Blog to Website?

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  juliehstuart · Member · Dec 5, 2015 at 1:38 am

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  I am in a place where I am ready to blog, but not as ready to build a website. I will need a website a few months down the line. I need a blog now.

  If I start out with a blog, is it possible to have it evolve into a website later? I really want to use my domain name for both purposes.

  Any help would be so much appreciated.

  Thanks,

  Julie H. Stuart

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Dec 5, 2015 at 10:01 pm

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  Hi there,
  The difference between blog and website is simply structure and semantics.

  Know that a blog is a website.

  A blog is a post based website designed for interactive communication. As the posts are frequently updated and appear on the front page of the site it’s very attractive to search engines.

  What most people call a website is merely a page based site that functions as a one way noticeboard. As the structure is page based and as pages are for static content that rarely changes, and as pages do not have RSS feeds, and as others do not backlink to pages, it is not as attractive to search engines as a post based blog structured site is.

  Any WordPress blog can be restructured from being post based to being page based – no upgrade required. For greater clarity read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/

  See also:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/five-step-blog-setup/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/five-step-website-setup/
  and my post at https://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/create-a-wordpress-website-step-by-step/

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  timethief · Member · Dec 5, 2015 at 10:06 pm

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  I really want to use my domain name for both purposes.

  re: the front page error message found on every new .wordpress.com blog

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  It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

  There is nothing wrong with your site. By default the front page of the blog is the only page that will display all published posts on it. As soon as you publish a post not a page the front page error message and searchbox that appears on every new WordPress.COM blog will be gone. http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/

  I recommend using the step by step tutorial linked to the bottom of your Admin page at https://learn.wordpress.com

  See also the “Video Quick Start” tutorial http://en.support.wordpress.com/video-quick-start/

  The only relevant support documentation is all found at the Support link http://en.support.wordpress.com which is also linked to on the bottom of your Admin page.

  See also
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/five-step-blog-setup/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/five-step-website-setup/

  Your theme specific details and set up instructions are at https://wordpress.com/themes/button and the live demo site is here https://buttondemo.wordpress.com/