Linking to my wordpress.com blog (not moving)

  • DinaIllustration

    (@dinaillustration)


    9 years, 2 months ago

    Hello. I’ve been using wordpress.com for a couple of years. I’ve just created a .org blog/web site. What I would like to do is link my .com blog to the .org site.
    So that when I create a post on my .com blog – it appears on my .org site.

    Similar to how wordpress posts can appear on facebook/twitter.

    Can anyone help?

    Here’s the org. site http://funnyfunnybutserious.com/
    Here’s the com. site

    Here’s the com. site

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  • WPyogi

    (@wpyogi)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    Not a good idea – Google will penalize both sites for duplicate content.

    Thread Starter DinaIllustration

    (@dinaillustration)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    So the only disadvantage is that I won’t be searchable? on Google?

    (appreciate you getting back to me)

    🙂
    Dina

    WPyogi

    (@wpyogi)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    Why would you want to do it is perhaps a better question.

    Thread Starter DinaIllustration

    (@dinaillustration)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    I don’t want to leave my wordpress.com blog and community. However I would like to share my content on the new .org website. It would save me time, because at the moment (from my understanding) – I would need to re-create that same content/post in the new website.
    Does that make sense?

    WPyogi

    (@wpyogi)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    No, you should pick one – you can use the JetPack plugin to stay connected to WordPress.COM. Posting duplicate content isn’t a good way to go. Why are you starting a self-hosted site?

    Thread Starter DinaIllustration

    (@dinaillustration)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    To create a website, and from what I’m told, I could have more flexibility. I hope to make a website that is more dynamic. Promoting me as a graphic designer/illustrator – along side my blog (which by my standards is doing well – and took me almost 3 years to build).

    Also, I’ve heard so much about .org that I was just curious about how it works and how I can use it to incorporate my blog.

    I find the themes of .com to be limited, ‘Hatch’ theme is the only one I like, but it’s not great (won’t go into the details here) – I want to explore pluggins.

    You think I should just stick to .com? The website I’d like to create would be simple… portfolio based.

    Thanks again
    Dina

    WPyogi

    (@wpyogi)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    Those are certainly good reasons – but in that case, I’d suggest just moving your whole site and using JetPack plugin – it will give you many of the .COM features. You CAN have a site on both, but if you do, I would not recommend posting the same thing to both sites.

    Given that your site is to promote your business, it would be rather counter-productive if both sites are penalized by Google?

    JonoWatkins

    (@jonowatkins)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    I assume you have a domain for your .com site and will be using that for .org site?

    If so import your blog to .org and use jetpack to stay connected as mentioned.

    Thread Starter DinaIllustration

    (@dinaillustration)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    Thanks, I’m new to the world of wordpress.org, so will go and look into Jetpack 🙂

    WPyogi

    (@wpyogi)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    Okay, cool, here’s some helpful info:

    http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

    http://jetpack.me/

    Thread Starter DinaIllustration

    (@dinaillustration)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    🙂 Thank you soooo much… really appreciate this.

    Cheers
    Dina

    WPyogi

    (@wpyogi)

    9 years, 2 months ago

    No problem – come back if you run into more questions :)!

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