Blogspot.com questions

[Gerrit]

Well, I guess the webhosting area is the best place for this...


1) I signed up for a blog a while ago but due to problems with my ADSL never had the time to maintain it. I would like to give it a new go but would in fact prefer a different subdomain.blogspot.com as I have thought of something slightly better than the one I had before.

However, as both subdomains are quite similar, I would prefer to keep the other blog existing even though not updating and using the newly started blog from now on. That way I could link the old URL to the new one and make sure no visitors have issues to find the new URL.

Is Blogspot allowing two blogs for a same accountholder though? Signing up with another email address as back then is not a problem, however I never provide false sign-up information and prefer giving my real name etc.
Also, I can really remove the old blog if it really has to be done to not break the rules. I wonder though if they would find it an issue if I just let the old blog be.




2) Also, a second question: I bought a domainname (.com domain) for the blog. I wonder if my only option is to redirect it to subdomain.blogspot.com via URL forwarding, or can you somehow change the nameservers so that you have www.domain.com instead of the blogspot.com subdomain?)




Thanks to those willing to answer. I did check some articles on blogger.com but couldn't immediately find the answers there.

 

[iHubNet-Matt]

For the first question, I guess the best option will be to ask them.

I am not clear about your second question. You want to go to subdomain.blogspot when some one take your new domain.com in the browser?

 

[CrazyTech]

Indeed, ask them, but I am sure they'll let you have multiple blogs.

With the second question, ask Blogspot again since any setup like that would have to be done on their end. URL forwarding from your registrar is the only way that would work right now, I am just not sure if they have a service for that or not.

 

[Gerrit]

About the two blogs: I thought of asking them but know from experience with other Google services that it is hell of a task reaching them and getting a reply. I then checked for a Blogger-specific help forum, but found none. That is why I asked here, as maybe other people having had the issue before know the answer.


For the second question, I guess you guys are right and I may better just forward my .com domain to the subdomain.blogspot.com, keeping things simple.



If anyone could give conclusion on the first question though, that would be great. I just prefer playing by the rules. Imagine I make effords in making a good blog and then see it deleted because of an old blog which is not updated anymore but still exists... I'd hate that so I rather play by the rules.

I am not sure what the rules on multiple blogs are though.

 

[-NC-]

multiple blogs:
I've seen other people have multiple blogs, and I don't see anything forbidding it in their terms:
http://www.blogger.com/terms.g

use of domain name:
no problem, but you don't change your name servers, you setup a cname record using your registrar's dns controls, and then config your blog to use the domain.
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55373

btw, regarding your concern about your blog getting deleted, wordpress has a plugin to import your entire blog content. you could get a free hosting account, install wordpress, draw down your entire blog, and back it up.

 

[Gerrit]

Do you mean that with Wordpress you can easily download a back-up of your entire blog to your hard drive in one handy mouse click? Does Blogger/Blogspot not have that option?

What I like about Blogger.com is the profile page next to your blog (nice but not of core importance) and the option to send your blog entries per email instead of always logging in to your blog (of key importance to me).
Does Wordpress have these two options as well?

PS: seems blogger.com does not mind 2 blogs, look at the profile of a pal of mine: http://www.blogger.com/profile/03670418772043576697 , has two blogs in 1 account, so guess 2 blogs both using a seperate email address/account will definitely not lead to an account being removed?

 

[soggyindo]

blogger lets you have unlimited blogs on one account.

you can forward your domain to blogger easily enough. but if you want your blog to actually "live" on your domain name (so people can bookmark a specific page, for example) - it's a nightmare on blogger.

i've tried the same process for 4 or 5 different blogs, and each time i get a different random blogger error. either a 404 error, a warning that your blog may have spyware on it, blog working on www.domainname.com but not on domainname.com, all sorts of random stuff. and of course no customer support to fix it, you just have to try the process 10, 20 times.

i agree it's great having free hosting you can just log into - i've even made some revenue off google page creator sites. but after forwarding/ SEO blues i'm finally biting the bullet and going for cheap paid hosting.

i want to be (semi) pro, so i guess i should start acting like one!

:bah:

 

[thehotship]

I built a few of my domains as blogs through blogspot. I've had VoteJohnMcCain08.com up for less than a month and it already shows up as a tiny green speck on PageRank. It's ranked 0/10 but that's better than no pagerank at all. I've had no major issues with changing the CNAME etc. Just takes a bit of work. Blogspot is quite customizable, as well. I'm working on about 10 at the moment so no problem with too many. The links below can give you an idea of what one can do with domain name/blogspot/time. Good luck to all.

VoteJohnMcCain08.com
TheHotShip.com

 

[moonlight77]

Thanks for those useful links.

 

[shockie]

It's ranked 0/10 but that's better than no pagerank at all.

actually, i've heard that new sites with no pagerank are weighted better than pr0 sites, albeit probably not by much.

 

[~ServerPoint~]

It's ranked 0/10 but that's better than no pagerank at all.

. Aren't they the same things?

 

[thehotship]

. Aren't they the same things?

No they are different. PageRank 0/10 means it is ranked...but very low. No pagerank at all is no pagerank at all. I think that no page rank is weighted better than 0/10. but for some reason, I had pagerank within a week. I think that's better than no pagerank at all.


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