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Is changing from one blog provider to another difficult? Will I basically be starting over or is there a way to import my old posts, links, blogrolls, etc?

The process of changing your blog provider isn’t terribly painful. Plenty of bloggers have done it and we’ve all lived to tell the tale. Just about every blog provider gives clear instructions on how to import or export content and I’ll point you to those tutorials.

The first thing you need to do is backup your content. Then you’ll need to follow the directions of the relevant provider (links below).

TypePad allows you to import/export content from several other providers:

Blogger does not offer an import tool so the only reliable way to change from a provider to Blogger is to cut and paste your entries. The Real Blogger Status offers a work-around, but it seems a bit complicated.

WordPress.org provides instructions for importing content from various other providers. Be aware that WordPress.org only allows users of WordPress 2.2 and higher to import from Blogger. In addition, Jordan at Momma Blogga has written The Ultimate Guide to Migrating from Blogger to WordPress. You’ll definitely want to check her out.

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3 thoughts on “Is changing from one blog provider to another difficult? Will I basically be starting over or is there a way to import my old posts, links, blogrolls, etc?”

  1. Christy

    I also moved from word press to blogger. For me it was because I have zero programming knowledge and it was just frustrating trying to do plug ins and such. Blogger seemed more idiot friendly. I just started over.

  2. Kathy

    I loved from WordPress to Blogger (a step down in a lot of people’s eyes, but a necessary move since I couldn’t justify the cost anymore, and wp.com doesn’t allow scripts). On feature I wish Blogger would add (other than the option of having that pesky nav bar) is the ability to import posts from a previous service. I just started over. For a personal blog with relatively few readers, I don’t think anyone minded. (A least I didn’t get any nasty email about the missing posts.)

  3. Becky

    When I moved from (old) Blogger to WordPress.com last week, I found that I had to switch over to new Blogger for the importing. Since I’m keeping my old blog as an archive for anyone with the old URL, and because I don’t like how my template looks with new Blogger, I just switched it back after importing everything to WordPress. Fairly easy process, even for Luddites…

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