Last month in my TFTBQ Column 6 our blog
definition was "Blog Back-up"" which in blog definitions is a a
copy of a template or article(s) and stored on a separate medium
in the event the original blog template or blog article(s) are
lost.
So, the question this month is
"Do You Have a Routine to Back-up Your Blogs?
Don't Forget To Back-up Your Blogs!
For bloggers that's advice you shouldn't ignore. This is
especially true if you have a large blog and if you have
invested a lot of time into your blog. It is also true if you
have a lot of personal pictures on your blog, if you have a
business blog, if you have a family blog, or if you customized
the template of your blog. Or, just plain - if you have a blog.
You're probably wondering if you really have to
worry about this? The simple answer is
"YES." All you really need to do is just get
into a simple routine for backing up. Plus, one aspect of the
simple routine should prove to be beneficial for future articles
that you write.
I have a simple
routine that I use to back-up my blog template, my blog
articles,
and my blog articles URLs. I'm sure you can understand backing
up the blog template especially if you customized your blog.
And, I'm sure you can understand backing-up the articles you
have written. But, the URLs? Why would I do that?
Well, because it makes it so much easier when I
write an article referencing a previous article and want the URL
to link directly to that article. I just go to my back-up file
list and look for that article and it's URL. Then I copy/paste
the hyperlink to my new article. It's so much easier than
hunting through the archives on my blog to try and find the
article I had previously written and then copying/pasting the
URL from my browser window.
So, how
do I simply back-up my blogs? Well, since I keep "Notepad" open
on my desktop for moving between my various websites and blogs
and cutting & pasting things I want here or there I decided the
easiest thing to do was to use "Notepad" to create .txt files
for backing up all three of these areas. I have a .txt file for
my blog articles, a .txt file for the URLs of my blog articles,
and a .txt file for my blogs template.
Every time I write an article for my blog I copy
the html code and paste it into my .txt file for blog articles.
Then I publish my article, go to my blog, go to that particular
articles archive page and copy/paste the URL to my .txt file for
blog article URLs. All of this takes about 2 seconds. When it
becomes a routine and habit it takes no time at all. Plus, if
you are a multi-blogger and utilize some of the same articles
for some of your other blogs it becomes very handy to have a
.txt file with all your blog articles within it.
I back-up my blogs template in the same manner by
copying and pasting it into a .txt file that I set-up
specifically for it. Easy as pie once you're in the habit.
Then, if I want to be extra cautious and back-up
by .txt files I copy them to an external hard drive that I use
as my whole computer system back-up. Just a few extra minutes of
your time can save you a massive headache should you ever lose
your blog.
So, do your
really have to back-up your blog?
The simple answer is "YES." If you spend as much time
as I do on your blog it would be a shame to lose it. Wouldn't
it?
"Tips From The
Blogging Queen" Column 7 Definition -
"Blogvert" - This is an ad on a blog. Ads can be
pictures, banners, text, video, etc.
"Blogvertising" - This is advertising of any shape or
nature that appears on a blog either in the sidebar(s),
masthead, footnote area, or embedded within the articles of the
blog. Blogvertising usually contains a clickable link to the
subject advertisers website or blog.
Be sure to tune in to my TFTBQ Column 8 on
"Should You Add Blogvert and Blogvertising to Your Blog?"
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