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1. Great advice! I will have to send my clients to this post when I am trying to explain why WordPress is so wonderful 🙂

2. I may be overlooking the obvious but why did you choose to switch to WP? Just wondering why you didn’t transport your blogger blog to your website instead? I have much to learn. 🙂 thanks! -amy

   1. My website and blog are becoming the same thing, basically. We’ll soon have a splash page up at mustardseedinteriors.com that will lead to some of the information pages of my blog. It just made sense to merge the two.

3. Thanks for your nice post, MMS, and congrats on a smooooooth move!
   Smiles,
   Suzanne & Kevin in NW Illinois

4. Thanks for sharing! I started a blog on wordpress and I noticed that everyone was on blogger so I dumped it……….maybe I should rethink it. I do plan on growing and growing 🙂

5. I’m so excited for you. I love WP and I’m no where near the blogging phenom that you are, but my SIL convinced me to switch a long time ago. What I’m most jazzed about this change for you is that now I can comment without having to use my Google account. And why I had to do that was b/c when I use my URL you and the other blogger blogs that I commented on could not see my email addy. I’ve asked several people why that is, and I’ve yet to get an answer. So I just kept doing it through the Google account. I love you blog and enjoy my daily reading time with you.
   Congrats on the move 🙂

   Cindi

   1. Not that I don’t love you Marion, but I meant to write ” I love “your” blog! and this is an awesome feature too!!!

6. Great job , this looks wonderful.

   Best and continued luck.

   Jess

7. I grew up a military brat too and for years I wanted to move every Spring! 🙂 I wonder if that’s why we love the “old” stuff. It gives a feeling of continuity. Whatever….keep doing what you’re doing. I am a fan!

8. Looks fantastic Marion! Love your new pic too. I remember reading that comment that you looked mad, I laughed out loud, you did not look mad, you looked serious!:) You do look very nice now.

9. It looks great! I love the thumbnail gallery of hgtv articles. I could get lost in there for hours, in a good way.

   My friend and I just launched our site a few weeks ago. We started with WordPress to avoid any future migration. But it was hard. I too was used to Blogger. It was really easy. I was full of anxiety through the entire design and launch process. But I have to say I’m starting to feel pretty confident with the back end of Word Press. But like you, I may be doing things completely inefficiently. I guess we’ll figure that out along the way.

   1. I should clarify that I have a Go Daddy hosted site using the Word Press platform. My husband wanted to set it up that way and it’s been great! Luckily, he’s got the brains for that kind of thing because I don’t.

      We tried starting with a free WordPress.com site but it just didn’t provide everything we wanted.

10. Looks GREAT! So happy you had a smooth move!

11. I also started on WP and left as I saw the MANY bloggers that were on Blogger… Being I was clueless I like you Pushed the Button… Start a Blog… EASY PEASY…. I have heard of many of the Bigger Blogs switching to WP… I am still quite small but will have to consider this… Thanks for the information..

12. Ah hahaha! I just laughed out loud at your “Hello. I’m nice.” Hilarious 🙂 We already knew you were nice!

    1. Seriously hilarious! I thought the same thing!

13. Felicitaciones por el cambio!
    Sigo su blog desde hace un tiempo y me parece encantador, siempre aprendo algo nuevo!
    Y con el cambio puedo verlo perfectamente bien .
    Gracias por tantos consejos útiles y por mostrarnos todos sus maravillosos trabajos!
    Lamentablemente no domino el idioma inglés, si un poco de alemán …así que espero ansiosa la opción de tarducción,aunque actualmente utilizo el traductor e Google para leer sus artículos.
    Un afectuoso saludo desde Buenos Aires, Argentina!
    Amanda

14. Yep-Looks like you did a fine job transferring over. I am happy to follow you no matter where you go! xo Diana

15. I took a preview peek at your new look, and thought it looked great. Congrats on your move.

16. Great job on your new blog! Love your new photo too. I wish you continued success. Keep up the good work!

17. Wecome back to wordpress, MMS!!! I started out on wordpress because a computer geek friend of mine told me to go there. I have found it very user friendly and am very happy with it. Good to know that I’m on the right track!

18. HI Marian, I am curious to see if I can leave a comment on your blog. I used to leave comments on Eddie Ross’ blog and on Fifi O’Neill’s blog, and Heather Bullard’s blog, but now I cannot leave messages…I think they are wordpress blogs. Not sure what I have to do to be able to leave a comment. Anyway, I will press submit and hope it goes~good luck with WP.

19. Hmm, I could leave a comment! Thats good! But how come only WP bloggers have their pics and the rest of us have colorful graphics instead of our faces?

    1. Amy, You can make an avatar for yourself through Gravatar (Globally Recognized Avatar.) http://en.gravatar.com/

    2. Here’s how (and why) you want to sign up to get your own gravatar: http://lindauerdesigns.com/dont-be-shy-get-your-own-gravatar/

20. UGH! LOVE this post, hate my choices? My sister and I have had almost the EXACT experience! We started a wordpress blog, then moved to Blogger for pretty much the same reasons, plus WP can’t be monetized in the way Blogger can. I’m hoping we didn’t make a poor choice. After HOURS and DAYS and WEEKS of researching which is better, I’m still not sure! I’M SO CONFUSED! Thanks for the great advice, as always!!!

    1. Lisa- I can’t help but wonder if you are referring to a free wordpress.com blog (that you and your sis started on)? You can not monetize those but the paid-hosting wordpress.ORG blogs most certainly CAN be monetized (more than blogger even because you own the blog AND content-unlike blogger). You can even use Google Ads on a wordpress.org blog. Just wondering why you think you can’t monetize a wordpress blog unless you are thinking of the free wordpress.com ones?

       1. Kristi, thank you. Yes, to start with, .com. I’m completely confused. We don’t have any paid adds or posts, but tons of products given to us for our readers. I suppose that would be considered “sponsored posts” which are prohibited? THANK YOU, Kristi and everyone else here on the MMS site for the useful info!

    2. I am on a self-hosted WP blog, so I don’t have the ad issue. I don’t think it’s bad to start on Blogger and I’m glad I did, but as soon as it becomes “serious” I would suggest moving. Then you know it’s worth the money to hire a designer and self-host.

21. Hey marion!
    Couple of things: CONGRATS on the move! and if you want to have an email sent when you (or anyone) replies to someone’s comment then get the Reply Me plugin 🙂 Also-you might want to specify that you are on self-hosted wordpress.ORG– as a blog designer many many people come to me thinking that the free wordpress.com blogs are what people are talking about when they say wordpress and are really disappointed when they can’t get all the cool features their favorite blogger has.
    Good luck & I’m excited to see all your new features and pages and new shiny things 😉
    Talk to you soon,
    Kristi

    1. Yes, you’re right. I a on a self-hosted wordpress.org blog.

    2. Alright, I got the reply me plugin, so I’m testing it out with you. Let me know if you get an e-mail…

       1. I can’t find this plugin- do you have a link? Thanks! 🙂

          1. Yep, here’s the link… http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/replyme/

22. I am a “beginner blogger” using WP. But I have having lots of issues with Error 404 – especially when I save or punish! So stinkin frustrating!!

23. I moved from blogger to wordpress almost 2 years ago so I could publish directly on my website and I LOVE it! It took me awhile to get aquainted and learn the ropes and I still hit some bumps in the road at times but it was definately worth the trip!

24. Lookin’ good! I just made the switch recently and although I do miss the ‘ease’ of blogger occasionally, I like the challenge and “look” of WordPress much better! Great job 🙂

25. Wow, it looks really great!! I’ll have to have a look at WP! I thought you have to start from scratch if you move.
    It’s awesome to have it all on the own website!

    I don’t think you looked mad in your old picture. I always thought you had an adventurous look on your face 😀
    But it’s great to see you smile 😉

    1. LOL…thanks! I thought the last picture looked “artsy”, but oh well. No, you don’t have to start from scratch if you move, which is really nice!

       1. I love seeing you smile, but the last picture was very cool and intriguing and you in no way looked made, I agree it looked very “Artsy”.

26. Marian, I’m still relatively new to all this. Did you choose a shared host or your own? I worry about the traffic clog up with a shared. Wonder when at that point THAT happens!

    Donna

    1. This blog is now self-hosted and I bought p-l-e-n-t-y of space with room to upgrade if things blow up, but it should be fine.

       1. Does self-hosted mean you own the domain and/or something else? We have a Vendio hosted website. Is that the same? Do you have a few good recommendations on good hosts? BTW, my sister and I LOVE that you use power tools like a pro! 😉

          1. Self-hosted means you pay for your hosting. I’m currently purchasing my space through HostGater.

27. I most often read your blog from my e-mail and don’t click over to the actual site, which your sponsors probably hate to hear, but It makes me more efficient when I read my e-mail twice a day and don’t get bogged down looking at too many things and then realizing it’s noon and I’ve gotten nothing done. I have clicked over here and think it all looks great. There is lots to see but things are easy to find & it’s still clean.

28. I actually have a WP blog, but I can’t figure anything out. I guess I’m too used to Blogger. Maybe one day I’ll move.

29. Just want you to know that it looks super great! And I laughed at your comment (you and your mum already knew what you did…you are nice and funny!)
    Keep up the good work!
    Maureen x

30. I think the key to the change is two things… computer resources and cash. As you know, if you are going to make this switch and do it right the first time you’ll have to hire help and pay for a good web host. I tried earlier in the year when business was slower, but it really isn’t a job for a novice or even intermediate web/blogger. Especially if you still have to run the business. I’d love to try again, but I do everything in my shop single handedly and I’m currently not making the profits to hire someone yet. I do own my own URL and that is key for a small business of any kind. Let’s just hope that Blogger isn’t going away anytime soon! congrats on your change, WordPress is a lovely place to be, at hopefully one day it will happen for the Cafe’.

31. I think we military brats almost NEED the change. Somehow change feels normal, as contradictory as that sounds!

32. Great advice. Word Press allows more customizing I think.
    One thing that I highly dislike is having to sign in each time to leave a comment.
    When you follow a number of Word Press sites it’s tedious. Sometimes I don’t bother or worse open the post at all. True it stays there if you don’t clear your cache however, clearing a cache should be done often if you do a lot of browsing which I do.

    1. Yes, it’s lots of work having to do this. Would be nice if there was a way to comment anonymously and sign inside your comment instead to avoid this step.

       1. I know it’s a pain. Mine will auto-populate if I type in the first letter, so it’s not too bad.

33. Hi Marion! Congratulations on the move, and thank you for sharing your experience with the rest of us. I recently did the same exact move (had my blog as part of my website, switched it to the orginal web domain) after a session with the Bloggy Bootcamp girls convinced me WP was the way to go. My question is how did you transfer over your email subscribers? I used feedburner and it’s one of the things that I could not figure out how to migrate over. If you would share that info, I’d be forever grateful!
    PS: Super excited to see you in action at Haven!

34. Everything looks great! I love that you can respond to the individual comments.

    Congratulations on the switch!

35. Marion, thanks for the always helpful information and great design. I look at your blog every day and it always makes me smile:)

36. I love your new photo – and good for you for braving a photo-shoot to get it.

37. Maybe it’s me, but… I can’t find a “next post” or “previous post” on most WordPress blogs.

    And usually there is no list of postings to click on either. If it’s a new blog that I’ve just discovered I can’t find the older posts through the sidebar where usually, with blogger, there is a list. I often don’t have time in the day to read all the blogs I like, so a few days later I go and try and read the last few posts. I read one post and then have to leave (exit) the blog and check my iGoogle page and then click the next post on there and go back to the blog. Not having a button or arrow to get to the next post is a frustration and has caused me to leave blogs without being able to find older or newer posts.

    1. Yep, I’m working on getting the side bar in shape, so that the site is easy to navigate.

38. Brava!

39. Glad everything is going well with your move, i’m sure it will be wonderful, just like your old one was.

40. I was just reading through your comments and got to the bottom and all my info was already in there so all I had to do was type this! Kind of fun, maybe it’s because I just commented this morning on another post 🙂

41. Wow. I can’t get over how motivate you are. It’s so impressive everything you’ve done is such a short time. I love your new photo too. I have to admit I’m not real fond of the new format. I know, I know I’m old fashion. Love your blog. Remember to take time out for yourself.

42. Well all this talk about Blogger vs. WordPress is like trying to listen to my Grandparents when they spoke German. I could understand the words but really didn’t know what they were saying/meaning. What I’m glad to see is that I searched Miss Mustard Seed and went right where I wanted…Yeah!! I do notice that it loads a little slower than the ‘other’, but not nothing to keep me away. I look forward to the Feature Friday to see how it flows. Keep up the great work…Coreen

43. I’m new to the blog world…but yours I found through,” Throuth The Garden Gate” Pam was a dream and shared alot of info about being on line and blogging. Still have alot to learn before I get started but I’m ready to get started. I have a small 1,000 sq. space in a mall like Lucketts, in Salem, Va. and sell home decor, painted funiture and custom floral and need to get the word out . Any sugestions would be welcomed.
    Love what you do, coming to Lucketts this Saturday for open house hope to see you here.
    Pam

44. It looks awesome !! I know some really serious business owners and bloggers
    who have wordpress and tell me to switch but it is scary !!

45. I hope you are able to send us an email to answer a question. This new format seems more impersonal, and I don’t want to spend time to keep checking back to see if you have replied. As one who is going from blog to blog to check things out I have not been happy with the WP blogs and I have stopped following many. Hopefully yours is a little more user friendly. 🙂

46. Well, I’m tickled pink that you switched to WordPress! There are so many things I could probably do with my blog that I’m not doing because I just don’t know about them. I’ll be studying your blog for layout as well as content! Yippee!

47. Yikes! I am new to Blogger and am having quite a time just figuring that one out! The thought of switching to WP makes my head explode! Of course, I could ask my 13 year old and he would have it all figured out in about 10 seconds, but then he would know he’s smarter than me 🙂

    I love your “new” blog and look forward to seeing how far you will go ~ you inspire me daily! Thanks bunches!

48. When viewing it from my phone on the mobile site your reply to comments do not follow what is being replied to they just show up in chronological order with the rest of the comments. Not sure if I’m the only one with that problem or not 🙁

    1. My mom said the blog is a mess on her iPhone, so I’ll work on getting it mobile-friendly as soon as I get settled. Hopefully that will fix the comment issue as well. Thanks for letting me know!

       1. It was a mess on my iPhone as well, but I switched to “standard view”. And today it opened in the standard format. Maybe my phone remembers my preference? There are some wordpress mobile plugins; one I’ve seen used successfully is WPtouch:

          http://www.bravenewcode.com/store/plugins/wptouch-pro/

          Keep growing — personally and professionally!

49. Hello everyone,
    Im confused, blogger wordpress? OMG soo many things out there. I have a website and I have a blog with blogger and I did want to have a blog site where they could click links at the top to take them to my site, and any other things I may have or other sites. Is word press best for this? Ok for instance I sell vintage clothing, make mineral makeup and plan on doing a youtube channel. but I would like everyone come to the blog with being able to just click top links and go to those other things. WordPress good for this? Any advice would be soooo appreciated.

    Thank you bunches in advance
    Shantle

    1. You can do that with either Blogger or WordPress. You just need a navigation bar at the top and put in the links. If you have no clue how to do that, you may want to hire a designer or enlist the help of a tech savvy friend.

       1. You are simply amazing. I soo appreciate that you have this connection with your readers and respond back. Its very humbling of you. You are def. a woman I look up to and have been inspired by. Thank you soo kindly for responding back. I will def. look into it. im going ot contact the person whom has designed my site and see what she can do.

          Have a blessed day
          Shantle

50. Yeah! I’m so excited that I can comment now. I have been reading your blog for about 9 months now and you are one of two blogs I must check everyday,but with Blogger I could never comment because I didn’t have an URL or whatever-at least I don’t think so since I was never sure what that even was,but anyway thrilled that now I can! You are very much an inspiration to me and my whole family knows who you are. When I’m on the computer my 5 year old son will say “Oh are you looking at Miss Mustard Seed?” I’ve recently started sewing again and am having a great time even though my seams are all crooked and I don’t cut straight and it looks like a 3rd grader did it-so will have lots of questions I think. Finished a pillow and tablecloth for my bedroom and a little bag that I embellished with lace to store my hosiery in. One of these days I’ll tackle a slipcover!

51. I usually follow your blog on my android phone, but now it only shows about 8 lines (in a small font) before making you click next to load a new page. Plus I didn’t see any pictures on the mobil version. Just keep tweaking things and I’m sure you will get there soon enough.

    1. Ugh, yes. I know it’s a mess on mobile phones right now. I’ll get that side of things fixed once the site is finished. Just hang in there!

52. Scrolled through and read some of the comments, did not see what I want to ask, apology if it is there.

    On the left hand side of the page from top to bottom I see many frogs frozen in ice cubes.There is also some writing “domain unregistered” When your writing goes over part of the cube I can see it, parts not.
    Am I doing something I should not to see this?

    1. LOL…I have no idea what frogs in icecubes are doing on my blog. I don’t see them… Is anyone else seeing this?

53. Urm, I’m reading through Safari on a MacBook and I see a lot of overlapping text and “domain unregistered” under the frog pic.

    Is there something I can do to make your lovely blog easier to read? Thanks!

    1. Have you tried looking at it in another browser?

       1. I’m looking at it on Safari on my macbook and no frogs or overlapping text.

          1. Good to know. The frogs are a mystery…

       2. Yes, I’ve now tried Firefox and it looks the same. Perhaps Word Press doesn’t play well with Apple?

          1. Oh well, maybe some Apple wiz will tell me what is up/how to make your blog readable!

          2. OSX (“Apple”) platform has nothing to do with WordPress. (yes, I know, because I’ve been a WordPess developer since version 1.5.x) and I develop the sites on OSX every day. It’s probably a browser issue. (I’m viewing on an iPad right now and it’s fine though.)

54. Congrats on the move, Marion! My husband is considering where to put his website and these comments are all very helpful. As usual, you are teaching and entertaining us at the same time! And I would follow you anywhere. Best of luck.

55. Congrats on a smooth move!!! Guess I will have to look into doing WP!! Thanks for the advice and the encouragement!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

56. Your new place looks wonderful! So here is a silly question. When you read a blogger post at the bottom of the post there is a place where you can click to see older or newer post. Where is that located on your new blog? I’m sure it’s there I just don’t know where to look.
    Thanks
    Becky

    1. You’re not missing anything..it’s not there, yet, but I’m working on getting that added in. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

57. Do all wordpress blogs have to be designed so that if you want to read the rest of the daily post you have to actually click on it? As opposed to your other blog where the entire post was visible on the front page. I’ve noticed this on several other DIY or decor blogs and to be honest, it’s not my favorite feature. I like to just come to the blog and not have to do a lot of clicking around unless of course, I’m searching for something. It just seems a bit much for wanting to read a post.

    1. No. I am trying to figure out how to make the latest post show in full, so you can just read it right when you land.

       1. that will be awesome! 🙂

       2. Your designer probably has the theme set up to show the_excerpt(). Have her do a simple query to show the_content() for the first post, and the_excerpt() for the rest. Has to be done in the theme files though, so she should do it 🙂

58. So excited for you! And I always knew you were happy, you can see it in your work!

59. MMS, love the new look!!! Just remember, it’s YOUR blog and you can do with it whatever you want! You are an inspiration and will always have readers no matter what format you use. 🙂

    1. Thank you. 🙂

60. As a frequent reader, I .love the changeover. I loved your blog before, but it took forever to load on my Mac. It seems to be more of a problem with all blogspot sites. However, now you come up like a charm. just like every other wordpress blog. Yeah. Now I don’t have to log on and go about my chores while I wait for everything to load. It has really kept me from enjoying the linky parties…but NO MORE! Yeah!!! Teresa

61. i think it’s all just wonderful! love it! 😉

62. Holy smokes….I’ve been offline for almost 5 days b/c of the snow storm & so much has happened in blogland!! Your new site looks fantastic & love all the new features 🙂 Nice new pic 2!

63. Your blog looks fantastic to me. I’m just a small blog and I have had a self-hosted WordPress site since I began last January. That’s because I have 2 step-sons that make their living on computers, designing and programming, etc. They said that’s the only way to go. I’ve been using a free theme until I figure out what I want. I don’t bother my step-sons with all my questions. I just try to research and figure it out myself until I hit something that I can’t manage. Good luck as you continue to tweak and make adjustments to your site. And I love your new picture!

64. I really didn’t mean that I’m a blog. I meant that I have a small blog! LOL! I should proofread!

65. Hey! Much More GOODER!

66. WOW! I too started out on WordPress but felt like no one would ever find my blog! So I did the same and switched to blogger! I have wondered when or if I would grow out of blogger… but the more I am html familiar I think I could manage WordPress again! Maybe I will switch sooner than I thought! Thanks for the advice! The new design and format looks great!

    Tiffany {Living Savvy}

67. I too have just started a blog under wordpress. I signed up under Blogger but decided that I wanted my blog to look awesome so I hired a local media company to help design my blog and get all the technical stuff going on WP-totally worth the money! I have gotten one thing that is helping me learn along the way….WORDPRESS FOR DUMMIES (the newest edition is 2010 so it’s up to date)! So far it’s answered a lot of questions and saved time for me! Yes, there are lots of buttons, options….but, I think most people will be very happy with WP if they give it a try. It’s just like with everything else that’s worth it for you-you have to get on there and just play around-kind of like photography and all the editing software. I’m such a fan of Miss Mustard Seed-I’d follow you no matter where you go though!
    Heidi (browneyedgirlygirl)

68. I’m so glad you switched! I’ve always found it nearly impossible to post a comment on blogger blogs- always getting error messages, usually just give up. I have just started a blog on the wp platform, haven’t a clue what I’m doing. If you have any recommendations on what widgets and plug-ins to use (not even sure what they are…), I would be SO grateful. How do you add the “subscribe by email” and gfc boxes?

    1. The subscribe by e-mail box is one you can get through Feedburner (as well as your counter.) Just sign into your feedburner account (unsing your Google login) and I think it’s under the optimize section. There is a code you can grad and add it as a widget to your sidebar.

69. I’m new to your blog, and I was enjoying it as it was. I do like your new blog layout, however I wish it would show *at least* the most recent blog post all the way through – so I didn’t have to click through to read the whole thing. I’m looking forward to reading more!

70. GORGEOUS new profile pic, and a lovely blog- as usual. Loving the changes 🙂

71. Welcome (back) to WordPress! I think you’ll love it. Everything looks great! I know some people complain about having to click on the post you want to read, but I’m the opposite. I like seeing all the recent posts without having to scroll, scroll, scroll. I tend to read more of them, too.

    As always, love your blog! 🙂

72. Just an FYI, the new format isn’t very pleasant on an android phone (I read your blog on spare time…while waiting at the DMV, etc) lol
    Preferred the old format. Good luck with this!

    1. Yep, we need good blogs to read while at the DMV. Yes, I know my site doesn’t look good on mobile phones at the moment and I’m going to get that fixed. We’re finishing with all of the tweaks on the site and then we’ll get to that. Thanks for letting me know!

73. LOVE the new site! I have my family blog through blogger and started my site through WP. It’s been a hard one to get use to. I can’t seem to find a good designer that designs for WP hosted sites. Who did you use?

    1. Marina from Penny Lane Designs. She is fantastic to work with.

    2. It ‘s difficult to design for WordPress.com sites, because you can’t do custom themes there. WordPress.com sites depend on the multiple-site platform, so the super-admin (the WordPress.com hosting staff) approves all themes and plugins before they can be used. When it’s approved, it’s available for anyone on the system to use. So you’re limited by that. This is why self-hosted WordPress sites are the way to go. You can do whatever you want with them.

74. Oh and thanks for sharing that plugin! I’ve wondered if my readers get an email when I comment back. Now they should 🙂

75. I am on blogger but finding it does not have as many options as WP (had an old defunct blog on there).So I appreciate this post very much. I went with Blogger for the same reasons as you and the while friend connect thing. Seeing it here on wp means I can have the best of both worlds. 🙂
    Also on another note – I have taken a screen shot here as behind your posts boxes I am seeing a frog in an icecube and something about bit.ly and your site not being a registered domian. Not sure what that is about but if you would like the screen shot just drop me an email and I will send it to you. Off to check out WP and merging some more.

76. I’m new at blogging, but I follow lots of blogs since ages and when I decided to start mine, I went for WP without any doubt: WP makes the process of commenting very easy to the reader; the variety of themes is fantastic so blogs are nice to look at…

    Still experimenting with all plug ins and features, but we’ll get there

77. Love the look of your WP blog and the ability to have “conversations” in the comments. The information in this post is helpful, but still somewhat confusing. I wonder if you could write a post explaining why you switched to WordPress, what the pros and cons are, how easy or difficult the transition is and what it involves, and what specifically about WordPress makes it more challenging to use. I’ve seen other bloggers touch on this, but no one has really gone into enough detail to allow others to make an informed decision. Is it doable by yourself if you can’t afford to hire someone to make the change for you? What about the additional cost of buying your own domain and hosting site? Help!

    1. I am seeing the same when viewing through Safari and Firefox (my only options). Hopefully MMS will get this fixed or readers will drift away.

       1. Are you seeing the frogs in ice cubes? They should be gone now. It was just a gliche with one of the photos. Let me know if you’re still seeing them.

          1. They’ve gone!! Now I can see how great your blog looks in WordPress!

78. Hi there,
    I recently discovered your blog and just love it! Can you share the contact info for your blog designer? I’m new to wordpress and need some help designing my blog.

79. Can I just say what a relief to find someone who actually knows what theyre talking about on the internet.

80. Hi, I am a baby blog and I want to move to WordPress, so I picked my favorite blog…YOU, and scrolled all the way down to find the designer. That is where I got a little confused. I visited both sites listed, but since I have NO idea where to start I was wondering what each site did for you and what you did first etc.? Any advice on where to start would be greatly appreciated.
    By the way, CONGRATS on your new milk paint….I can hardly wait to try it!
    Thanks so much, Lori

81. I also recently started with a WP website, for me it seems wordpress is one of the easiest to use. Untill now I haven’t found anything difficult yet:)

82. Undeniably believe that which you stated. Your favorite justification appeared to be on the web the easiest thing to be aware of. I say to you, I certainly get irked while people consider worries that they just don’t know about. You managed to hit the nail upon the top as well as defined out the whole thing without having side effect , people could take a signal. Will probably be back to get more. Thanks

83. I am confused regarding your wordpress and blogger blogs. Aren’t they different sites? I also have a wordpress free blog and my own web site. I have been thinking of switching to the blogger site also due to no traffic on wordpress. Isn’t blogger through Google?

    I also was wondering how you get the sponsors on your site. I thought that you had to pay extra for the wordpress blog to get sponsors, but the blogger does not cost any extra? Yikes, how confusing! Thanks for trying to make it more sensible for us though!

84. Magnificent site. Lots of useful information here. Iˇm sending it to several pals ans also sharing in delicious. And of course, thank you to your effort!

85. I am a newbie and it looks like you have wordpress.com and I am reading there cannot be any advertising unless it is wordpress.org