As we come to the close of 2016, there will be some changes made to this blog.
The major change is that I will be transitioning from http://www.thepbsblog.wordpress.com to www.thepbsblog.com. I want to give everyone an opportunity to prepare for the transition (please save the new web domain) so I will not be making any moves probably until the end of this month or the beginning of next month. (Special thanks to the commentary that led me to edit this part of the post. I just want to clarify that I am not moving the site. I am simply purchasing the domain for The PBS Blog so its .com instead of .wordpress.com. That is the only change to this site. I am not moving. I would also add that I am not doing anything yet so if there’s anyone with insight into switching over I’d love to hear your thoughts before I make the move. What are your thoughts? Is social media sharing still available? Any technicalities I should know about? Did you switch? Are you liking it so far? Thanks!)
I didn’t want to acquire a domain in the beginning because I already have an author website I’m paying for and I did not always know that I would continue with this blog. There was a time where I did consider hanging it up or just doing it temporarily. As I’ve continued however and have started to put some real hours into nourishing this community and providing value, I have decided to stay for a while longer and for that will finally make that transition to a more professional look, starting with a domain name. (I will probably add a donation widget as well to the slide-side bar once the domain goes up for those who enjoy this blog and would like to see it continue to run).
Other changes are minor, such as updating all the pages and sticking to a more permanent theme. Once I settle on a layout that I feel is right for this blog (I do like this one, but who knows), I’ll be sticking with it.
I am also looking to add more author services to accompany the Book Reviews. I have tried once before to open for Guest Blogging but that did not work out. Instead, I am working on something I can add as a permanent feature for authors. I have not decided what that is yet (Author Interviews, Q&A, Author Promo or what) but I will let you know when I’ve decided. I will say I am leaning toward Author Promo since I already promote books through my email list and book reviews. I will consider adding structure to it as something for 2017. What do you think?
In the meantime, thank you all for your continued support of The PBS Blog! If there is anything you’d like to see more of I would appreciate your feedback. Please do not hesitate to let me know what it is you want. It is truly my pleasure to serve you. I mean that sincerely.
Are you routing the blog name or doing self hosting? I can tell you that switching from WordPress.com to WordPress.org will cut you off from the community.
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Ummm, lol. I’m just purchasing a domain name. I don’t plan on going anywhere. No self-hosting or switching. I’m not really interested in self-hosting.
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Good! Very good. I would never recommend doing that ever! Worst mistake I ever made. I had to start from scratch, twice.
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Oh no ma’am I can’t do that. It’ll take me forever Lol. Thanks for looking out.
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You’re welcome. 😊
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FYI. The new addy doesn’t want to play nice. 😦
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Hmmm. I’ll definitely be researching more before I change it. I’m not doing anything yet, that’s for sure.
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Enjoy the new domain =)
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Thank you!
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Hope all goes smoothly. It deserves to.
Best wishes
Roger
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Thanks Roger 🙂
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Sounds exciting 🙂
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Right? 😉
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No words of wisdom. But best wishes. Will be following for if/when I’m ready to make that switch.
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Thank you 👍
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