Does anyone backup blogs?

So, I wonder, how does one back up a Google blog? Anyone with any ideas? A quick search on the web and I found this response from Blogger: “Blogger does not have an export or download function. However, you can create a single file with all your posts which you may publish and then copy to your own computer for use as desired.” Only 10 “easy” steps (not) and you can have something that resembles War & Peace on one page right on your desktop. Oh, well. The trials and tribulations of being an early adopter…]]>

A recent post made me think more about moving and losing blogs. Which then led me to the thought, “does anyone think to back-up their blog?”

I have to say I’m guilty of not backing up this blog. I guess it’s because Google doesn’t offer it and I can’t say backing things up is on the forefront of my mind. Funny though, everything else I deal with is backed up regularly. My internal network, my other websites, even other blogs. I guess this is one of the things we all must take into consideration when we do something that’s “free”.

So, I wonder, how does one back up a Google blog? Anyone with any ideas?

A quick search on the web and I found this response from Blogger:

“Blogger does not have an export or download function. However, you can create a single file with all your posts which you may publish and then copy to your own computer for use as desired.” Only 10 “easy” steps (not) and you can have something that resembles War & Peace on one page right on your desktop.

Oh, well. The trials and tribulations of being an early adopter…

Time to move

It’s been a good run. I’ve noticed of late that Blogger has let their RSS (really simple syndication) or XML feed fall behind in development. That means if you try to access the feed on this site you will probably get errors. For someone like me, moving my blog is not difficult, just time consuming. You see I have other blog software and can easily move domain names around. For the average person however, I see a big problem looming! What’s that? The average person with a large blog will have a heck of a time moving all their beloved posts. So what options do we all have when we do decide to change providers? -Let the old blog go away? Like this one? -Copy and paste every post into the new software? Then what happens to the comments? So, anyone any ideas?]]>

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a multi-blogger (I have multiple blogs). I set this blog up on Google’s Blogger system as an experiment. Basically to see what kind of functionality it had and if it was worth recommending to others. Plus, I wanted to see if Google gave any special “treatment” to their own software when they were compiling search engine stats. (Yes, I was checking to see if I could get higher on Google’s stats if I used their blog software rather than someone else’s). As far as I can tell-no, you don’t.

It’s been a good run.

I’ve noticed of late that Blogger has let their RSS (really simple syndication) or XML feed fall behind in development. That means if you try to access the feed on this site you will probably get errors.

For someone like me, moving my blog is not difficult, just time consuming. You see I have other blog software and can easily move domain names around. For the average person however, I see a big problem looming!

What’s that?

The average person with a large blog will have a heck of a time moving all their beloved posts. So what options do we all have when we do decide to change providers?
-Let the old blog go away? Like this one?
-Copy and paste every post into the new software? Then what happens to the comments?

So, anyone any ideas?

How a ski area manager blogs

Ski Snowstar Winter Sports Park in Andalusia, IL. He’s a regular fixture at the ski area and has a great sense of humor. Yes, he’s a natural to blog. At first Ed was concerned he’d have nothing to blog about. I recommended that he discuss the trials and tribulations of the “inside workings” at the area. That’s just what he did. I think it almost became therapeutic for him. He’d write about his frustration with the weather, especially at 3am when it wouldn’t cooperate. He wrote about his joy of being able to open the area the earliest ever. Then the heartache of having to close most of January due to unseasonably warm temps. Readers and guests loved it! There’s tons of supportive comments all over Ed’s blog. He even said he’s heard from people all over the country that he hadn’t talked to in years! Talk about a win-win for both sides. So what made Ed’s blog successful? A large part of it is Ed. He was consistent in writing and able to not take the blog or himself too seriously. Want to check out this blog? Click here…]]>

Today I want to take a few minutes to highlight one ski area manager that took up blogging at the start of the 2005/06 ski season.

Ed Meyer is the General Manager of Ski Snowstar Winter Sports Park in Andalusia, IL. He’s a regular fixture at the ski area and has a great sense of humor. Yes, he’s a natural to blog.

At first Ed was concerned he’d have nothing to blog about. I recommended that he discuss the trials and tribulations of the “inside workings” at the area. That’s just what he did. I think it almost became therapeutic for him. He’d write about his frustration with the weather, especially at 3am when it wouldn’t cooperate. He wrote about his joy of being able to open the area the earliest ever. Then the heartache of having to close most of January due to unseasonably warm temps.

Readers and guests loved it! There’s tons of supportive comments all over Ed’s blog. He even said he’s heard from people all over the country that he hadn’t talked to in years! Talk about a win-win for both sides.

So what made Ed’s blog successful?

A large part of it is Ed. He was consistent in writing and able to not take the blog or himself too seriously.

Want to check out this blog? Click here…