SoKy Local Business or "SoKybiz"

Okay folks, here we go.

I've been threatening to move this blog to my own server but have hesitated for a number of reasons. My main reason was the fact that Blogger leaves old copies of posts on their server and leaves me with no ability to edit posts or comments. I think I've worked around this issue with a good plan.

1. I'm editing the blog template to indicate my change with a static link for search engines.
2. I've added a little JavaScript to offer a link to the correct location
3. I've put another script to automatically reroute traffic. At least those browsers with JS enabled.
4. I've modified my 404 error page to explain and also track misdirected traffic.
5. I've inserted another script in the footer to allow me to dynamically change the information if all else fails.

So there you have it... let's see how this works.
 

WOW It worked famously!!!

Here's how I did it.

• I changed my template with all the new scripts FIRST!
• I updated (republished) the site with the new template.
• I changed it to FTP publishing and republished again.
• I changed my template again to remove the announcements and redirect scripts.
• I tested it by entering an old URL and sure enough, the old post was there, but my JavaScript worked perfectly redirecting me to my server with the proper file association.

I'm so proud of myself.

This was posted by SoKy : 1:18 PM