Subscribe via RSSShould I Migrate to WordPress MU?
November 29, 2007
It's been a while since this blog is up and running. I've been writing frequently and put myself into it. I participate in the community, learn from seniors and share my knowledge. It's time I need to consider about migrating to WordPress MU, for many reasons. Here I talk about:
- Why migrating?
- What is WordPress MU?
- Why WordPress MU?
Why migrating?
Many days have passed since I started thinking about URL structuring, website structuring, and multi-blogging. I've been holding back much because I don't want to write off-topic on my niche blog. "Binh dot Name" is pretty much a broad name, there is no "niche" in the name but I write much more about blogging tips than others, so far.
Now, I decide to slow down on writing to concentrate more on improving the quality of the blog in terms of:
- Focused topics,
- SEO practices,
- Design elements,
- Readership,
- Link building, and more.
So today I guess is the day I start migrating before it's too late. I need to change the URL structure, too. Currently it's too ugly and cause some pain in analyzing traffics.
What is WordPress MU?
Here is a tip for anyone who doesn't know about WordPress MU. It's a back-end content management system that allow us to write blog. It's much like WordPress, however it allows registered author to create multiple blogs in the form of:
- http://blogname.binh.name, or
- http://binh.name/blogname
Why WordPress MU?
The control panel of WordPress MU is the same... actually more features than on WordPress.com. If you are blogger user, it's similar to that too.
- The user has a main dashboard, which manage the whole site, including blogs.
- Each blog has its own fully featured control panel.
The management is centralized, so management of multiple blogs is very easy.
What do you think?
Should I migrate? Should I not?
Tags: Blogging, wordpress mu, WP
I have got a small question for you!
Mr BinhBinh... please!WordPress MU is WordPress Multi user, isn't it?
ex : http://wordpress.com.
We can sign up a our account on system multi user... same as other blog systems: opera, blogspot,...?
Sorry for bad english
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We can setup a
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Yeah, you should migrate if you will gain some benefits out of it. Right now I can see many things that you can improve on your blog.
Just visit other bloggers from time to time and see what are they doing with their blogs. You will be on the right way very quickly.
cool & funny dude » Thanks, I visitted yours and it's awesome.
So is your plan to write multiple blogs on different topics and have them all under the umbrella of binh.name. It seems like thats a lot of work for a single person. The effort would probably be better spent on focusing on one blog and making that as good as possible, instead of spreading yourself writing multiple blogs on different topics.
That being said, if you're intent on writing multiple blogs about different things, then of course you should migrate to Wordpress MU, it provides you what you want, although not what I'd think would make your blog(s) the most read.
Shaudius » Thank you. I got similar opinion from many bloggers, including big names like ProBlogger.com and some others. However, I'm looking toward for a personal blog somewhere on binh.name that should be separate from the niches.
I feel that, to get new friends I should put more personal posts. This on the other hand would likely drive my niche readers away. The idea of making separate blogs is to keep the niche well focused and contain relevant information. It maybe better to make article sites and a single blog.
I'm still numbering now so you could see the WordPress single blog is still on. I hope to get some more opinions before I move on.
Thanks again, and I wish to receive more advices from you.
Regards,
Binh Nguyen
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