LONG ASS POST, PART 2/2:
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Originally Posted by Rebecca800  Oops, I forgot to make my original point....  Site back up options. If you do it all in a HTML Editor as I strongly recommend to most SBIers, all data will be stored on your computer. So changing hosts would mean just uploading all your computer's files with a couple of clicks.
If you are using BlockBuilder, then you do need to make other arrangements. Copy and paste heaven. That would be where you're going. But I have to ask why a BlockBuilder person is changing hosts - if they are so technophobic then they really NEED SBI as it is the ideal beginners platform.
I can think of very few situations where a BlockBuilder person would migrate to another host. Most would naturally transition to HTML first (as I feel James probably should have done) to get the most out of their SBI experience and increase their technical skills before fleeing the nest entirely. Then there would be no problems migrating. Duplicating your ensite site on WordPress. Please don't do this - Google really doesn't like duplicate content. It's called spam, you see. And both sites will be penalized as a result, giving you lower search rankings and less traffic.
This is the risk you run when you use WordPress and take advice from everyone on the internet. You will be told all different techniques, some of them black hat and some of them genuine, but how do you know the difference? SBI will steer you right, guaranteed. SBI will never tell you to duplicate your content or engage in spammy link schemes to build traffic, which I'm sure many WP users have been misled into doing simply because they don't have a legitimate guide leading their way. |
Thing is, on a free wordpress site you have the option to make it hidden from search enginess and password protected so nobody else can see it (unless you invite them). I shoulda mentioned that in my recommendation because it's not really duplicate content if the search engines aren't crawling it.
Spammy link schemes aren't encouraged by wordpress, btw. That's a personal user's decision to use the tool of wordpress in that manner. WP doesn't tell you what to do with your site, they offer open source software that is heavily supported with powerful tools for helping you build a website that's functionally and asthetically pleasing with little hassle.
<--The voice of reason.
Cliffs (and a reiteration):
I recommend SBI. But it's a temporary recommendation. Take what you glean from them education-wise, and then move on to a CMS that gives you the freedom to build a great website with little ease. IF SBI's new CMS that is coming is worthwhile, I'll change up that recommendation.