Blogger to WordPress keeping the exact same Blog URL

Hi all,

I new to WordPress, trying to move from Blogger because those nasty folks at Google are eliminating FTP Support. Anyway, my Blog has been around for about 5 years, and as a result it’s critical to me to keep exactly my Blog URL, for SEO and linking reasons.

The address of my Blog (still running on blogger as I make the transition) is https://www.pjmconsult.com/philsblog.html. I need to keep this URL EXACT in WordPress–and I can’t figure out how to do it.

I have set up my new WordPress Blog and moved all of my posts. The files are in https://www.pjmconsult.com/wordpress

In the Blog address URL in General Settings, I have it set to https://www.pjmconsult.com/wordpress

When I try to change the Blog address URL setting to https://www.pjmconsult.com/philsblog.html, I can’t seem to make it work. First, I get a 404 error, and the URL that comes up when I go to “Visit Site” puts a backslash on the end:

https://www.pjmconsult.com/philsblog.html/

Can someone guide me to get my Blog URL reset exactly to the URL of my current Blogger Blog?

This is the last thing I need to do prior to switching from Blogger and going live with my WordPress Blog.

Thanks for any help.

Phil