] Today also seems like a good point to stop cross posting between here and the wordpress.com blog [...]

[...] Today also seems like a good point to stop cross posting between here and the wordpress.com blog [...]

]]> By: Happy New Year http://andyparkes.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/31/upping-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Happy New Year Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:38:25 +0000 http://andyparkes.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/31/upping-sticks/#comment-543 [...] Today also seems like a good point to stop cross posting between here and the wordpress.com blog [...]

[...] Today also seems like a good point to stop cross posting between here and the wordpress.com blog [...]

]]> By: AndyParkes http://andyparkes.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/31/upping-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-529 AndyParkes Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:48:13 +0000 http://andyparkes.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/31/upping-sticks/#comment-529 Thanks Mark I don't think Wordpress will let me set a 301 re-direct...another of the downsides to the hosted version! Thanks Mark

I don’t think WordPress will let me set a 301 re-direct…another of the downsides to the hosted version!

]]> By: Mark Wilson http://andyparkes.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/31/upping-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Mark Wilson Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:08:52 +0000 http://andyparkes.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/31/upping-sticks/#comment-528 I had the same sort of issues <a href="http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2007/03/bye-bye-blogger-hello-wordpress.htm" rel="nofollow">when I moved from Blogger to WordPress (self-hosted) a couple of years ago</a>... and I'm sure you did the right thing by sticking with WordPress - it's a great self-publishing platform with loads of good plugins and at least you could bring over the old posts. If you can just manage to set a 301 redirect on your wordpress.com domain (not sure if that's possible) then you should keep the Google juice. Keep up the good work! Mark I had the same sort of issues when I moved from Blogger to WordPress (self-hosted) a couple of years ago… and I’m sure you did the right thing by sticking with WordPress – it’s a great self-publishing platform with loads of good plugins and at least you could bring over the old posts.

If you can just manage to set a 301 redirect on your wordpress.com domain (not sure if that’s possible) then you should keep the Google juice.

Keep up the good work! Mark

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