I do like blogspot except for few things :

1. No categories, I’m familiar with label in gmail but not label in blogspot beta
2. No timestamp modification, I do try to use “future posting” but it’s show as immediately in blogspot not waiting for right moment.
3. Performancing can’t upload image with blogspot beta.

I think it’s enough for me to stay in blogpot, might be reconsider for other time when “beta” change into stable.

Searching in google for process moving from blogspot beta to wordpress blog make me afraid since no easy solution to do it. Until I found solution for easy moving from one link ( I forget the place). I try to post my way during transition from blogspot beta to wordpress blog.

Step 1:

Login to my account in blogspot dan make a few change :

Make header format in “Formatting” section

Set every option in “Site Feed” section into Full

Step 2 :

Export all posting into XML, by opening this address in browser:

http://alamster.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/full?alt=rss&max-results=1000

Change alamster with your blogspot username . If you think 1000 isn’t enough feel free to modify to suit your needs.

Save the page, choose “Web Page, XML only”

Step 3 :

Open my wordpress blog and choose import.

Pick “RSS” ( import post from an RSS feed ).

If everything running well, then You’ll see the result

This technique only import my posting, picture still located in blogspot server. The problem may arise when hotlinking feature enable

At the of wring I still can access the picture with my new blog.

You can check this page(result) and my blogspot page (source).

P.S : long blog title will get truncate, it’s my job to make up while making categories for my posting :-).