New Domain
Please update your bookmarks to reflect that fact that this blog now has it’s own domain http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com
I have fully recovered from the head injury with the exception of some lingering optical nerve damage, neck problems and occasional migraines when I work too long online. My blogging friends were there for me when I needed them and I won’t be forgetting that any time soon. :)
I chose to purchase my new domain through wordpress.com and to purchase domain mapping as well. Consequently the posts from this blog will still appear on the wordpress.com global tagging pages as my blog and I are still members of the wordpress.com community. It will take some time for the change to populate throughout the internet but when it does my blog’s PageRank won’t be negatively affected by the change.
Automatically did for me in the RSS :) so no worries.
@dreamsburnred
Indeed the change appears to be populating very quickly. It’s been a long time since we connected. :) I wish you a happy holiday season and a happy and healthy new year too.
Why thank you! Happy Holidays and New Year to you too.
Hi again. I just visited your site. I like it. I left the first comment using my new domain on your wordpress 2.9 post. I’m subscribing to your blog so let’s not be strangers, okay? ;)
Wow, congrats!
I will soon update the link (and give you more links from my other blogs; am so lazy!).
Your PR will be 0 for some months (I also fell from 4 to 0).
Self-hosting next?! :)
@vikas
I purchased domain mapping as well, just as I did for thistimethisspace a couple of years ago now, so the PageRank will not be negatively affected. As I don’t have any plans to monetize I won’t be hiring a web host. :)
Timethief,
Your PR ‘will’ fall from 4 to 0 (just like me or Raincoaster) but you will get it back in some month. Existing visits/hits are not affected at all. Your domain forwarding will expire in one year (unless you extend it after a year).
@Vikas
Did you know that this is not the first time I have done this? lol :D I do know how the process works but thanks for your friendship and supportive words. I’m NOT sweating this. I know how it goes. :)
Great news.. was long overdue.
@NITYIN
Thanks for the well wishes. I didn’t purchase a domain previously as <a I was recovering from a head injury. I was not unclear about how much blogging I could do and how much help I could get from guest bloggers. As it was, I got by with help from my blogging friends. :)
Congrats, I am subscriber to your blog. I hope it does not impact that
There may be a delay in receiving posts but that will pass within 24 – 72 hours.
FYI, Still Now I have not received e-mail for this post.
Not to worry(see above) and you do know where to find the blog, right. ;)
timethief,
Your PR will fall. Isn’t it? I am confused now. Mine fell, Raincoaster’s fell as well.
With domain mapping it will disappear and then reappear after time passes.
Congratulations – nice domain name: May you have continued success with it.
What prompted the move?
@David
I planned long ago to do this but shortly after I founded the blog I was discouraged to find someone had purchased the domain with the name I wanted before I could purchase it. Then I had the accident and purchasing a domain didn’t sit high on the priority list.
Thanks for finding enough value in my posts to be a regular reader. I’d like to wish you a joyful holiday season and a healthy and prosperous new year.
You are one strong lady. Reading about your struggle has convinced me to put a Sharing Strengths page and category on my blog. I have book marked this page. Thank you for all you do.
@emotfit
I assume that means you have bee visiting my personal blog. Thanks for saying thanks. I appreciate it. :)
@Timethief
And a happy holiday season and healthy and prosperous new year to you too.
:-)
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Congrats, and happy Solstice!
Thanks. The optic nerve thing is a PITA. It’s like having a spider dangling in front of your left eye, a spider that’s always in motion and that frequently goes spastic. I’m looking forward to being able to blog more often, but first I have some contract work to finish up. Then I pull out the stops and go for it – I’ll post high quality content every day and those search spiders will be coming to momma. :)
This is my first visit and I see you change the domain. Earlier I see you have a onecoolsite.wordpress.com domain but now you have own domain. That’s great. I really like your blog related article, very helpful and well explained. Wish you a very happy holiday season.
Happy Holidays to you as well. I hope you will find enough value in the posts on my site to become a regular reader.
Hi TT,
Just a quick question out of sheer interest. All the links you got on the old WP subdomain, how are these being redirected to the new domain? Does the domain mapping take care of this?
Hi Tim,
If I had not purchased domain mapping I believe all the original links would be “broken”. I purchased the domain mapping because I believe the result will be the links being redirected to the new domain.
Right, thats okay then. I would just keep an eye to make sure the links do come through and are recognised, you may want to ask some of your network who you know link to you to change the link, just to be safe.
I know what its like changing domains and host, I had to rewrite over 70 urls when I switched the WP for Blogger. Luckily I manageed to salvage most of my links.
Anyway hope you’re well and enjoy the new year!
@Tim
I’ll keep a close watch and if I need help fathoming what’s going on I’ll be on your blog doorstep.
Very best wishes to you and yours for a healthy, happy and productive new year. :)