A month ago, I switched to Wordpress from Blogger after they announced that I be shoved into the new “Blogger Beta”. I was not happy, so I switched. Since that glorious day on January 1st, I have joined the “Good Side” of the blogging world, and - this blog has grown more with it. Here’s why:
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Seriously guys. I’ve blogged every day in January. Even a trip to Liverpool and my current injury (status: it has been upgraded from a “illness” to an “injury”. I think I’ve just done my back in, it’s sore - and a weekend on sleeping on Hannah’s floor may not be the best course of action, but we shall see) have not stopped me. I care…..
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….as do you! In the last month, I have received 371 comments. That is easily more I’ve received in any month, ever. A large number of posts hit double figures. Maybe it’s because half the posts turn into discussions, but it never happened before, and it does now. I like it!
As well as the regular commenters, we have had some people commenting in nal and Sonja, as well people like Debbie returning. I also like the way we say “we”, implying it’s an organisation who runs this site. It’s just me, with Han as creative consultant (she realised that when I first posted this, this sentence was unfinished)
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The past month has been the most profitable for my blog, with highest monthly earning from Adsense. Away from Adsense, I also earnt a bit of money from Text Link Ads too. I’ve earned over the “minimum” payment for both Google Adsense and Text Link Ads, but I’m going to wait for my payment. I am planning on writing a post in summer: “Google Paid For My Holiday”.
Less Forum Activity
The forum has been disturbingly quiet, and I don’t like it. So guys, tell your friends, join up, post, and make me feel loved!
But, apart from that, my switch to Wordpress is the greatest thing I’ve done on the interweb, ever. Bar none. The only other problem is that some of my windows are messed up, but I think it’s a firefox issue (anybody know how to reset the size of unrezisable windows?).
So, dearest readers, how can you make your experience on this site even better. Well, change your links to http://www.gospelrhys.co.uk (get rid of the blog.html), as sometimes .htaccess is a little dodgy. Don’t let me explain it, just assume that occassionally you won’t get 100% Welshman.
The second thing you can do is add a favicon. My gorgeous girlfriend Han wrote an ace post on how you can get favicons on your site (and then, on my site). It’s ace, cute and pointless!
Finally, keep visiting. Come up with a sweepstakes to the first day I won’t post in 2007. Comment all you RSSers (all 45 of you!). I’ve had an ace month of blogging - almost rediscovered why I started in the first place, and it’s all down to Wordpress.
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Rhys Wynne, the author of this blog, is a 20 something web designer from Colwyn Bay.
I am also chuffed to bits with the change to wordpress. Blogging got a little stale with blogger but it somehow seems a bit fresher now. Probably just a random coincidence but hey.
Nothing better than seeing lots of posts to help me procrastinate away those Uni hours!
Keep up the posting everyday
Congrats! Wordpress is definitely a superior system over the blogger. Mostly due to you having control over what happens. Blogger is like kindergarden/middle school with Wordpress being like College. Just make sure you make the necessary updates when they say to. Usually it’s due to a security hole and people will get in and screw things up quick if you’re popular.
On earning money, I read you’re using AdSense and Textlinkads…thought I would suggest a better option for Textlinkads called “LinkWorth.com”. A lot more product offerings, “YOU” set the price you feel your blog deserves per month and the biggest part, you can take home 70% of the revenue rather than splitting it.
LinkWorth’s customer base is as big or bigger than TLA and we have happy customer service ready to help. TLA is a good place, but it doesn’t make sense to pay more money for the same thing you can get for cheaper at LinkWorth.com.
If not, I wish you the absolute best on your new stepping out into the big blog world.
Take it easy!
I recon it’ll be sometime later in the year…..
how about installing the reply to comments hack?
Maybe I should switch to Wordpress - I’ve lost my love for blogging.
All I write is bollocks - doesn’t help that I’m hardly near a PC these days.
Plus I’ve become really popular on the text and occasional phone call front which take priority over being on the PC!
Celeste: Don’t I know it. Have a look at Guy’s latest post!
“I’d like to thank the following for making this week great! (no particular order i’d like to add!!) Zandr, Celeste, Mark, Paddy, Emma, Mary, Rhys, Mike, Carrie-Anne, Adam, Dan, Bec, Bernadette, Jen, Ruth, Andras, Gilly, Laurel, Charlotte”
Bollocks no particular order I say!
Hang on just one darn tooting second - I only made second place!? Pffffff. Right that’s it. No more discussions of steal balls.
Meh, Zandr has a history of coming first….
i knew you’d get arsy! the names are actually in order of when i met the people so screw you hippy!! when did we go back to nursery school?!
So achieving second place and having not actually met you yet is quite an achievement?
Yeah Guy! Celeste beat me to it.
Besides, I believe the first phone call was on the Friday night!
Rhys you have to understand - I am amazing at conversation - I can speak a load of crap upon request so can entertain at the drop of a hat!
Perhaps Guy just wanted to dispell Guy hearts Rhys rumours after the publicised ‘Han, can I sleep with Rhys’ conversation so he placed you ahead of some people but mentioned some randoms beforehand…..
do i need to get popcorn to enjoy this facade?!
i dont even know why im trying to justify myself but i actually spoke to celeste on thursday night. i feel a ner ner ner ner ner might be pushing it here…
i thought legal action was the worst thing my blog could stir up!!
OH DEAR GOD I’VE JUST SEEN AN ADVERT FOR DREAMGIRLS MOVIE ON YOUR BLOG
you’ve sold out welshman!! shame on you
I’d love to get the number of comments you get. Then again, I wish I was also able to do a post everyday. I just don’t have enough thoughts everyday.