How Do I Keep My Blog Private?

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This is by far the number one funniest or just odd question to ask. The normal reply you’ll get is, “If you want to keep it private, get a diary.” I mean really, if you’re going to join the blogging foray you’ll at least have to understand that it’s not easy to keep your blog under wraps. And it’s not from prying human eyes but from the eyes of the search engines.

“If I don’t submit my blog website address to search engines then I’m safe from being picked up right?”

Well, that’s a no or just a maybe. Although you haven’t submitted your blog to any of the major search engines, they might still find you if you don’t own your own domain. I say this because search engines will scan from the Top Level Domain (TLD) which is your www.your-name.com then dig deeper into the depths of your domain.

In other words, if you’re using free blogging services like Friendster or Blogger, it is possible to stumble across your blog via the search engine.

“But what if I own my own domain name and I don’t submit to the search engine?”

Well, there might be a lower chance of coming across your blog but it’s not entirely impossible. All search engines need are the right keywords to tell them what exactly to look for, how to filter it and to give a more accurate result.

“So is my privacy doomed for all Internet eternity if I wanted a personal blog?”

As I said earlier, if you really want to keep your life private just don’t be lazy to write in a diary. After all, some people say that writing helps you channel your energy out better and I somewhat agree.

Another method to keep your blog private is to password protect your posts. Though it’ll be tedious after a week or month later. But it’s your blog so you should make the decision.

To just allow anyone to stumble upon your blog and probably become a blogging phenomenon or to just not have a blog while trying to ignore the hype of it all.

p/s: I just thought of a great idea. If you want to file away your personal journal electronically so badly, start using a spreadsheet editor. Who knows, you might be able to turn it into a book someday. Though I doubt that’ll happen. :P

How do you keep your blog entries private?

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5 thoughts on “How Do I Keep My Blog Private?”

  2. I wanted to do so becoz I just wanted to share the blog with my gf.

    And online diary layout are fugly thats why I prefer a blog that can be customize.

    :)

  4. Hey MenJ, good to hear from you again.

    LOL! Aizatto, good one.

    xphossis, it’s not an issue of customization but it’s being realistic. Maybe what you can do is create a website with only 2 members, for you and your girlfriend. ;)

    Hmm, this kinda gives me an idea for something.

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