Domain bought with 1&1 how to transfer to my wordpress

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    penguincj · Member ·

    Hello.
    I currently have myammanlife.wordpress.com and I have bought the domain myammanlife.com using a web hosting company called 1&1. I would like to transfer this domain to my wordpress account but it is asking that I pay $99 to do this via WordPress. I had done this same process before with a different domain and it did not cost me $99 via WordPress :( help please!

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    dave2swords · Member ·

    Hi there
    If you are on the free plan, your only domain name option is myammanlife.wordpress.com.

    If you want to map your 1&1 domain to your blog here, the following document gives you the step by step instructions:
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/map-existing-domain/
    It also tells you

    You will need an upgraded WordPress.com plan on your site in order to map a domain.

    When it gets to the part where you have to work with 1&1, this document will help guide you:
    https://help.1and1.com/domains-c36931/manage-domains-c79822/dns-c37586/use-your-own-name-server-for-a-1and1-domain-a594904.html

    If you need further help with the WordPress part of the process, please do let us know!
    dave

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    gemmacevans · Member ·

    Hi there,

    I would like to transfer this domain to my wordpress account but it is asking that I pay $99 to do this via WordPress.

    We don’t currently support incoming domain transfers — but the domain you bought from 1×1 can be ‘mapped’ to your site with Domain Mapping:

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/map-existing-domain/

    You will need an upgraded WordPress.com plan, such as the Personal plan. Each paid plan includes a free domain credit which you can use to map a domain you already own.

    Add the plan to your cart before domain mapping or the Premium plan will be selected automatically.

    I had done this same process before with a different domain and it did not cost me $99

    It was previously possible to add a domain mapping as a stand-alone upgrade, but that was changed last year. It is now only possible to add mapping as part of a plan.

    Come back to me if you have any questions.

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