I have decided to take my blog down. But just for the Christmas holidays. For the past few months, John Saddington at MilkEngine.com and I have been working on a new design. I am really excited about it!
My blog will officially close tonight at 9:00 p.m. CDT. If all goes according to plan, we will bring the new blog back online at 8:00 a.m. CDT on Monday, December 28th.
I plan to post several articles next week on how to grow your leadership in 2010. If you are serious about personal development, you won’t want to miss this series. See you then!
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Ha! Way to grab attention! Merry Christmas, Mike.
The Irish phrase for a stunt like that is a 'chancer' Well done!
Happy Christmas,
Ralph
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Yikes! That was scary!
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That's so not right. Way to catch people's attention! I'm looking forward to your leadership series and new design.
I know. I initially felt guilty about using that post title. But I got over it. It was just too much fun! ;-)
Mike's clever. ;)
My heart skipped when I read your title in my facebook feed. Grateful to learn that it's only temporary. I'm looking forward to the relaunch. Merry Christmas.
Can't wait to see the new site and read the Leadership series.
I think I gasped out loud when I read your post's title. I'm glad this is only temporary and look forward to seeing the new design. Merry Christmas!
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Looking forward to the new blog! Merry Christmas!
I saw your post on facebook and got nervous. Suddenly I realiEd how much I like your blog. I’ll have to pay more attention now. Good lick with the new design.
Bob Donohue
Thanks for your kind words. I hope you like the new design, too.
Sorry for typos. Tiny iPhone buttons.
I just wrote a post saying thanks for all you do through your blog. I used a title playing off of your twitter fast headline.
Reading this, I thought, gee will my next post be, "Why I Have Decided To Take Down My Post About Michael Hyatt's Blog?"
Whoever said, "The headline is really important," was right!
Glad it was just a "made you look."
been reading for a few months…enjoying the blog and looking forward to seeing the new design.
Had to come over as soon as I saw your tweet: almost knocked me out of my chair.
Thank you for your blog. You have been a huge positive impact on my personal/spiritual growth. I look forward to the relaunch. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas.
Thanks, Dennis, for your kind words.
Thanks for giving me a heart attack!!! Whew, felt like Fred Sanford there for a second.
Can't wait to see what wonders you have in store for us.
Merry Christmas!
That's a good one! You hooked me in!
Wow Michael, I read the headline and was shocked. Glad it is only temporary. I have been planning on updating my blog with a new design for a while now, but with all the Wordpress plugins, widgets, and tweaks it will take a day or two to get everything working anew. It used to be you could just click on a new template, reload a few plugins, and be up and running. Not anymore. Many of the new templates require a custom configuration which can take a long time with multiple years of posts.
I think your strategy of actually taking your blog down is a good one. No "half working" site for your readers to deal with. At least you are not changing your domain, which can take days to re-paginate. Good luck on the upgrade. I hope everything goes smoothly for you. Looking forward to your new series.
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Last year, I moved from TypePad to WordPress. Thankfully, I didn’t know how difficult the transition would be. Once I realized what I had gotten myself into, I was too far along to stop! (Same thing is true for most important stuff in life.)
This transition will be far easier I think, but it is still complicated. Lots of moving parts!
Would love to see a 2010 post on why you re-designed your blog.
Funny, my wife keeps asking me this same question! Actually, I am planning to do that soon after the re-launch. It has been an interesting process. Thanks.
I have never commented until now … I just signed up for your twitters yesterday and have been receiving your blog feeds fro sometime. I was very sad to see the title BUT thankful when I was able to fully read your recent post. The blog is one of the most interesting and I receive so much leadership and reading encouragement from your blog. Thanks for knwoing how to do this so well …. keep up the GREAT work. Jim
Thanks for your kind words, Jim.
I hope I can one day get one of those milkengine designs. Every site I see that uses them have a nice looking site.
See you next year.
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Yep, they are great at what they do!
Yikes, you scared me. I just found this great blog. Can’t wait for the new cheese.
Fantastic! I can't wait to see your new site and I look forward to reading the leadership posts. Good work Michael.
Ha. Great attention grabbing headline too.
Looking forward to your new blog and your upcoming posts on leadership!
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You scared me! I appreciate your blog. It has helped my own personal productivity and inspired me to grow as a husband, father, worker, and Christian. Merry Christmas!
Thanks for the mild heart attack, Mike. You win the link-bait award for 2009. Needless to say, I'm thrilled that it was just a 'chancer'.
I look forward to the redesign and more wisdom in 2010.
Happy holidays to you, Gail and the whole family.
Keep leading.
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I had to have some way to drive traffic today to make up for several days of going dark! ;-)
What's the first rule of a good blog post? Have a great title!
Great to hear about the redesign, looking forward to the new series!!
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You about gave me a heart attack. I saw your tweet while finishing up breakfast with a friend & as soon as I got home, I had to look this up! Your shocking statement made me realize you are indeed my blog hero and I was surprised by how sad I was and what a huge gap was about to be left in my online life. I wondered if after all this time, you just got tired of the blogging pace (which I would find discouraging because I just started.) I've never posted a comment before, but had to tell you to never doubt you make a difference in people's lives. You make a very positive difference in mine! Thanks for only taking a re-design break. Whew! :-)
Thanks, Erica. I appreciate your encouragement. It's because of feedback like this that I stay at it!
Sounds like a plan :)
Michael – That was too scary. This is one of my favorite blogs. I look forward to your series on leadership and to see your re-designed site.
Just goes to show us all that you can always work on polishing up an already great blog. Thanks for the encouragement and example. Can't wait to see it!
Blessings to you, Gail, and all your girls this Christmas!
Diane
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Just goes to show us all that you can always work on polishing up an already great blog. Thanks for the encouragement and example. Can't wait to see it!
Blessings to you, Gail, and all your girls this Christmas!
Diane
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Michael, Thanks for warning us. And thank you for all that you share and give through your blog. It means a lot to have a leader such as you giving selflessly to others. Have a Blessed Christmas!
My first reaction was "Oh,no–I'll miss him so much!" And, what a relief when I clicked on the link and saw the close-down is temporary. I have enjoyed and am thoroughly enjoying being able to participate in your conversations. I know I needed some direction in my writing and you have given it to me. I have found great satisfaction in writing my book online–breaking it down into posts has made it doable.
So, I'll "see" you next week–be sure to have a wonderful celebration of Christ's birth. Give my best to your family. And, remember that God's love is absolute–perfect, complete, and real!
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Can't wait to see the new blog, especially the leadership stuff. Merry Christmas!
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This will be a good opportunity for you to do a post like yesterday's about what effect taking your blog down has on your blog stats, twitter growth etc.
I'd be very interested to see what effect it has!
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I got scared when I saw the title, but i'm excited about the change. Any chance that we can get a sneak peek?
Tricky Headline to get us to look. ;)
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John is a Wordpress Ninja. Thankful God has him using his talents for us and the church.
Looking forward to what will be new. My blog (forrest-long.blogspot.com) will be quiet over Christmas. Going to WV. to visit my son and his wife and leaving the laptop home. Wondering if I will go into withdrawl. Merry Christmas, Blessed Nativity!
what a teaser! looking forward to the new look!
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Michael: congratulations on the new redesign!! Look forward to seeing the new digs and especially to reading the content :-D
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Michael,
Phew, thought we were losing a great blog! Look forward to the relaunch, you can't find a better partner than John S.
I hope we can connect some at re:create in Feb … last year we said "hello", but now I feel like I "know" you a ton more after reading your stuff all year!
For the Kingdom,
Fred
I am really looking forward to re:create. It is one of my very favorite conferences!
Woo, I had a minor freak out there…this is one of my favorite blogs! I ran my first half marathon in October because of your blog.
Wow. Now THAT's encouraging. I love getting people to run.
Glad the blog shutdown is only temporary, Michael! After meeting you at the Owen School last month when you presented your Social Media talk your blog has become a real favorite of mine and several others I’ve told about it. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, Terry. Good to meet you, too. I hope 2010 is a banner year for you!
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Merry Christmas.
The same reason professional athletes pay: a good coach can see thing you don't see and help you make huge improvements in your performance.
Michael… You scared me there for a sec!!
you so funny. i came prepared to ask you not to close your blog… you got my attention.
Michael, I just want to tell you that your blog has been the catalyst for a lot of movement within my small company. I love the tips you provide, the continuity of almost daily blog posts, and the thoroughness of the content. I have been moved to integrate technology and social media in all aspects of my work. Thank you so much for this resource. I can't wait to see your new blog next week. Wishing you and your family a very merry Christmas.
I'm excited for you! I've enjoyed (and benefited from) your posts and I'm looking forward to the updated format / new content. And of course – I'm also anticipating continued personal development. Thanks for sharing!
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i like to see new designs!
cool…
I was sad when I saw your tweet! I thought, "Why would he do such a thing?" Glad it's only temporary, Mr. Hyatt. :D