To Move Platforms or Not?

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I am in a bit of a dilemma.   (Greek: δί-λημμα "double proposition") or a problem offering at least two possibilities, neither of which is practically acceptable.  The Assessments Today Blog was my very first blog and I choose to use Typepad. That is almost 7 years ago! I still think that Typepad is a great platform but WordPress is what I use for all my other blogs and websites... it is free, flexible and has great widgets to optimize the site.

I use WordPress for Assessments Here, the portal for professionals using assessments.  So I would like to move Assessments Today over as well.  This would not only save me almost $100 a year but it would add so much more capability. One can actually import past post quite easily but setting it up is another a different challenge.  Should I try for the same look?  What changes in the columns should I consider?

 

If you were me, what would you do?

Or here is a better question... How would you like to see Assessments Today look?  What features or widgets or advertising do you want or not want?

Please post your comments or send me a private email.

If I do move - which I probably will do, it won't be until the summer.  I just have to many other things on my plate.

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Comments

[Sylva Leduc]

Roberta, I definitely support your moving Assessments Today to a Wordpress blogsite.

Like you, I had a typepad account for my blog. And a separate website. In 2008, I integrated the blog and website to a WP blogsite and I'm so glad that I did. While I am very tech-proficient (also like you!), and could have done the conversion myself, it would not have been a good use of my time and ultimately would have been a major distraction.

Rather than use one of the free WP templates, I bought a customizable WP template. Then, I hired a web-designer who understands how to *really* customize & tweak templates. I outlined what I wanted and delegated the work to her.

Several plug-ins were also installed and they make it easier for me to manage the site.

Let me know if you'd like to connect privately for more info on the plug-ins I recommend. Or, for more info on the hosting company I use. Or, for the designer.

Here's the "old" website which I keep around so that I can show people the before & after.
http://www.TheLeadershipCenter.com/

And, here's the new website, with the site and my blog (called WindowSyl)combined into one.
http://SageLeaders.com

Cheers,
Sylva Leduc

[robertahill]

Thanks Syl,

I couldn't agree more but of course - I want to do it myself which is why I will probably wait until the summer. I had my old "personal story of my move to Europe" on Typepad and recently moved it over. The post transferred seamlessly but I didn't have any fancy side bars.

Thanks for the advice and suggestions. I actually have over 6 wordpress "blogs" set up . I am addicted to them.

Robeta