It’s here! My long-awaited redesign! I’ve been considering a major redesign forever. I had also been considering a switch from Blogger to WordPress — every blogger’s battle (thanks for sending this tip list Freeing Imperfections!)
While I don’t know the future of this blog, I do know that I hope it is around for a long time — and I hope that it grows. Most every blogger I have talked to about it says WordPress is the way to go if you plan to get more sophisticated in your blogging. So, I (skeptically!) took the plunge.
The Cost of Transferring from Blogger to WordPress
The cost was a big factor in this…do I really want to spend this much money on my blog? I considered it an asset that will come back to me in the end. Additionally, I sealed an advertising deal that cost the exact amount it would cost to transfer from Blogger to WordPress and get a redesign. Sounded like it was meant to be!
The cost to transfer from Blogger to WordPress and get a redesign was about around $650. It’s hard to hand over but you have to spend money to make things worthwhile sometimes.
Deciding on a Theme
It’s pretty scary and intense deciding what you want your blog to look like when you can choose anything you want! I poured over templates, searched through dozens of blogs trying to find exactly what worked for me. Eventually, I decided on this simpler template that is photo-centric and pretty to look at. I love my header and the social buttons.
I was really inspired by the layouts and themes at Square Space and focused on that. I loved the simplicity and chic look of Verily Magazine’s site as well.
This is literally my first time posting so bear with me as I get used to the snags. I know I have a LOT to learn. I’m no genius when it comes to HTML, plugins and fancy features but I hope to find the ones that work for me — and help made the reading experience better for you!
Blogging v. Life
I feel a little overwhelmed with work right now, as things are changing and my responsibilities are increasing significantly. This leaves me less free time to focus on blogging — but such is life. I know that writing and documenting my life, sharing my lessons and hurts and passions with you, has been an amazing outlet that have provided so much opportunity and growth!
I hope to discover new blogs and learn new lessons in 2014 through this blog and my adventures in the blogging world. I often learn things I’d never have known without you.
So, what do you think of the new layout? Do you have a Blogger v. WordPress story? Are there any WordPress plugins I NEED to get? I don’t know what ANY of them are so I’m really looking for suggestions!
Looks great, lady! Ugh I wish all these design features weren't so darn expensive…and I'm frequently getting stumped by the HTML stuff and intricacies of Word Press as well. But, ya gotta start somewhere! Happy New Year and can't wait to keep following you through 2104 🙂
blog looks great! congrats! 🙂
Looks amazing, lady!! Happy new year! You're going to love WordPress. 🙂 The switch was totally worth it.
Love the color scheme and layout – it looks great!
I dig it! I can't see your social media linkies though could just be this PC
I agree — your header and social media buttons are very inviting!
Let's see, you have share buttons, related posts, and a subscribe button. Is there a search box? That's always helpful. I like the look and the banner ads don't seem too instrusive.
It looks fantastic! I lucked out and started on WordPress (even though I had no idea what I was doing) so the only switch I made was over to self-hosted later. Congrats!
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