DNS domain mapping

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  preislermedia · Member · Mar 29, 2014 at 6:06 pm

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  Hi WordPress!

  I want to use my newly purchased domain “mba.academy” to a WordPress blog (I haven’t made yet).

  – The seller of the domain says I need to send them DNS records. Where do I find those?

  – The seller also says that webhosts are free everywhere, but when I go to a WordPress blog, type in “mba.academy” and click “Yes, it’s my domain” – then I get a $13 price. Are the seller (uniteddomains.com) simply just wrong in their statement?

  Thank you.

  Jonas Preisler

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  preislermedia · Member · Mar 29, 2014 at 6:07 pm

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  (no the blog I need help with isn’t goodlyfeblog.com. I want it to be mba.academy. Thank you)

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  shawnajroberts · Member · Mar 31, 2014 at 3:19 pm

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  Hi there!

  The seller of the domain says I need to send them DNS records. Where do I find those?

  In order to map your domain to you WordPress.com site, you’ll need to change the nameservers to the following:

  NS1.WORDPRESS.COM
  NS2.WORDPRESS.COM
  NS3.WORDPRESS.COM

  If you don’t know how to do this, you’ll need to contact your registrar for assistance.

  The seller also says that webhosts are free everywhere, but when I go to a WordPress blog, type in “mba.academy” and click “Yes, it’s my domain” – then I get a $13 price. Are the seller (uniteddomains.com) simply just wrong in their statement?

  Hmm. This isn’t exactly. The cost of web hosting will depend on your host. Here at WordPress.com, hosting is completely free! However, in order to map an existing domain to your WordPress.com site, you need the Domain Mapping upgrade, which costs $13. This is what will connect your domain to your specific site.

  You can read more about the upgrade here:

  Custom Domains [Redirects to Domain Reg Support Page]

  Does that clear things up? Let me know if I can answer any other questions for you!