Blog or own website

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  prashantkuls · Member · Aug 18, 2019 at 4:01 pm

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  Hi Friends,
  Please help me answer these questions.
  In case of Bog- Who own the content?
  Can I transfer blog content to custom website later without loosing viewership, blog ranking , and upgrade blog to full custom website?

  At present, I own a blog on wordpress but no website as such.

  Thank you.

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  mywritingmuscle · Member · Aug 18, 2019 at 4:53 pm

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  Hello @prashantkuls,

  Let’s start by understanding the difference between a blog and a website. Ideally, Websites are static in nature where content is organised in different pages like for example, Home, About us, Contact Us etc…which may or may not require regular updates. On the other hand, blogs are dynamic which are usually updated more frequently.

  Speaking of blogs here specifically on WordPress.com, it is a chronological display of your blog posts with recent post first. A website is a larger aspect and blog could also be a part of your website.

  The following document gives you information about the differences between websites, blogs, and websites with blogs as well as information on how to create each of those options:

  Choose a Website or a Blog

  Now, to answer your questions in detail:

  In case of Blog- Who own the content?

  Could you be more specific on what exactly do you mean by ‘who owns the content’?

  Can I transfer blog content to custom website later without loosing viewership, blog ranking , and upgrade blog to full custom website?

  To understand this process better, I suggest you give the above section about the differences between websites, blogs, and websites with blogs to begin with.

  In simple terms, you do not require a blog content transfer per say. To have your site look like a website from a blog requires a few settings following the activated theme’s setup guide. Settings likes, setting up a home page, add an about us page, add a contact form for the contact page, etc…Your site is currently using the Colinear theme. You can find the support guide for this theme here:
  https://wordpress.com/theme/colinear/

  So, no, you do not loose viewership, blog ranking or even your content by setting up your blog as a website. The appearance of your site is all that will change, in fact only an enhanced change. Even if you upgraded to a WordPress.com plan to use a custom domain (optional) and use other features that come with upgraded plans of your choice, you will not loose your blog’s viewership or blog ranking.

  Upgrading to a plan is totally optional. You can still have a fully functioning and responsive website here on WordPress.com using a free plan as well.

  I have answered your questions to the best of my ability. If I have missed out on any details in my answers, please feel free to reply to this post with your questions.

  Happy to help. All the best.