You know, I didn’t even think of what we can do better off of our blog, but you’re right. Many of us are so busy working ON our blogs, we forget about things like self promotion. Thank you for bringing that up.

I’ve messed up my comment form, made mistakes with my forum and while editing the PHP in my blog killed the layout, but they’re all little things, they get fixed quickly and they offer me a reason to talk to my “people” like a real person and not a machine.

As for things I could have done better (could still do better) – more self promotion and more guest posting – which is a common theme for many bloggers I think.
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What you experienced is very common. We start blogging thinking it will just be a “hobby”, but when it turns out to be more than that, we begin thinking we need to become more serious and have a self hosted blog. Moving a blog is not something I’ve done, but I can imagine it could be nerve wracking.

P.S. I enjoyed the interview you did with Lance. Great job!

That’s actually a good point. As blog authors we’re so close to it all, it’s easy to overlook things. Having that “third eye” can make all the difference in the world.