Can I create a website before transferring my domain name?
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Hello. I am a newbie here. I am trying to recreate my non-profit’s webpage on wordpress.com. I would like to try to create the page before transferring my domain name as I am not sure how well I will do it and how quickly. I would hate for the current website to be down while I work on the new one. Is this possible? Thanks in advance.
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Yes! You can totally do that.
Go ahead and set your new site up on on the free .wordpress.com site address. If you need to add a plan for certain functions you can do that, and still hold off on connecting the domain until you are ready to launch.
See here: https://wordpress.com/pricing/
Add the domain via mapping or a direct transfer to us when you are ready.
1. mapping: https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
2. transfer: https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/Some times folks want to keep the site wrapped up tight until they’re ready to launch. If that sounds of interest to you, there’s just one setting that needs ticked off. https://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/
Last thing, here are some other pages that will help you get started:
1. https://learn.wordpress.com/
2. https://en.support.wordpress.com/video-tutorials/
3. https://en.support.wordpress.com/grow-your-community/
4. https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-more-views-and-traffic/Write back with follow up questions. Happy to help!
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