Welcome to the new home of Domesblissity! I finally got around to making the change from Blogger to WordPress. Something that I’ve been wanting to do for absolute ages. I didn’t personally do it. Abby from the blog Things For Boys, a true professional, did it for me.
When I started blogging nearly 5 years ago, I didn’t really know much about the difference between the various platforms. I really only knew of two and they were Blogger and WordPress. When I looked at WordPress it was like a foreign language to me. Blogger met my needs at the time but as my blog has grown, Blogger just didn’t have enough scope for how I wanted the blog to grow. Self hosting is another reason I wanted to make the change. It’s taken a lot of time to put together all the content in the Domesblissity blog and now I feel like I own it and it’s mine, not Blogger’s.
Nothing’s really changed. The content is all the same. It’s just the home page is different with a ‘magazine’ type format to easily find the most recent posts. There is also a ‘Blog’ heading on the left hand side of the heading bar and you can view all of my blog posts in the previous format, one after another, should you wish.
I’ve also added a “Shop” to the blog and hope to be selling some wonderful things in the coming months. I really want to make a living from the blog to help support my family and to me, running the Domesblissity blog doesn’t really feel like a job. It’s what I love to do. If I can make an income from it, why not?
There’s a few things need tidying up like new Categories and Tags created, all my previous recipes put into a recipe card type format for easy printing, if required. (That might be a big job but I’ll slowly get through it.) Also, checking that everything else is working. With over 1,100 posts, I’ve got a bit of work to do.
I hope you like the new format and it’s more user-friendly. Feel free to drop me a line if you feel there should be more improvements. I’d love to know what you think.
Thanks too for sticking with Domesblissity all these years. Everyone who visits really does feel like a family member or friend to me and I’ve loved knowing you all these years.
Best wishes,
Anne xx
Congrats Anne! I’ve been on WordPress from the start but only because I got a web guy to set me up! I know how to do the stuff I need to do at the easy level behind the scenes now.
Looking forward to being part of your on-going ventures! Denyse x
I think I should’ve probably done the same Denyse but in the start I didn’t really think anyone would read my blog or comment on it. It grew into something I never imagined but Blogger just didn’t grow with it. It was good for what I wanted at the time. I’m probably a bit like you. As long as I know what needs to be done, I’ll be right Denyse. Glad to have you here while I venture through life. Good luck with your move too!
Anne xx
Looks fantastic Anne! Abby did a great job 🙂
Thank you so much Ros and thanks for the recommendation. I highly recommend Abby. She was really efficient and professional. It was done in a day or so.
Anne xx
It looks great!
Thank you so much Marjorie.
Anne xx
Congratulations 🙂
Thanks gorgeous!
Anne xx
Congratulations! It’s something I would like to do with my blog someday. When I’m ready to monetize I’ll probably take the plunge. Your site is bright and airy. I love the car picture. So cute! Best wishes with all the tasks.
Thank you so much lovely lady! It’s taken me so long to take the plunge. I’ll need all the help I can get to get the hang of it, that’s for sure! Thanks for your kind words.
Anne xx
Very nice! Everything is just perfect…congrats on a successful move!
Oh, thank you so much Jenn. It needs a bit of tidying up until it’s just perfect but thank you for saying.
Anne xx
So exciting! Congrats! 🙂
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Thank you Jess. xx
I think it looks great! I’d really like to revamp my blog’s look but tend to get too busy doing paid work on OTHER people’s websites instead LOL …
At least you’re getting paid Janet. I need to start earning an income any way I can! lol Thanks Janet.
Anne xx
Congratulations, Anne! Your new design looks amazing!! I’m excited for you, and am looking forward to watch Domesblissity.com evolve!!
Thank you so much April xx