Which Migration Experience Would You Prefer?

Here are two migration scenarios, brutally simplified.

Unplanned Migration.

1. Accept the migration invitation, and let your account, and blogs, be migrated.
2. After migration, select your blog, select and accept a Beta template, and convert the blog to Beta status.
3. Get email or read blog comment

   Dude, your blog looks like crap.

4. Look at blog.
5. Go into forum, and write

   I just migrated my blog, and now it's broken. What do I do now? HELP.

6. Repeat as necessary.
   • Field complaints from readers.
   • Accept advice from other victims.
   • Patch blog, and test, repeatedly.
7. Vow to never do this again.

Planned Migration.

1. Plan the migration, as outlined in my article Don't Stress Yourself - Convert The Template By Hand Before Converting The Blog.
2. Accept the migration invitation, and let your account, and blogs, be migrated.
3. Select your test blog, select and accept a Beta template, and convert a test blog to Beta status.
4. Carefully test the test blog in multiple browsers, and note that it looks like crap.
5. Go into forum, and write

   I just migrated my test blog, and now it's broken. What do I do now? Please help.

6. Repeat as necessary.
   • Be thankful that your readers aren't affected by the test.
   • Accept advice from other victims.
   • Patch blog, and test, repeatedly.
7. When testing is successful, migrate production blog.
8. Maybe get email or read blog comment

   Dude, your blog looks great. And what is this new feature?

You choose for yourself. I have already made my choice.