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Welcome to the weekly blogging tip and comment game! This week I’m talking about backing up your Blogger blog.
If you blog on the Blogger platform (blogspot) you may not realize that Google owns your blog. You are using their service for free and they have total control over the storage of your posts and comments. You might be thinking, “Hey, it’s GOOGLE. They are huge and awesome and they’re not going anywhere!” Perhaps. But even huge and awesome companies can have technological mishaps and hacker attacks.
I have read about several cases where a blogger’s blog has simply disappeared. Google couldn’t explain it or get it back. I’ve also read about situations where Google decided to block a blog (not allow you to access or post) for policy violations, even when the blogger did not really (or intentionally) violate any policy. And it can be a long wait battling Google for control of your blog again.
The key to controlling your blog content is to back it up. There is a very simple way to do this. In your Blogger dashboard, click on “Settings.” Then click on “Export Blog.” On the next page, click on “Download Blog” and you will be able to save a file to your hard drive with all your posts and comments. Back up your blog on a regular basis and you’ll never find yourself at the mercy of Google.
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Great post! I had no idea! Thank you!
My post for comment
http://www.adayinmotherhood.com/2011/01/mommy-plays-games-my-guest-post-on.html
Thanks for the tip. I had no idea.
Adventures as a Small Town Mom recently posted..The Triathlon Challenge Bike Search
Thanks! I actually went ahead and backed it up after reading this!! Didn’t even know I could do that on blogger!
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MANY thanks!!! I’ve been Googling for 40 minutes in an attempt to figure out how to back up my blog and this is the clearest set of instructions that I have come across. Thank you for making it easy!
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Thank you so much for this info! I had been wondering, and coincidentally, several of my friends have had their blogs hacked lately. I wish Blogger had the option to do this backup automatically for you. Great advice!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I always saw the “Export Blog” link in the settings and had no idea that was how to back up everything. So easy… thanks again!
this is SO needed. Thank You! And to Kristen for sending me this way
Im glad I found this out because I had no clue this could happen. Thanks!
Thanks a mil for this! I’ve been getting some strange messages popping up in Blogger lately, so having the ability to back-up my blog quickly, is a godsend!
Jenn
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Just finding this now after a little bit of Goggle-fu. Thanks so much. Just what I needed, in easy to understand format.
I am not on Blogger anymore, but your article motivated me to figure out how to back up my blog through my hosting service. Phew, that’s a relief. Here’s my post for comment:
http://www.tootimidandsqueamish.com/2011/07/got-sugar-remove-flavored-milk-from-school-cafeterias/
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Thank you thank you for that information. I really have been wanting to know! Here is one of my posts. http://www.camoandbows.com/2011/07/things-i-never-thought-i-would-say-as.html now to check out someone else’s
Thanks again!
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Thanks for the instructions, I will definitely be backing my blog up now. Does Google still own your blog if you use the blogger platform but have your own domain? thanks, amber
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I have this in my calendar to do on a monthly basis. I don’t blog a LOT so it would be fairly easy for me to recreate my posts if need be (I just changed it to a bi-weekly basis! ha!) I was traveling when the last reminder came through so THANK YOU for your reminder!
Take a look around my blog… comment on whichever post (or posts if you’re so inclined) you’d like. I look forward to hearing (reading) your comments!
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Great post! So glad I have these easy instructions now! Here is a recent favorite post from my blog:
http://www.blog.modmemento.com/2011/07/washed-by-water.html
I found many sites about backing up blog but immediately selected this one because I trust SITS!
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Thank you so much for this post! I’ve got my blog all backed up and safely tucked away on my hard drive. So glad to have done this.
Really GREAT tips..millions thanks to the owner of this pinky & beautiful website..
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Hi! I just stumble upon your blog after reading some info about google deleting blogs because of dmca conflicts. I don’t want to loose my precious blog ( http://filepool.blogspot.com ) so better back it up. Thanks!
If you really want to be sure, consider switching to wordpress, self-hosted. Then, the site is owned by YOU.
Tiffany
Twitter: GlamKitten88
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I am SO glad that you shared this with everyone. I had been simply copying and pasting, but this is way easier.
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