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  kalitafashioned · Member · Feb 7, 2016 at 5:29 am

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  I’ve already purchased my domain name through godaddy, I’m now trying to figure out how I can allow followers to view http://www.kalitafashioned.ca instead of http://www.kalitafashioneddotca.wordpress.com.

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  elte · Member · Feb 7, 2016 at 8:03 am

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  Use Domain Mapping to connect your domain name to WordPress.com. Domain mapping is a paid upgrade that costs $13.00 per domain, per year, and is a three-step process:

  1. Update your nameservers to point to WordPress.com.

  Right now, your domain is linked to your old host, so you’ll need to update your nameservers — specifically, your DNS settings. We’ve got instructions for doing this with the most popular domain registrars. Set your DNS to ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, and ns3.wordpress.com. (If you have trouble, your domain registrar can help.)

  2. Add the Domain Mapping upgrade to your WordPress.com blog.

  Navigate to the Domains page. Click on Map an Existing Domain and follow the instructions to add your domain. Note that the change may take a few hours to go live.

  3. Set your newly mapped domain as your blog’s primary address.

  When the purchase is complete, go back to the My Domains page, check the button next to the domain you just mapped to your blog, and click “Update Primary Domain.”

  More info:
  http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/