.com rather than .me preference
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I would like to register DreamTom.com rather than dreamtom.me, would that be possible to purchase that combination?
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Yes, provided that URL is available then you can purchase a domain mapping upgrade and map to it.
What domain mapping does its create a seamless transfer between the underlying .wordpress.com blog URLs to the domain URLs. Please read Domains: Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
All that changes when you are domain mapping is the URL and nothing else. The content stays exactly where it is.
In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from, and the domain name you desire must be available for purchase, or you must already own the domain URL.
You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard at > Store > My Upgrades to purchase upgrades for the blog.
See here if you do not own a domain http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
See here for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
if you already have a website you don’t want to affect, and you want to add a blog to it under a subdomain (for example, blog.yourgroovydomain.com) see here http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-subdomain/
After you do the primary blog set up it can take between 24 – 72 hours for domain name propagation to take place throughout the internet. You can view the DNS changes here > http://www.whatsmydns.net/ What’s important during that stage is to be patient.
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Note: dreamtom.com is hosted by iPage
WHOIS
IP Address: 66.96.160.128
Name Servers:
ns1.netfirms.com
ns2.netfirms.comIf and only if you own that domain then see here for the steps required for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
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Thank you for the informative responses. I would also like to know if I could then add affiliate advertising on the site, since I cannot now with the .wordpress url.
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If you want an affiliate marketing blog then you need to hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/ and set up your own WordPress.ORG install.
Please read this support doc carefully http://en.support.wordpress.com/affiliate-links/
1. WordPress.com allows bloggers to insert text affiliate links within post and page content to most third-party affiliate programs, provided they are not the primary content of the site in question.
2. Image affiliate links in posts and pages and any banners and/or affiliate links in sidebar or footer widget areas, are still considered to be advertising and are not allowed on WordPress.com blogs.
Here’s what gets a WordPress.COM hosted blog suspended:
http://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/affiliate-links/
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So if I choose .me, I won’t have to do anything but change the url on my communications and anyone going to dreamtom.wordpress will be rerouted to my blog?
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No. It does not matter if you choose .me or .com or any other URL to map to. What domain mapping does its create a seamless transfer between the underlying .wordpress.com blog URLs to the domain URLs. Please read Domains: Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
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