Is it hard to transfer my blogspot blog to a WP blog?

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by Twi$ted, Jun 30, 2009.

  1. #1
    I'm not quite sure on how to do this. Is it hard?
    My blog right now is at http://jbmedia2.blogspot.com
    I was thinking of switching it over to www.jbmediaconnections.info since I own that domain. Would it be hard for me to convert it over?

    Also, will this mess up all my traffic I've been getting from my blog? My possible backlinks and so forth? In other words, would I need to start marketing the WP blog from scratch again, or is there a way to get around this?

    Thanks for the help everyone.
     
    Twi$ted, Jun 30, 2009 IP
  2. crumblepie

    crumblepie Well-Known Member

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    Yes it's possible. I've done it once. I don't remember how I did it exactly, but first you need to export your blogger posts into a .xml file. Then you need to import it in wordpress admin panel.

    A lot of people have switched from blogger to wordpress. I would recommend you NOT to delete your blogger blog but to redirect it to your new address instead. Or simply add one last post to say your blog has moved. Your traffic will inevitably decrease for a little while, but your loyal followers will continue to follow you from the new url. Best of luck! :)
     
    crumblepie, Jun 30, 2009 IP
  3. Twi$ted

    Twi$ted Active Member

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    Thank you for the information.. Will it mess with my subscribers at all, or can i fix that on feedburners site?
     
    Twi$ted, Jun 30, 2009 IP
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    kochanck27 Well-Known Member

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    My advice on this is to just use the search tool up top. I always see posts about transferring blogs from blogspot to wp. All the information you need has already been explained tons of times.
     
    kochanck27, Jul 4, 2009 IP
  5. monik

    monik Peon

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    Nope, no need to worry. Even i had shifted my blog from BLogspot to Wordpress and the traffic loss is just about 0.03% . Well, what i did was first i transfered everything to my blog and then used a plugin which redirects all blogspot urls to the wordpress ones.
     
    monik, Jul 4, 2009 IP