Adventures of a clueless blogger.
So there I was, on a Sunday afternoon. I just got home from watching Divergent for the second time in a week. I sat on my desk contemplating about how long it's been since I implemented some changes on my blog. I have a pretty basic design; one that I absolutely love.
Then I thought about all the bloggers migrating to Wordpress. Now, I never claimed to be a trail blazer; I'm not one to lead. I also never claimed to be pragmatic; more often, I get into so much trouble when I act first before I think. So on this Sunday afternoon, when I saw an ad for Go Daddy. com, I didn't resist the urge to check out their prices. Surprisingly enough, they were fairly reasonable. I sat there for a while, just thinking. But once an idea takes root in my head, it's pretty much a done deal.
I once was terrified of Wordpress; I thought that it was not an easy site to navigate. I was a reviewer for a site that uses this host, and I managed to submit three reviews in my short tenure. Let me tell you, every time I draft a post, I'm a chicken with my head cut off. I know it's going to be a challenge. But with practice, I know I'll be proficient at it in no time.
So, migrating to Wordpress.
Yeah. That was not easy. But I did it. I'm a little disorganized at the moment, and I don't know exactly when I'm going to make it official. Just bear with me, if you could. Things just might be a little chaotic for a while, but I'm trying to do this all on my own.
It's Monday morning, my alarm went off per usual. I've slept a total of 3 hours, tops. The drive to work was a haze. I'm told that I have to create a post letting y'all know of my migration before Bloglovin' can recognize the new blog that I recently claimed. If this is not making sense to you, don't worry about it. I'm not making sense to me.
Ashley of Creative Whim is on a mission to help me with this process. She's going to fix whatever it is that I didn't do properly. Let's all wish her luck. In the meantime, let this be my notice.
Ashley of Creative Whim is on a mission to help me with this process. She's going to fix whatever it is that I didn't do properly. Let's all wish her luck. In the meantime, let this be my notice.
Yay! Honestly, I was scared shitless too. It felt like the natural progression of blogging after awhile but I am so clueless of technology so I wasn't sure what I was getting into. I legit cried the first couple days after I switched because I felt so unsure. But it's grown on me. I still don't know what I'm doing and probably do what I do the hard way but I'm adjusting. I wish you lots of luck!
ReplyDeleteI'm still really freaked out by wordpress....I think I'm just going to stick with blogger. I know some of the more tech saavy bloggers say wordpress is where it's at but I'm just too lazy to learn a whole new system when the one I have is working fine. I also bought a domain from godaddy and just linked it to blogger (see super lazy =P)
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a very stress-free transition though!!
Good luck with the migration Joy, I know this is your next step of your blogging career. I believe you made the right decision on converting to Wordpress, although I understand it's not gonna be the same as before but I think it's for the better.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward on your new site :)
XOXO
Jay
Congrats! I was so scared to move, too. I bought my domain and paid for hosting and then just let it sit for about 4 or 5 months before I finally got up the nerve to move. I'm glad I did it, but there is still so much I need to learn about Wordpress.
ReplyDeleteCongrats. I am still scared to move and probably not going to for now or forseeable future. But I am happy for you and hop;e that your friend can help
ReplyDeleteHow awesome for you. I've thought about moving--but I'm pretty happy with my blog the way it is. I hope this is as stress free as possible for you!!
ReplyDeleteWow, congrats!! Can't wait to see your "new" blog/look :) I thought about moving too, but I don't know... I like blogger just fine, but maybe one day...
ReplyDeleteYay for Wordpress! It looks really good so far, too! I've seen a lot of good things about Ashley, so I'm sure she'll get you set and working perfectly. :)
ReplyDeleteAh, yes, I remember the migration lack of sleep. And I had someone do most of the work for me so I can't imagine what you must be going through! I hope you are happy with everything eventually :) I've learned to really love it.
ReplyDeleteYou are awesome. <3 *Hugs* Can't wait to see the new wordpress site :)
ReplyDeleteI'll wait for you to finish with your migration before I make a decision. I'm very scared! Just let us know if it was worth it at the end. I think it will be worth it. Good luck Joy!
ReplyDeleteYou are very brave my friend. I have to say that I don't think I'll ever leave Blogger... It's just not something I think I can do. Haha. But I am glad you did it, and that it seems to working out all right.
ReplyDeleteAww Joy good luck with your move I know how scary it can be, I get nervous when I'm making just minor changes on the blog that I know nothing about. Also I'm the same, whenever an idea pops into my head I have to do it, I really can't concentrate on anything else. I can't wait to see what your new page will look like!
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