can't set up my own domain

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  emmajesberg · Member · Feb 6, 2015 at 7:15 am

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  I own the domain http://www.deuxblog.com and I have been trying to set up a website on WordPress.com so I can then map the domain – but when i go in and type the name of the domain registered but saying the site already exists but it can’t as I own the domain and I haven’t set up the site…..

  any ideas?

  do i need to map the domain first before setting up the blog?

  thanks

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  emmajesberg · Member · Feb 6, 2015 at 7:18 am

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  also just noticed that there was a deuxblog.wordpress.com but it says the authors have deleted the site…. but that should mean I can use it?

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  raincoaster · Member · Feb 6, 2015 at 7:26 am

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  Nope, it means nobody can ever use it again. But if you’re just going to map your domain right away, the underlying URL hardly matters. It’s the URL of your media files, but nothing else public-facing. Just register whatever.wordpress.com and do the mapping right away.

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  emmajesberg · Member · Feb 6, 2015 at 7:27 am

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  Thanks :-)

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  raincoaster · Member · Feb 6, 2015 at 8:04 am

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  You’re welcome.