Comments on: What To Do? Blog Advice Wanted

By: MOM IN SPOKANE

MOM IN SPOKANE — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:38:11 +0000

Do whatever you want with it! Just make sure you let me know! I thought Jason’s idea was funny! Especially the first one! Love you babe! Mamma mia in Spokane!

Haha-Thanks mom! I am actually working on a whole new site! I will let you know!-love jessica

By: kat

kat — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:10:52 +0000

I think you should leave it because people can still benefit from your time in Rome and then figure out you’re in Verona. Sometimes it’s best to not deviate from a domain in which you’re established because people will lose you, you’ll lose your Google juice and it takes a lot of time to transfer everything…and for what, really?

I picked American in Athens because I knew there’s no other place in Greece I could live realistically and further my career. If I wanted to fall into motherhood or go back to being a barwoman or something, only then could I live on an island or in a village. The other option is to win the lottery, but being as I don’t play, my odds are pretty much zero. LOL!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:21:24 +0000

Thanks peeps! I will take all of your thoughts into consideration!

By: Rajab Bader

Rajab Bader — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:20:43 +0000

I’ve two thoughts on this thing from two different perspectives:
1- the SEO and blogger perspective:
If you are concerned that you’ll lose some search traffic (that you get from Google, Yahoo…etc) or links that you had been getting since you started, there is a solution which is 301 redirection.
Using the 301 redirection, you can redirect visitors & search bots to a new domain without losing anything, however, I think there is no need for a domain change as the current one is well-established and brandable. Even If you apply the 301 redirection, search engines will take a long time to attribute the old rankings to the new domain. Additionally, you won’t get as much traffic as you used to due to the fact that the new domain would be brand new (Google puts a lot of trust on old domains) Let alone some duplicate content issues …. to in a nutshell, it would be pain the ass

2- the reader perspective:
As a reader, I’d still enjoy the blog no matter where you live. The blog has already tons of articles on Rome and people would also be interested in Verona.

Jessica, If you need any hand just let me know.

By: My Melange

My Melange — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:17:12 +0000

I agree with most of the others. Keep the address, don’t get a migraine over that. Incorporate a new design and tell your updated story in the about pages. Started in Rome…now in Verona etc. After all, you will still have Rome stuff on the blog…you don’t want to erase all that work

Good Luck!!

By: Gil

Gil — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:35:41 +0000

I’d keep the same address and just change the title to something like: “Jessica in Verona vis Jessica in Rome”. Don’t wear yourself out with this problem. Enjoy your new life in your new city.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:19:46 +0000

I agree with everybody except with Jason. Just change the theme???? I think it would still be ok. People could get advices for both Rome and Verona!!
Love you,
Kristi

By: bluefish

bluefish — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:46:21 +0000

I say leave it as it is. It’s not a really big deal if you don’t live in Rome anymore, you can still give out advices for people who are new to the city.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:52:57 +0000

How about…

nolongeris.jessicainrome.com
..or…
iamnolonger.jessicainrome.com
…or…
verona.jessicainrome.com
…or…
http://www.jessicainrome.com/butnowinverona/

just some random thoughts….

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:20:56 +0000

I would just change the header and leave the rest…maybe ‘Jessica in Verona via Roma’! LOL