Okay...So I have recently heard by quite a few of my friends and family that they are going to make their blogs private or that they are going to take their names off of their blogs etc... Should I be doing this?
I know that I've seen this question on a few other blogs, and everyone is probably sick of it.
I have had one random person comment on our blog and it made me a little nervous, but not because the comment was scary or anything. I sort of feel like making the blog private kind of defeats the purpose. I don't know. What do you think?
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I wondered the same thing when I started my blog. One of my blogging friends had a post about how to get your blog semi-private. In my settings I have it so that our blog won't get pulled up by internet searches, such as Google, and have elected to not have it pulled up by random searches on blogger. I also try to keep our last name, specifics about where we live, anything about our schedule, etc. out of my blog. I figure this is the best of both worlds because when you make it private you make it hard for a lot of people you do want to see your blog to have access to it.
I agree with adrienne. Just take a few precautions like removing your last name, use codes for your kids like #1, #2, etc. I'm going to check on the semi-private thing that she mentioned. That sounds perfect. Good luck and don't be scared off!
If you do make it private then you must invite me to your blog so I can still keep in touch! I loved your post when you were tagged. It is fun to read about your dating experience!
Well, if your blog was private, then I would not have been able to come on and leave you a comment :)
I figured that if someone wanted to find me, they were going to, I mean seriously, how many of us are there? Plus, I would get confused with the numbers, nicknames, etc. So I just gave up and went full force. Who knows, I guess I just figure that if someone wants to find me, they don't need my blog to do it and all they would have to do is sit on my front porch for an hour to figure out that I have two kids and a dog (and they would know the names, too, since I am always yelling them!). Oh who knows. Oh yeah, I have mine so it does not get pulled up on internet searches as well. GOOD LUCK!!!
Oh this is Heather G, by the way :)
You could also install a sitemeter or something. That would tell you the location of the people who are viewing your blog. I can usually guess who is reading by where they are. And if you start getting an obsessive amount from any location, you can always go private.
Private blogs are dumb! Yes... DUMB! I know at least 10 housewives (like me) that go from blog to blog all day looking at everyone elses perfect life. What the harm in that? It kills time for me so never put your blog on private....If you did what would I do all day ?....clean my house? I think not! Dont but the city you live in... and then just stalk blogs like I do. We could even have a stalking party, come over lets stalk.
Peace out.
ok i am a hypocrit because here I am a random person checking out your blog. remember me, rachel...from Ingersoll family? we live close to you? i just found your blog from jobi's. i am totally for going private. always better safe than sorry! it doesn't defeat the purpose. Not at all. you can still invite all the people that you want to read and see into your life. it is easy to do. you can still keep in touch with all the people you did before. I went private. Maybe i'm too cautious. I don't know. But better safe than sorry!!
I hate when people go private with their blogs it is sooo annoying cause I want to be able to see everyones. But then again I do not want crazy people looking at mine. I do not care if it is a random person... but there are crazy people out there!! There are things you can do like not mention your last name or where you live or anything about your life. Or you can go private & invite ANYONE you want and be safe:) Everyone is different and I think whatever you feel safest with. I will not be mad at you either way. hahaha So far I have been pleased with going private.
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