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  dd10admin · Member · Nov 25, 2013 at 12:19 pm

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  Hi,
  I have a free wordpress blog, which now i want to make my own domain, well wordpress is giving it in $18, also i would be having the 3 GB of free hosting which it gives to free blogs.
  If i buy the domain name and hosting from another service providers and then install wordpress to my web server, what will be the difference.
  Meantime, i want to have adsense on my site, i think it is not possible in wordpress hosted sites.

  Thanks for response.
  Best Regards,
  bhaskey

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 25, 2013 at 12:25 pm

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  Adsense is not possible here.

  You need to find paid web hosting, which will run you a minimum of $120 a year, install software from WordPress.com, apply for adsense once you qualify, and away you go. Differences are explained here:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

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  dd10admin · Member · Nov 25, 2013 at 5:33 pm

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  Thanks raincoaster.
  can you tell me that if i buy a domain name from wordpress,can that be hosted by another hosting providers.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 25, 2013 at 5:37 pm

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  Hello there,

  can you tell me that if i buy a domain name from wordpress,can that be hosted by another hosting providers.

  Yes. If you’ve registered your domain through WordPress.com and now want it to point to a blog or website hosted elsewhere then you can do this by updating the nameservers. http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/

  To move your content you need to create an XML export file of your content. It will not include the theme as they cannot be exported. See 3 below.

  Note: Premium Themes that are licensed for WordPress.com use only cannot be transferred to self-hosted WordPress.org sites. http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/premium-themes/

  Also note that if you have purchased a premium theme you will have to contact the theme designer and request a wordpress.org version of it.

  WordPress.com and WordPress.org are completely separate.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  1. Hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/

  2. Set up a WordPress.org install and equip it with a theme and plugins.
  http://wordpress.org/themes/
  http://wordpress.org/plugins/

  3. Export your content out of your WordPress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/ and import it into the install.

  4. Purchase a site redirect upgrade from wordpress.com
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/ or if you have domain mapping then update the nameservers http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/

  5. Transfer subscribers and stats. See http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/moving-your-subscribers/

  6. Set your wordpress.com blog visibility to private. To change blog visibility to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 . See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  Alternatively you can purchase a Guided Transfer and Staff will do the move and set up for you http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

  WordPress.com and WordPress.org have different log-ins and run different versions of themes with same names. If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there and receive advice from WordPress.ORG bloggers.

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  dd10admin · Member · Nov 26, 2013 at 9:12 am

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  Thanx a lot everyone, really appriciate it.