Hi, I am about to buy a blog for around $400 that is on blogger. I want to run it on wordpress instead. So, I want to know what is difference between them? Also should I switch it to wp or leave it on blogger? What are advantages and disadvantages of having on blogger. Last but not least, what are the risks of migrating a blog from blogger to Wordpress? Will I loose some links, theme, feature or traffic etc. The domain name will be same, mydomain.com. I will appreciate your help. Thanks
I assume mydomain.com now shows the blogspot content.And you are migrating to self-installed WP. YES, the transfer WILL affest SEO. (Unless you take care of 100% of minute changes) It may negatively affect if you: 1- Do not retain same url structure. (even if proper 301 redirects can fix it in long run) 2- Move to a slower server. 3- Use bad code. (heavy templates with unnecessary code) Take care of above 3 and you are good.
Will it also transfer the theme being used in blogger along with images and other settings? I really need to know all this stuff before I start transferring. Thanks
according to me blogger is more effective because its PR is 7 but wordpress is very simple,we can give easily link to any keyword like online game ,financial management,online courses
You will not loose anything if moving to wordpress (Self hosted). on WP you have lot of customization and control over the blog. you can make it the way you want. SEO is better as well in WP. be sure to migrate it correctly and you will not loose anything.what i mean to say is redirect old posts from blogger to your new wordpress install.
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