I have been avoiding tackling this problem for a while now, but the time has come… as the walrus once said. I know it must be now, for I have started blitzing the house, cleaning things that haven’t been touched in months, and that is never a good sign.
For someone who wages war with technology daily, we are actually contemplating the nightmare job of changing our blog/website.
We have been here on WP for 9 years and reasonably content, but our media usage is running at 84% and soon we will be forced to upgrade to Business.
But we don’t really want to.
WP has been good for us but there are some annoying shortcomings. The lack of Google Analytics and better SEO, for a start. Then being unable to use any plug ins and restricted to our choice of themes.
Thing is, I’m not sure if my ageing brain will cope with the mandatory hassle to transfer to a self-hosted WP. I have heard it can be a nightmare and I have enough brain melts (hissy fits) every time we are plagued with the upgrading tinkering going on, and a change of this magnitude might just be the straw that breaks this camel’s back! Surely, it can’t be too difficult?
I mean, just how complicated is it?
And what happens to this blog and the content? Does it all transfer, or will I have to start from scratch?
Is there a way I can tell if someone has self-hosted, so I can have a look?
And most important of all, would you recommend doing it?
As I have been thinking about this for a while now, I have come up with a possible solution. I am sure that some of our followers have already made this transition and could share a few dos and don’ts with us.
All feedback regarding this ambitious or very stupid plan will be VERY welcome…
Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes 
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