Do I have to purchase a domain name for blog to be published?

• 

  amagoddess · Member · Jan 17, 2023 at 8:03 pm

  • Copy link
  • Add topic to favorites

  How do I make my blog published… do I have to purchase a domain name? And can the free version of my blog (.wordpress.com) be monetized?

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

• 

  supernovia · Staff · Jan 18, 2023 at 3:11 am

  • Copy link

  Hi! You don’t have to purchase a custom domain to launch the site. Just skip the custom domain option.

  Most of our monetization options require some sort of plan, but you can check out several monetization ideas here. Also, generally speaking, you’ll do better with monetization if you have good traffic, so here are some tips on building a WordPress.com community.