Eden Bloggers – June 30, 2011 at 7pm: Blogger's Club

Contributor: KinkyKrissy KinkyKrissy
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Originally posted by Serenesub
I do!

Here!


I actually just had to move my blog. Wordpress shut my links and everything out.
That stinks about Wordpress. At least this meeting will help with backing up blog things.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Kayla
Welcome to this month's EdenBloggers meeting! This month, we'll be discussing how to back-up your blog content! Like every monthly meeting, the meeting can be read in full afterwards in case you need to jet out of here for some reason. Also ... more
Omg I messed up times in my head! Glad I checked in now lol.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Serenesub Serenesub
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Originally posted by Kayla
I heard about the problems Wordpress was doing with links. That wouldn't be fun to move everything.
It wasn't. And blogger and wordpress don't link up so you can't just use their export your blog option. There was googling and tech savvy friend help.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Serenesub Serenesub
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Originally posted by Dusk
Ooh a BDSM blog! Awesome. That's what mine started out as.
It's a daily life blog.. and a big part of my life is the BDSM
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Omg I messed up times in my head! Glad I checked in now lol.
Glad you could make it too! Even if you did beat me on the Top 10.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Serenesub
It's a daily life blog.. and a big part of my life is the BDSM
I can't even imagine trying to go from Wordpress to Blogger. At least, in the end, it's probably best as Wordpress doesn't allow adult content, though, so you probably are safer for moving.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Dusk Dusk
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Originally posted by Kayla
I can't even imagine trying to go from Wordpress to Blogger. At least, in the end, it's probably best as Wordpress doesn't allow adult content, though, so you probably are safer for moving.
I find it so interesting that Wordpress seems to have never found my blog. It's still up with wanton wednesday posts, affiliate links, and everything. So weird. Glad I moved to my own host anyway, though, just in case.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Kayla
Glad you could make it too! Even if you did beat me on the Top 10.
Oh Pshh, we'll be battling over it for a while I think. I'll hold off on releasing reviews until you climb back up if you want. We can make it a game!
06/30/2011
Contributor: Serenesub Serenesub
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Originally posted by Kayla
I can't even imagine trying to go from Wordpress to Blogger. At least, in the end, it's probably best as Wordpress doesn't allow adult content, though, so you probably are safer for moving.
Actually from poking around in the forums they run there they allow adult blogs... but only to an extent. Same with linking and everything. I liked the set up of wordpress but blogger definitely gives you more freedom.
06/30/2011
Contributor: KinkyKrissy KinkyKrissy
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Originally posted by Serenesub
It's a daily life blog.. and a big part of my life is the BDSM
Awesome! I'm going to read through it more after this. I'm not always the greatest with multitasking.

So what is the first step in backing up a blog? I have my study abroad tumblr, but that's it so I'm really new to actual blogging.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Oh Pshh, we'll be battling over it for a while I think. I'll hold off on releasing reviews until you climb back up if you want. We can make it a game!
Nah. You'll probably write more reviews than me anyway, so I guess I can live. I keep to keep #3 though!
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Did you know that Google PageRank updated itself a couple days ago? As they only update about once every six months and it's a large indicator of how many inbound links you're receiving, you might want to check your score! link
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Serenesub
Actually from poking around in the forums they run there they allow adult blogs... but only to an extent. Same with linking and everything. I liked the set up of wordpress but blogger definitely gives you more freedom.
If you really like your blog, you could consider purchasing hosting and a domain name if you're ready for that step. I use Wordpress with my self-hosted software, and it works great.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Dusk Dusk
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Originally posted by Kayla
Did you know that Google PageRank updated itself a couple days ago? As they only update about once every six months and it's a large indicator of how many inbound links you're receiving, you might want to check your score! link ... more
I was really excited about that, actually. I'm up to a 3 now!
06/30/2011
Contributor: Serenesub Serenesub
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Originally posted by Kayla
If you really like your blog, you could consider purchasing hosting and a domain name if you're ready for that step. I use Wordpress with my self-hosted software, and it works great.
I've already moved, and it's an exact duplicate pretty much. Plus I don't have the money to get things going like that yet.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Kayla
Nah. You'll probably write more reviews than me anyway, so I guess I can live. I keep to keep #3 though!
You've got my published reviews beat by about 30 I think, it'll take me a while lol
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Dusk
I was really excited about that, actually. I'm up to a 3 now!
That's great! I wish Google would update it more, but it's always a surprise when they update it now.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Serenesub Serenesub
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Originally posted by Kayla
Did you know that Google PageRank updated itself a couple days ago? As they only update about once every six months and it's a large indicator of how many inbound links you're receiving, you might want to check your score! link ... more
I've never had a score on there, even on my old blog. I've scored else where but never there. Of course, right now I've only been at the new blog for about a week so I haven't scored anywhere with it yet.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Omg I messed up times in my head! Glad I checked in now lol.
Ha! I'm here too! I actually got carried away looking at toys and lost track of time! And I'll probably need to leave a few minutes early to boot. I'm going out for the first time in AGES and I do mean AGES! \o/
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Jul!a
You've got my published reviews beat by about 30 I think, it'll take me a while lol
Yeah, but you have tons more forum activity, I'm pretty sure. I'll happily concede my spot.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Kake aka PoeticErotica
Ha! I'm here too! I actually got carried away looking at toys and lost track of time! And I'll probably need to leave a few minutes early to boot. I'm going out for the first time in AGES and I do mean AGES! \o/
YAY! Have fun going out! Where are you going? (I finally bought a dress, but I have no idea where to wear it to.)
06/30/2011
Contributor: Dusk Dusk
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Originally posted by Serenesub
I've already moved, and it's an exact duplicate pretty much. Plus I don't have the money to get things going like that yet.
Kayla and I have a super cheap host, let us know if you're interested in moving later I was thrilled to not have to spend a ton of money on my hosting.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Kayla
Did you know that Google PageRank updated itself a couple days ago? As they only update about once every six months and it's a large indicator of how many inbound links you're receiving, you might want to check your score! link ... more
That link lets us check our score?
06/30/2011
Contributor: Serenesub Serenesub
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Originally posted by Dusk
Kayla and I have a super cheap host, let us know if you're interested in moving later I was thrilled to not have to spend a ton of money on my hosting.
Thanks! I'll have to keep that in mind
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Why should you care about backing up your blog? After all, that's why you have a blog, isn't it? To be able to look at your thoughts and posts later-on at a point in time? Isn't it the blog software's responsibility to make sure that your content stays safe? Is it just too hard to back-up your blog content?

That's just it! None of the blogging platforms are responsible for lost content. It's right there in their TOS. So if there's a hack and they can't back-up your previous information (which would be unlikely, but it could happen), you might not have any of the posts that used to be on your blog anymore. However, it could have been avoided if you made sure to back-up your blog regularly.

At the same time, blogging platforms are known for deleting your blog if it contains adult content or if they receive complaints. In fact, it happened to one of our own bloggers here on EdenFantasys. When you're in the “business” of writing sex or things that someone might deem offensive, you're going to want to make sure that you back-up your content in case something happens with your blog in the future.

Of course, if you're self-hosted, there's always the hacker that could get into your blogging system. No matter how secure blogging systems seem to be made, somebody always finds a way to hack into them. With that in mind, you want to be able to easily restore your data and content if there ever comes a time to do that. Myself, I use an easy plug-in that e-mails my back-up to me every week, so I barely have a lift a finger to keep my stuff backed-up. Even if it's a little time per week, you should definitely considered backing up your content every week or every month (depending on how often you post). So how do you do it? Well, let's find out!
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
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Originally posted by Kake aka PoeticErotica
That link lets us check our score?
Yep! It does. It's what I used until I downloaded a plug-in for all of it.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Kayla
Did you know that Google PageRank updated itself a couple days ago? As they only update about once every six months and it's a large indicator of how many inbound links you're receiving, you might want to check your score! link ... more
Also, what would be a good score for a blog that's barely 2 months old and has a growing but relatively small audience? And what would be a good total number of hits?
06/30/2011
Contributor: Kake aka PoeticErotica Kake aka PoeticErotica
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Originally posted by Kayla
Yep! It does. It's what I used until I downloaded a plug-in for all of it.
Thanks! \o/
06/30/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Kayla
Yeah, but you have tons more forum activity, I'm pretty sure. I'll happily concede my spot.
Forum activity yes, I think I just broke 9,500 posts, lol.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Dusk Dusk
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Originally posted by Kayla
Yep! It does. It's what I used until I downloaded a plug-in for all of it.
Which plug-in do you use?
06/30/2011