Do I need to pay?

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    conorbrittain · Member ·

    All seems a little confusing, with a lot of companies charging for this, that and the other, offering plug ins, support and hosting etc.

    We are a business, but we work B2B so no transactions will be taken through the website. It is just for marketing and interest purposes.

    Is this something I will need to pay for?

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

  • staff-zinnia · Staff ·

    Hi –

    Thanks for getting in touch so we can help clarify the difference between what we do here at WordPress.com and using the open source WordPress.org software.

    WordPress.com is a managed hosting environment. We take care of the back end details needed for a successful site. We include your support, hosting, themes, all of it :) There’s not a need to pay, and you can use it for free. The site you’ve registered is an example of one of our free sites: conorbrittain.wordpress.com

    Using plugins, registering a custom domain, or other features do require an upgraded plan on our service. For example, if you need plugins, then our business plan is for you. That includes 24/7 live chat support among other things. Check it out: https://wordpress.com/pricing/

    When you use the open source WordPress.org software you need to find a hosting provider and provide your own support/troubleshooting/and help. It’s much more hands on – and for some folks the right fit.

    Take a look at this page: https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    Let’s figure out the right version of WordPress for your project and go forward from there.

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