A semi established blog on .com but now want a theme

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    gardenbeet · Member ·

    My blog (wordpress.com) has a page rank of 3 and works really well for key search terms. I want the layout to be more professional and really like the look of woo theme template – but as I understand it I can not use these templates on wordpress.com. I am worried if I move over to .org I will loose my ranking for key search terms etc – is there anyway to keep all my links etc and move over to .org – or am I better just working with a template for wordpress.com

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    timethief · Member ·

    Tthe Google Page Rank and Technorati authority and rank belong to the root blog ie. the original wordpress.com or blogspot sub-domain url for the blog.

    If you purchase a domain name and move the blog to another URL all the links will be broken unless you also purchase domain mapping (302 temporary redirect) so readers are seamlessly transferred between the URLs.

    The PageRank on the new blog on your domain will drop to 0/10. That can’t be avoided, however, in about 4 – 6 months time, all things considered you may be able to restore it.

    If you are serious blogging, if you intend to use a blog in a commercial way in the future, and/or to create a professional reputation, then whether or not you decide to have a free hosted blog at wordpress.com or hire a web host and self host a wordpress.org blog, I recommend purchasing a domain as early as possible.

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