Friday, November 19, 2010

A blog by any other name ...


Way back last year, my sister and I created this blog as a way to channel our different sartorial perspectives. The hardest part of the entire process was trying to come up with the right blog name that fit both our personalities and shared history with each other. Sidewalk Chalk began this way, and at the time it made sense because it seemed to have the right ring to it, the right amount of whimsy.

It made sense then. But a lot has changed in the last year. Sidewalk Chalk has gone from two authors to just me as my sister moved onto explore different interests. The blog has gotten a bit bigger too in ways that I couldn't have imagined, and that's thanks to awesome readers like you.

One of my long-term goals has been to have my own url on the blog. And in choosing my own website, it seemed an appropriate time to change the name to something that better reflects my style, my life and what this blog is about.

After a lot of thinking and brainstorming, I've decided to do a slight name change. I'll slowly be transitioning over to www.sidewalkchic.com over the next couple of weeks. I'm really excited about this change and it felt very natural, and I think in many ways I'll be much happier with my own little corner of the Internet.

What does this mean for you? The childhoodchalk.blogspot.com address will redirect to www.sidewalkchic.com, and of course, I'll obviously be calling it by the new name, so hopefully this will be as smooth a change as possible. But most everything will stay the same -- the outfits, 30 for 30, giveaways, Reader Showcase, etc. -- so all you have to do is sit back and enjoy.

Thank you so much for supporting Sidewalk Chalk for the last couple of years, and welcome to Sidewalk Chic!


19 comments:

  1. Just curious, are you planning on using a CMS for your blog? Like wordpress?

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  2. Thats awesome new Joann....cant wait to see all the new changes:)

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  3. Ah evolution. I'll be a dedicated reader, chalk or chic! ;o)

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  4. Oh okay. I'm pretty ninja at wordpress if you need any help. In fact, you can import from blogger directly from your wordpress blog.

    To start the Blogger importer, go to Tools → Import → Blogger.

    It should bring over this entire blog and organize it by date.

    Hope that helps!

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  5. congratulations on the new url! And I don't know if this is a repost outfit or not, but I really like it - I actually bought that cardigan at one point and then returned it, which I totally shouldn't have!

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  6. Sidewalk Chic is such a great name! I love that it allows you to maintain the charm of your old name but dress it up a bit.

    Your 30 for 30 has been rocking it, by the way. I've been a somewhat slack commenter, but not reader! Love all the orane-pink-red combos you've had going on.

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  7. congrats to you! how wonderful. it is a goal of mine to have my own domain!

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  8. Happy to be here for the transition, Joann!! Congrats on the domain, and it does feel very natural b/c you have always been sidewalk chic!!

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  9. Congratulations on the change. I'm so proud of everything you've been able to accomplish and how well this blog is doing. You're really amazing at it, you know?

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  10. A-MA-ZING photo of you hun! love the sunrays and love this color combo!

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  11. Congrats on your own URL. I like the new name :)

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  12. Hey lady! I'm really excited to see your new website! I've been tossing around the idea of doing that for a while. So exciting!!!

    And I can't believe I haven't done a 30 for 30 challenge yet! Shame on me!

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  13. awesome! i think having your own URL is definitely worthy of celebration. woohoo!

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  14. So exciting! I think this is a great evolution for you and your blog. :)

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  15. I will read regardless of the name! I love that cardi here!

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  16. Yay!!! That sounds like such a perfect name for your blog. Congrats on picking one and starting the transition!

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  17. i wish you much success in your transition and can't wait to read more:)
    ~Ally
    http://modestlyfashioned.blogspot.com/

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  18. Congratulations! I love the new name, and look forward to seeing how your blog continues to grow! :)

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