It’s great that most of the blog software allows you to import from another blog; this makes it possible to switch software or test different platforms. However, it’s not always easy to get the right format for importing.
I’ve recently uploaded a tool for WordPress that lets you export your blog posts from WordPress in a format that can be read by Movable Type and TypePad. More details are available on the download page.
Hi, i would like to know which you think is better for my site, a wordpress blog or typepad, which is search engine friendly, which would you recommend
Thanks for stopping by! In most cases, I recommend WordPress (the self-hosted version, not the WordPress.com service) over TypePad for a couple of reasons.
First, WordPress is more flexible, allowing you to have both regular blog posts and regular web pages. This makes it possible to run a site that looks just like a regular website (but is much easier to manage), or a website with a blog as part of the site (like this one), or just a high-quality blog.
Second, there are many more options for customizing WordPress with plugins and also design. With TypePad, when you go to a custom design, you lose the ability to use TypeLists easily (the little “widgets” for the sidebar(s)). With WordPress, you keep the “widgets” functionality even with a custom design, and there are a ton of good, free plugins to enhance your blog/site.
One thing that TypePad does have over WordPress is a better, more intuitive editor for writing posts. It’s extremely rare that I will recommend TypePad on this feature alone, but it has happened on occasion.
That said, the WordPress editor is decent (just not great), and the other benefits outweigh that one disadvantage in “Sarah’s math.”
Regarding search engines: both WordPress and TypePad are pretty good for search engines right “out of the box” but it really depends on how the design is written (in the code, behind the scenes).
I have found WordPress performs slightly better in my experience, but neither has established a really clear advantage. When it comes down to it, the real question is how much quality content is on the site/blog; that will make a much bigger difference to the search engine than which blog software you use.
I hope this is useful; I’m planning on writing some comparisons of blog software in the future, so if you have other questions or comments, comment some more.