I didn’t expect it to be as fast as this. I signed up for a 3 month $1 plan of blog hosting at Moms Hosting Sunday night and now my blog is up and about. I moved out of Blogspot to WordPress in less than two days. Now I have my own web host and got a new template! Yay!
Thank You to Mommy Ruby, the owner of Moms Hosting, she really knows how to take care of her clients, she guided me through the tedious step-by-step process that took a lot of her hours, and a numb butt for me.
If you are thinking of moving your Blogspot hosted blogs to WordPress (if you already have your own domain) then go to Moms Hosting and talk to Ruby. If you don’t have a domain then you can also consult her. I got my domain almost three months ago from Google via Blogspot, when you try to create a blog they have an option there regarding purchasing a domain. I got mine for $10 a year.
I know everyone wants to know the feedback and how I did. It’s not as hard as it seem, well it will be hard if you do it alone, but with a competent guide like Ruby it’s a breeze. The only problem I encountered during the move was my internet service provider, Smart Bro, who is providing me with intermittent internet connection for more than three weeks already! Oh another stumbling block I encountered was this bug about the importing of post and comments from Blogspot to WordPress but aside from that everything went well.
Step-by-step process of the move at Moms Hosting (I’m not so sure if the procedure is the same with other providers)
1) Purchase/Sign-up at a Web/Blog Host provider (like Moms Hosting). If you want to familiarize yourself with the system it is best to get an affordable plan and get a plat with someone you can actually talk online to guide you all the way.
2) Then remove your domain from Blogspot (assuming you already have a domain like I have).
3) Change name servers. The details will be provided by your Blog Host Provider. You can change your name servers by logging in your Google Apps. Go to Domain and access your DNS server. Click on your DNS and you will be prompted for your user name and password.
Once your in you will see a number of details where you will find the Nameserver tab. Click on it and click on custom and input the details your provider will give you.
Changing the Nameserver is one of the most crucial part of moving out to be able to propagate your website on other browsers.
4) After changing Nameservers your Blog host will ask for your details like full name and main email to set-up your account with your webhost.
After that you will see 404 not found when you input your blog URL which means your blog has been propagated and will be accessible in a few hours. Mine got accessible in 6 hours.
5) After a couple of hours check if your URL is now accessible then proceed to install WordPress on your domain via your control panel.
6) Then we proceed to importing of post from Blogspot to WordPress. This took a couple of hours yesterday, Monday, since my internet connection is intermittent probably for someone with good internet connection it will take lesser time.
We also have to stop with the importing because of the glitch in the WordPress system that doesn’t allow the exporting so I had to open a free WordPress account where I imported all my post from my blogger blog and then from there I imported it by downloading it to an XML file and then imported it to my self hosted blog. It’s easier than it sound believe me!
It took us this long because I have to beg-off at 3:30PM yesterday because I have to attend a dinner at TGI Fridays Malate and got home at 11PM too late to bother Ruby because she is pregnant and went to sleep.
7) So today is where I get to download a Filezilla (FTP server) and upload my new template! Weeeeeeee so pretty! Right now I am doing some tweaking, integrating my widgets and ads and still figuring out how I can change that lorem ipsum dolor on that About box and I can’t find that about.txt editor.
That’s about it really. Very easy steps to follow! I hope my web host provider doesn’t have long downtime if ever. I heard some scary experience of other who took them months before their blog was up.
So there you have if folks, Earthlingorgeous.com is bigger and better! Weeeeeeee! Now I have a lot of backlog post to do!
What do you think of my new template by the way? 
March 31st, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Hi, Earth! You’re template now unmistakably suggests that the owner is a girl, a lady I mean. hehe … I’m really glad you’re back! All God’s best always!
March 31st, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Yeah Rolly very girly
April 1st, 2009 at 5:04 am
congratulations! your site, in my opinion is better than the previous one. easy to navigate and the page opened much faster than your previous one. you love pink, don’t you? thanks!
April 1st, 2009 at 5:27 am
Definitely love pink and definitely love this new one too! Thank you for the visit!
April 1st, 2009 at 7:00 am
The blog looks cleaner and more elegant. If this were a merchandise, I will have to say this is something you will not find laid out in the sidewalk stall, but deep in the department store’s estante, with haughty salesladies hovering around. lol.
Congrats. Love the new look. “,)
April 1st, 2009 at 8:47 am
Hahaha! Thanks Jan I love how it looks to and yeah it’s more cleaner and elegant.
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:58 am
akala ko naligaw ako.. love your new lay out, kaya lang I am used to the old one, dapat bisitahin kita araw araw para masanay LOL
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April 2nd, 2009 at 6:20 am
I am happy that you are satisfied of what happened with your migration so far. Thank you also for the compliment. I can’t find enough words to say how grateful I am for your words and for your trust.
Well, I am not a perfect blog hosting provider just like the others but I assure you that your blog will not be down for weeks or months. Maybe a few hours or a day, that is for upgrade and a better service only.
Thank you for helping this Mommy stay at home! Muahs!
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:40 am
Beautiful site with a touch of pink. Congrats for successfully moving out from blogger to wordpress. I can say that this is fabulous and neat.
By the way earth, thanks for the visit and comment.hehe
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April 2nd, 2009 at 9:30 am
I finally jumped in to blogspot to WP migration after seeing your blog. Tsaka sabi mo tsaka ni Mommy Ruby hindi naman madugo. Nag-usap na kami ni Mommy Ruby. I hope the migration would be as seamless as yours. Thanks Earth!
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:37 am
wow you blog is looking great! congrats!
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:45 pm
@ Pehpot oo nga dalaw ka lagi para masanay parang tulad lang ng dati
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:49 pm
@ Mommy R all I can say is Thank You for guiding me all the way with my move! Without you this migration wouldn’t be possible and I wouldn’t have this beautiful blog.
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:51 pm
@ Abie no problem and thank you I do love this new lay-out!
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:55 pm
@ Badet Oh Goody! Nice to hear I wanna visit your new blog send me your link ha
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:56 pm
@ Sherry Thanks so much nice to see you back again to visit my blog.
April 2nd, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Hi Earth,
Congratulation and welcome to WordPress. Your site is nice, neat and easy to load or I would say elegant.
April 4th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
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April 6th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
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April 11th, 2009 at 12:39 am
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April 11th, 2009 at 11:46 am
hi, first of all thanks for the visit. and also thanks for posting this info. i’ve been wanting to move this blog to wordpress but i dont know how to do it and reading your step by step instructions parang ang hirap yata. i wish i have the time.
hope you have a wonderful easter and nice to meet you.
April 16th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
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April 22nd, 2009 at 12:34 am
Hi Earth,
My post this morning was about my dilemma on whether to stay on my blogspot or to get own domain.
April 22nd, 2009 at 12:35 am
By the way, it was Rolly who gave me your blog. He wanted me to come and read your post about your moving out from blogspot.
Thanks Rolly.
April 22nd, 2009 at 3:34 am
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April 22nd, 2009 at 3:43 am
Hello everyone, thanks for visiting this post and posting your comment. I made another post to help you decide if you should get your own domain first or move out of blogspot to wordpress first here: http://www.earthlingorgeous.com/2009/04/should-i-get-my-domain-or-move-out-of-blogspot.html