Deleting a blog when you’ve upgraded domain
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I would like to delete my WP.com blog because I’ve now set up a website that I will be focusing on. I’ve read the article about deleting a blog and learned that when you’ve upgraded (purchased) your domain (which I did) you can’t delete it – and if I understand correctly, best you can do is switched to the “private” setting – but the blog is still showing up on Google. This may create problems with my website because I’ve also used my name on that domain.
I also understand that I can transfer my WP.com domain name – but my question is if I go to all the trouble of doing that – then will I be able to delete this site?
If anyone has had experience in this area would really appreciate your advice.
Thanks!
M. Herald
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If you have your own Domain – just point the domain to the new name-servers (your-site.wordpress.com can’t be swapped but you can forward your-site.wordpress.com to your new site as an upgrade)
DON’T delete your old blog – something about not being able to forward something that no longer exists – just forward it and set it to Private.
The forward option will send visitors to your new site if they try and go to your-site.wordpress.com and a fter a while Google and company will learn that your old site is not really there anymore.
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The blog, even if deleted, will continue to outrank your new site on Google until your new website has as many incoming links as the old blog does.
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