tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post4571487472189593646..comments2024-03-15T09:58:24.565+00:00Comments on April Blogging from A to Z Challenge: A to Z Challenge Survival Kit Part 1: Guest Nicole at Madlab PostArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-14371762150466396632017-04-04T10:25:35.769+00:002017-04-04T10:25:35.769+00:00Thanks for the good suggestion. Never thought of h...Thanks for the good suggestion. Never thought of having a backup platform. <a href="shirleycorder.com/category/build-a-better-blog/" rel="nofollow"> Build a Better Blog</a>Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-40965069334880753032012-03-31T00:25:01.991+00:002012-03-31T00:25:01.991+00:00Alternate blogging platform. I think many people ...Alternate blogging platform. I think many people now consider Google+ as the blogging platform. So in case one is not able to post in his blog, Google+ can be used as the alternative and later on the post can be transferred to the blog.<br /><br />Thanks for the ideasNarayana Rao K.V.S.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00137977090611542246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-33307048459984656962012-03-26T22:57:42.500+00:002012-03-26T22:57:42.500+00:00Ugh, I remember when things went bad in May; that ...Ugh, I remember when things went bad in May; that was a nightmare! Really good advice in here. I hadn't thought of having a backup blog ready to go should anything happen. I do own thewarriormuse.com, so I imagine I could come up with something on there since I hope to switch eventually.<br /><br /><a href="http://thewarriormuse.com/" rel="nofollow">Shannon at The Warrior Muse</a>, co-host of the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="nofollow">2012 #atozchallenge</a>! Twitter: @AprilA2ZShannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-76083810110302211182012-03-25T00:19:29.118+00:002012-03-25T00:19:29.118+00:00Jocelyn Rish,
I have faith that you'll get in...Jocelyn Rish,<br /><br />I have faith that you'll get into a more frequent habit of saving your work as you write, so as to prevent any future meltdowns :) Have you tried to work in a program that provides an auto-save option? Those automatic saving methods can make it easier to write without having to remember to save your work every few minutes or so often.<br /><br />~Nicole<br />Blog: <a href="http://www.madlabpost.com/" rel="nofollow">The Madlab Post</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/MadlabPost" rel="nofollow">@MadlabPost</a> on TwitterNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08965945636486620938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-5794131202900653192012-03-24T07:22:45.244+00:002012-03-24T07:22:45.244+00:00I'm the person who will work for hours on a pr...I'm the person who will work for hours on a project on the computer without ever remembering to press Save, and then has a meltdown at my stupidity when disaster strikes, so I definitely needed to read these tips!Jocelyn Rishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141176507423961390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-37582751054032864362012-03-22T01:31:03.861+00:002012-03-22T01:31:03.861+00:00Jarm,
I wish I could read minds...it would save m...Jarm,<br /><br />I wish I could read minds...it would save me from a lot of heartache and worry, but that's another story, lol.<br /><br />Here is what you can do to alert your readers if you make a backup blog:<br /><br />A. Publish a new blog post with the URL of your backup blog, and information telling your readers about it, so that they already know where to go in advance, if something were to happen with the one that you are already using now. This suggestion is assuming that you are creating a backup blog NOW (which I highly recommend) and not waiting until something bad happens with your blog, before you setup a backup blog.<br /><br />B. List the URL address of your backup blog somewhere prominently in your main blog's sidebar AND on all of your social networks that you use.<br /><br />C. IF...and only IF your main blog actually goes down, you can tell fellow challengers about where to find you by doing one or all of the following things:<br /><br />C-1. Make Twitter announcements about the sudden change, and make sure you include the #atozchallenge hashtag in your tweets. If you are also on Facebook, announce your backup blogging activities on there as well.<br /><br />C-2. Contact another blogger who is participating in the A to Z Challenge and ask him or her to post an emergency announcement on their blog about your situation and the new URL where you can be found. While you can contact the bloggers who you already know, it may be better to ask someone who is within 5-10 spots above you on the A to Z signup list to make the announcement, so as to keep the efficiency of the challenge flowing among all participants.<br /><br />C-3. I am making this suggestion as the last resort on purpose because of two reasons, which are that the A to Z Challenge hosts are already busy AND because if you experience issues with your blog, it may be temporary, so what I'm about to say could very well be unnecessary for you to do....Contact one of the A to Z hosts and request that your URL address on the signup list be changed to that of your backup blog, or whatever blog platform you are currently using -- AGAIN, I am mentioning this as being the very LAST resort and do not recommend you use this 3rd option unless you plan on using the new blog all the way through the challenge, until May 1st 2012. <br /><br />If you experience problems with your blog, just start using your backup blog and make Twitter or Facebook announcements and give the main blog a few days to get fixed...I'd say at least 3-7 days. Most problems should be fixed within 1 week.<br /><br />Marta,<br /><br />Thanks. I'm happy to know you like these tips. Consider backing up the stuff that you do DURING the A to Z Challenge, once April gets here. You think you're writing schedule is tight now? Imagine how tight your schedule would be if you have to scramble and figure out how to get A to Z posts up if your blog is down! <br /><br />Alex,<br /><br />You're usually on top of things...I'd expect you to backup your blog! :)<br /><br />Consider yourself lucky to have 140 comments per post!<br /><br /><br /><br />~Nicole<br />Blog: <a href="http://www.madlabpost.com/" rel="nofollow">The Madlab Post</a><br />Also socializing <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/MadlabPost" rel="nofollow">@MadlabPost</a> on Twitter!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08965945636486620938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-3871798944579705322012-03-21T18:28:54.783+00:002012-03-21T18:28:54.783+00:00I don't know a whole lot about posting blogs o...I don't know a whole lot about posting blogs on Facebook, etc. but if that works for some people, then cool. To each, his own.<br /><br />Sabrina A. Fish,<br /><br />I'm glad you found these tips to be useful and also hope that you look into creating a backup plan that works for you sooner rather than later. The sooner you do it, the better off you'll be in times of unexpected technical issues.<br /><br />Tara Tyler,<br /><br />Most of us could probably improve on our habits of backing up our content, much like being prepared for environmental or other disasters that occur offline such as hurricanes or power outages, etc. but the good thing is that knowing it and being aware of what needs to be improved is half the battle.<br /><br />Now, you just have to make an effort to get into the routine of backing your stuff up more often :)<br /><br />jnana,<br /><br />As the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. used to say....If you don't know, now you know! Backing up your blog posts can be one of the most important things that you can do, especially if you are participating in the A to Z Challenge this April. <br /><br />MimiTabby,<br /><br />It looks like Dreamhost and Wordpress may not be the best blog hosts for you to rely on, at least not long-term. I would recommend that you A. Backup your blog. Even though Dreamhost does it anyway, it doesn't hurt for you to also do it manually to have another resource if something were to go wrong, hypothetically speaking.<br /><br />Linda,<br /><br />It looks like you sure know how to survive the A to Z Challenge and blogging in general. Cheers to you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />~Nicole<br />Blog: <a href="http://www.madlabpost.com/" rel="nofollow">The Madlab Post</a><br />Also socializing <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/MadlabPost" rel="nofollow">@MadlabPost</a> on Twitter!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08965945636486620938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-34767032200895816432012-03-21T17:16:29.328+00:002012-03-21T17:16:29.328+00:00I back up my blog at least once a week, but I don&...I back up my blog at least once a week, but I don't have a backup platform anywhere. Backing up comments? At 140 per post, think I'll skip that part.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-25807756673348518022012-03-21T17:02:03.190+00:002012-03-21T17:02:03.190+00:00Great suggestions. I just don't know if I'...Great suggestions. I just don't know if I'll have the time to back everything up before April as I'm on a tight writing schedule until the end of the month. Good tips though!Marta Szemikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100791404636754754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-35427745210044842452012-03-21T16:53:33.843+00:002012-03-21T16:53:33.843+00:00Nicole...can you read my mind?! I have been wanti...Nicole...can you read my mind?! I have been wanting to know how to back up my blog (hopefully, I can figure it out), and, I've been wanting to try out Wordpress. Now I have a reason! But, I do have a question...since we are already signed up with our current blog, how would we tell our fellow challengers that our blog URL has changed if we can't post a link on our old blog??<br />Any suggestions would be appreciated!Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-33189921790147948272012-03-21T16:00:31.485+00:002012-03-21T16:00:31.485+00:00Thanks for the tips! I back up my blog by exportin...Thanks for the tips! I back up my blog by exporting it. I've never had a mishap, but I do know of others who have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-61541419844813571322012-03-21T14:43:14.093+00:002012-03-21T14:43:14.093+00:00Blog horror stories. Hmmm. My blog has gone down a...Blog horror stories. Hmmm. My blog has gone down a couple times; my service is Dreamhost and lately they seem to have issues. So for a half day it just goes away. They regularly back every thing up so I have never lost anything except patience. My horror story would be about the Wordpress forum which is like a wild wasteland. No help ever. Millions of people posting "I NEED HELP" no one ever responding. Pretty sad. It has gradually gotten worse. It's too bad, because wordpress is a cool platform.<br /><br /><a href="http://mimitabby.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Mimi Torchia Boothby Watercolors</a>Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062266088887216663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-26118532403038905492012-03-21T14:20:34.073+00:002012-03-21T14:20:34.073+00:00Wow, I never thought I'd need to back up blog ...Wow, I never thought I'd need to back up blog posts!Ghadeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811397676327530873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-371046568745357172012-03-21T13:55:54.292+00:002012-03-21T13:55:54.292+00:00i am terrible about backing things up. thanks for ...i am terrible about backing things up. thanks for reminding me! great advice!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-40968607316536266332012-03-21T13:37:03.777+00:002012-03-21T13:37:03.777+00:00Thanks for these fabulous tips, Nicole. I will def...Thanks for these fabulous tips, Nicole. I will definitely see about a backup plan.Sabrina A. Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854713472424756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-14925907860302789612012-03-21T11:19:12.508+00:002012-03-21T11:19:12.508+00:00To my surprise,there is also chance to send post...To my surprise,there is also chance to send post to the world through facebook, twitter and email, options . Editing the blog is also easy; options to edit its title, blog description and byline are availablemspy reviewhttp://www.youtube.com/user/mSpycomnoreply@blogger.com