Domain name and finding a host

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  gobeyourbestself · Member · Feb 2, 2017 at 6:43 am

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  i have a domain name via go daddy and was recommended to use wordpress to launch my site. However when i pick the premium package and go to enter my credit card details – on the left hand side of the page, i seem to get 2017.wordpress.com on the end of my domain name and i don’t want this..how do i launch my domain name without wordpress.com at the end of it…

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  fstat · Staff · Feb 2, 2017 at 11:22 am

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  Hi there,

  You need to map your domain name to WordPress.com. The mapping will hide the .wordpress.com address and everyone will access your site through your custom domain.
  You can read more here:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/map-existing-domain/