I think I would like to change my website name, but I don't want to lose all my content. What do I do?
I bought a few domains until I felt I got the right one, I mean I thought I bought the right one when I bought the first one lol. Anyway, you'll have to buy another, but one thing I would like to add is that domain will not be wasted, use it for a year as a dummy site to test themes and plugins etc.
A useless domain always comes in handy, in fact I think I'll always have a dummy site from now on.
Lots of good advice here. If it's a siterubix.com domain, you can just delete it and start again. If you purchased it, follow some of the great ideas here.
mlpdap is correct. You have choices with that domain though.
1. Do nothing and let it expire.
2. Sell it.
3. Do a 301 redirect. Which will direct traffic from that domain to your new one. It's a simple line of code entered into your HTACCESS file. Contact support if you don't know how to do it, or have them do it for you. Now you can have two domains working for you.
Yep, you're stuck with it for a year. You couldpurchase a second domain (the one you want) and set up a redirect or domain name forwarding. You can mask it so visitors cannot see the old name. I'm not sure how dong this affects your Google ranking though. Someone with more knowledge may be able to advise..
You have to purchase a new one, as mipdap said, but I don't think you have to lose your content. If you are a premium member, when you click on Build My Website, you should see a "Move" button where you should be able to move the entire site to the new name.
Once you have purchased your domain, it is yours. You are not able to change it, you would have to purchase a new one.
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Can i change my domain name after I start or trash it?
I think I would like to change my website name, but I don't want to lose all my content. What do I do?
You have gotten some excellent advice. I would avoid a 301 direct as I am pretty certain I just heard Jay on a recent Friday webinar say they do not rank as well. And I am not sure but you may want to redo the content a little if putting it on a new site so it does not count as duplicate content. You might want to pm Kyle and get his opinion!
Actually a 301 won't hurt the main site ranking. The 301 itself won't rank well because it doesn't contain any content relevant to the search.
So, Jay was right when he said 301's don't rank well. But, at the same time they don't hurt the site they are redirecting to.
I bought a few domains until I felt I got the right one, I mean I thought I bought the right one when I bought the first one lol. Anyway, you'll have to buy another, but one thing I would like to add is that domain will not be wasted, use it for a year as a dummy site to test themes and plugins etc.
A useless domain always comes in handy, in fact I think I'll always have a dummy site from now on.
Lots of good advice here. If it's a siterubix.com domain, you can just delete it and start again. If you purchased it, follow some of the great ideas here.
mlpdap is correct. You have choices with that domain though.
1. Do nothing and let it expire.
2. Sell it.
3. Do a 301 redirect. Which will direct traffic from that domain to your new one. It's a simple line of code entered into your HTACCESS file. Contact support if you don't know how to do it, or have them do it for you. Now you can have two domains working for you.
Yep, you're stuck with it for a year. You couldpurchase a second domain (the one you want) and set up a redirect or domain name forwarding. You can mask it so visitors cannot see the old name. I'm not sure how dong this affects your Google ranking though. Someone with more knowledge may be able to advise..
You have to purchase a new one, as mipdap said, but I don't think you have to lose your content. If you are a premium member, when you click on Build My Website, you should see a "Move" button where you should be able to move the entire site to the new name.
Once you have purchased your domain, it is yours. You are not able to change it, you would have to purchase a new one.
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I'm older so I wear glasses (bummer) but I wondered what most believe to be the best font to use. I don't want it to be too small, yet I don't want to make it look like I'm SHOUTI
I like 14 at most, 12 at minimum, depending on the font itself. But generally with Times New Roman, the 12 or 14 are excellent.
I use 14. I think I read that somewhere. Don't ask me where. Aside from eyes, your memory goes too. LOL.
I agree with everyone 14 would be about right, I was thinking about that, but also thought that there are older people with poorer vision than us.
Older doesn't matter. I've been wearing thick glasses since I was a little kid. I like plain, non-seriphed fonts. My favorite is Arial and I usually use 12 or 14 point.
I use Lato, sans-serif; size 14 - check out my site bloggersrefuge.com to see if you like it. I think 12 is too small and 16 is too big, but that's my opinion.
I used the one that came with my theme, it is pretty much the size of our comments here. I think it is a good size, not sure what size it is..probably 12 to 14 that is about the standard recommended setting on most of your Microsoft works and spreadsheets. I think any smaller is too tiny and much larger is like you said, being to bold in the point you are trying to make. :))
Hi Rose! -
It depends on the theme you are using!
Some themes you are unable to change the font - without using a WordPress plug-in.
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What font is best to use when we are blogging?
I'm older so I wear glasses (bummer) but I wondered what most believe to be the best font to use. I don't want it to be too small, yet I don't want to make it look like I'm SHOUTI
I like 14 at most, 12 at minimum, depending on the font itself. But generally with Times New Roman, the 12 or 14 are excellent.
I use 14. I think I read that somewhere. Don't ask me where. Aside from eyes, your memory goes too. LOL.
I agree with everyone 14 would be about right, I was thinking about that, but also thought that there are older people with poorer vision than us.
Older doesn't matter. I've been wearing thick glasses since I was a little kid. I like plain, non-seriphed fonts. My favorite is Arial and I usually use 12 or 14 point.
I use Lato, sans-serif; size 14 - check out my site bloggersrefuge.com to see if you like it. I think 12 is too small and 16 is too big, but that's my opinion.
I used the one that came with my theme, it is pretty much the size of our comments here. I think it is a good size, not sure what size it is..probably 12 to 14 that is about the standard recommended setting on most of your Microsoft works and spreadsheets. I think any smaller is too tiny and much larger is like you said, being to bold in the point you are trying to make. :))
Hi Rose! -
It depends on the theme you are using!
Some themes you are unable to change the font - without using a WordPress plug-in.
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As I build my website, I would like to use the video where Kyle teaches how to build it. Can the actual video go on my website or can I use a link or is none of this allowed?</
I did a screenshot of the video and put my affiliate link in it. He said it's ok to link to anything here but I don't know about using the whole video. :)
I would be interested in the answer also. It seems these videos and all of the content on WA would be for members only.
Not for sure, but I think in moderation maybe. Don't want to give all the training secrets away if you know what I mean...Lol. :))
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Can we use any of the videos on our website? build website?
As I build my website, I would like to use the video where Kyle teaches how to build it. Can the actual video go on my website or can I use a link or is none of this allowed?</
I did a screenshot of the video and put my affiliate link in it. He said it's ok to link to anything here but I don't know about using the whole video. :)
I would be interested in the answer also. It seems these videos and all of the content on WA would be for members only.
Not for sure, but I think in moderation maybe. Don't want to give all the training secrets away if you know what I mean...Lol. :))
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You have gotten some excellent advice. I would avoid a 301 direct as I am pretty certain I just heard Jay on a recent Friday webinar say they do not rank as well. And I am not sure but you may want to redo the content a little if putting it on a new site so it does not count as duplicate content. You might want to pm Kyle and get his opinion!
Actually a 301 won't hurt the main site ranking. The 301 itself won't rank well because it doesn't contain any content relevant to the search.
So, Jay was right when he said 301's don't rank well. But, at the same time they don't hurt the site they are redirecting to.