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4 Advantages Of A Self-Hosted Blog
While I was blogging at WordPress.com I saw a self-hosted blog as the end goal. Like that was the point which proved that I had a really good blog because I had total control over it. I know from certain circles having a self-hosted blog is the thing to do if you want to be seen as a “proper” blogger. So I moved away from WordPress.com and though now I realise that may not have been the best decision. There were also some very good reasons as to why I wanted a self-hosted blog. 4 ADVANTAGES OF A SELF-HOSTED BLOG AD REVENUE While blogging on WordPress.com I had to play…
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The Downside of Self-Hosting WordPress
As I’ve mentioned a few times before I’ve had a self-hosted WordPress blog for about a year and though there were good reasons as to why I chose to make the move. I’ve had a number of problems with self-hosting WordPress which have got so annoying I genuinely considered moving to some other blogging platform. MY PROBLEMS WITH SELF-HOSTING WORDPRESS As I’ve mentioned before my problems with WordPress started right away while transferring over to my new host. As far as I could tell this problem was caused more by my host than the actual WordPress software but it was still an annoyance. The thing is that since you’re self-hosting…
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My Experience With Moving To A Self-Hosted Blog
I’ve had a self-hosted blog for just under a year now. At the time I wrote a post about some of the reasons why I moved to a self hosted blog. But today I thought I would share my experience of actually moving over. I had originally assumed the whole process was going to be quite confusing, especially since most people I know have paid for a Guided Transfer which will do everything for you. But apart from a few hiccups, it ended up being a pretty simple process. MOVING TO A SELF-HOSTED BLOG I didn’t just decide to move to a self-hosted blog on a whim. It was something…
