Constructing on the New Playful Kitty

Cinco and Manna Construction

Construction has begun on the new Playful Kitty website! We’re going self-hosted! I’ve been talking about it for a while, but now it is actually happening. If your blog is on WordPress.com, you may have already received the notice that I am now following your blog through a new account.

I apologize to everyone that I haven’t been getting around to your blogs for the last few days. Designing the new site has been very time consuming (but I’m really enjoying it).  I haven’t been trying to ignore you! Very soon I will be getting around to everyone.

What will be different?

From the readers point of view, it will not be a big shocking change. The format is slightly different and while I’m keeping the same basic headers and icons, I’m updating them a little bit. The type of content is not changing except that it may include more product reviews (got to pay for all of this somehow).

The reason I’m making the move is to give myself more flexibility. WordPress.com has been a wonderful host, but I wanted out from underneath its restrictions. Now I’m free to add Javascript content and to make money using my blog. I’m really excited!:)

Following the New Playful Kitty

You will have to re-subscribe/ re-follow Playful Kitty, but I am making it as easy as I can for you. All of the same options for following us will be available.  Playful Kitty’s Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Google+ accounts will not be changing at all.

The new website will be found at http://www.playfulkitty.net . Should you choose to visit now, please excuse my dust as I am still getting everything set on the site. All of the buttons for following Playful Kitty are active on the site if you want to update your subscriptions now.  You can follow via one of the social media sites listed above, email, WordPress.com, or bloglovin’.  Please let me know if I’m missing a preferred way to follow! 

You don’t have to visit the new site to follow on Bloglovin’, just use the links below.

Follow on Bloglovin

When Will the Move Be Complete?

More than likely I will be ready to completely switch over by next week. I’m pretty technologically savvy so everything is going really smoothly. When I’ve completed everything I will make more announcements.  The cats are so happy about the move that Manna is planning to release a brand new song for our first real post on the new site. 🙂

Manna warming up her vocal cords for her performance.

Manna warming up her vocal cords for her performance.

36 comments on “Constructing on the New Playful Kitty

      • This will allow me to be a stand alone and advertise for fundraising, books, speeching, sell items .. Right .. Thank you.

      • Yes. You will need to purchase hosting, but the WordPress software is free. Self-hosting allows you to use javascript so you can do a lot of cool things. You can sell all the stuff you want to with it 🙂

    • Thank you! I am glad that you are coming along with us to the new site. That’s exciting. I am still doing awards, I just haven’t done one in a while. Thank you for the nomination! I will add it to my list.

    • Thank you!. I am really exited about how well my blog has done. You never know how these things will go when you first start them. This move is a big step toward success 🙂 I look forward to having interacting with you on the new site!

    • Thank you! Things are going smoothly at the moment. Just a few glitches, but that is par for the course. Website building has gotten a lot easier than when I used to do it several years ago.

    • The move is going well so far. I’m sure there will be a few glitches here and there, but I’m not too worried. I hope I’ll see you at the new site when it is finished 🙂

    • Thank you! I agree, it is a bit of work, but I don’t mind it. For me, it is kind of like putting together a puzzle. I love all of the things I’ve been able to do so far and I know it will only get better from here 🙂

    • I haven’t heard anyone say that they regret getting a self-hosted site yet. I’m glad to hear that your site has worked out well for you 🙂 My site is coming along very well. I’m happy that you will be stopping by when it’s finished 🙂

    • Thank you for the compliments on the new site! It is coming along very well so far. It is getting close to being finished.

      Thank you for the award! I will be coming by to get it soon. 🙂

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