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This article is about how to copy all the posts from one blog to another, using Blogger.  There is a separate article about copying individual posts, or pages, from one blog to another . To copy all the Posts from one blog to another, you need to export them from the first blog, and import the file that was created into the second file. Any Pages (see The Difference between Posts and Pages ) in the first blog, need to be moved individually , because pages aren't currently included in the export file. If you want to totally  replace the contents of the destination blog with the contents of the source blog, then you should delete the existing posts from the destination blog before you import the file.  (NB   Delete posts by going to the Posting / Edit Posts screen, and pressing the Delete button that is beside the post.   Don't delete the entire blog , or you will lose access to the URL). Follow these steps to copy all posts from one blog to another 1  ...

This article is about how to copy some of the posts from one Blogger blog to another . Previously, I've written about moving individual posts, or pages, from one blog to another and  moving all posts from one blog to another .    They are in separate articles because the techniques used are quite different in each case. If you only want to transfer some posts between two blogs, then you need to choose between: Moving each post individually,or Moving all the posts then and deleting the ones you don't want from the "new" blog. Before you start, decide what should happen to any posts that are already in the destination blog:  if you want to delete them, you need to do it from the Posting / Edit Posts tab (press the delete link beside each one).  Don't just delete the enter blog (from the Settings / Basics tab), because that will remove your access to the URL. How to decide Choosing whether to most post individually, or moving all of them is firstly about maths. ...

This article is a fast-and-furious guide to starting a blog - with a focus on getting started rather than researching to the nth degree. Months ago, I started a properly researched article about "how to started with blogging". It's still a work in progress, and when it eventually gets finished it will have some great advice about researching blog-concepts and choosing great names. But today I needed a quick-and-dirty version, for someone who doesn't need SEO or a fancy name. Here's what I shared with them. How to get started with making a blog Know your objectives Think about what you want to do, what you want to write about, and what you want to achieve from it.  Write this down. Be prepared to revisit these objectives every time you need to make a decision about something.  Imagine you need to choose between a girly-pink looking template or rugged-outdoors one.  Simple - just look at your objectives and see who you're writing for. Choose a platform T...