Comments on: Blog Struggles: When An Old Post is New Again http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/ Helping you learn more and do more with WordPress Sat, 25 May 2013 13:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Blog Struggles: When Is Your Blog Focus Too Narrow? « Lorelle on WordPress http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-960032 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:29:13 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-960032 [...] Blog Struggles: When An Old Post is New Again takes a look at some of the struggles I’ve had when a past post suddenly gets picked up and sensationalized. I discuss the methods I use for keeping my old posts up to date, especially when fame comes knocking. [...]

]]> By: Blog Struggles: Trackbacks Count « Lorelle on WordPress http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-960016 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:28:52 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-960016 [...] Blog Struggles: When An Old Post is New Again takes a look at some of the struggles I’ve had when a past post suddenly gets picked up and sensationalized. I discuss the methods I use for keeping my old posts up to date, especially when fame comes knocking. [...]

]]> By: Blog Struggles: Negative Campaigning Isn’t Just For Politicians « Lorelle on WordPress http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-960004 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:28:38 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-960004 [...] Blog Struggles: When An Old Post is New Again takes a look at some of the struggles I’ve had when a past post suddenly gets picked up and sensationalized. I discuss the methods I use for keeping my old posts up to date, especially when fame comes knocking. [...]

]]> By: Blog Struggles: I Just Need Two Seconds of Your Time « Lorelle on WordPress http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-959975 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:28:06 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-959975 [...] Blog Struggles: When An Old Post is New Again takes a look at some of the struggles I’ve had when a past post suddenly gets picked up and sensationalized. I discuss the methods I use for keeping my old posts up to date, especially when fame comes knocking. [...]

]]> By: What You Most Need to Know About WordPress « Lorelle on WordPress http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-955601 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:49:18 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-955601 [...] Blog Struggles: When An Old Post is New Again [...]

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-938407 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:55:04 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-938407 If you change the post date, and your permalinks features the date, links to the old post will break. I do not abuse posts that way. There are other ways to bring a post to the front page, but EVERY page is a potential gateway. We spend too much energy on the front page when it is often the least visited page on our site. Honestly, don’t mess with it. Update the post and blog that to send traffic to the old post.

]]> By: Brian http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-938398 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:39:55 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-938398 Lorelle, I’m curious. Do you ever change the publishing date on an old post to bring it back to the top of your list of recent posts?
I did that once, but didn’t like the resulting 404 error because the old post date no longer existed.
I’m having trouble wrapping my head around changing dates on posts. Thanks!

]]> By: Blog Bashing: Beware Complacency « Lorelle on WordPress http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-936584 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:06:04 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-936584 [...] with the most popular posts on your blog and give them a spring cleaning. Do they still say what they need to say? Is there new news on the [...]

]]> By: Katal Og http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-936286 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:32:48 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-936286 Wonderful article, thanks !

]]> By: Kevin http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-936158 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:25:00 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/blog-struggles-when-an-old-post-is-new-again/#comment-936158 I’m a relative newbie to blogging as well and have a few blogs. I have a guide I made and stuck on my on one of my blogs and it sat there for months with no views, now I’m getting hits on it and it got tweeted out of the blue. I couldn’t figure out why would my oldest post all of the sudden catch fire? If there’s any rhyme or reason, I hope to figure it out so that the rest of my posts catch fire as well.

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