Domain name query

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  songsfromthehowlingsea · Member · Jan 23, 2012 at 9:42 am

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  I’ve read through FAQ and other threads but I’m still in the dark re. transferring domain names.
  I currently own http://www.songsfromthehowlingsea.com which is hosted by justhost with a wordpress.org template.

  I wish to switch my old blog to wordpress.com and have now transferred all the content, final step is moving my domain name across.

  As I understand it domain mapping would redirect the address to my new blog but I would still be paying justhost?
  On the other hand I can’t just buy the domain name though wordpress as it’s unavailable (I already own it)
  What steps do i take to remove my domain name from justhost and have it all paid for via wordpress.com?

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jan 23, 2012 at 10:20 am

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  Unfortunately domain name registration cannot be “transferred” over to wordpress.COM, so you will either have to keep it through justhost, or you will have to transfer it to a different registrar.

  You would then change the DNS nameservers to the wordpress.com nameservers and within 24-72 hours the propagation would be complete although it is typically under 24 hours.

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  songsfromthehowlingsea · Member · Jan 23, 2012 at 11:37 pm

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  OK so if instead I just I point the domain I already own to my WordPress.com using the domain mapping guide do i still have to pay justhost for hosting my wordpress.org site even if i delete it. Or am i getting ‘owning domain’ and ‘paying for hosting’ mixed up?

  Sorry I hope I’m being clear?

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  songsfromthehowlingsea · Member · Jan 24, 2012 at 12:00 am

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  Justhost says upon cancellation with them i can take my EEPP code from them and then I can transfer it anywhere I want. On WordPress.com, you can register a custom domain – which i thought to be the same thing. am i misunderstanding something?
  thanks

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  songsfromthehowlingsea · Member · Jan 24, 2012 at 12:15 am

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  Ok so I think I’m actually beginning to answer my own question:

  I leave the domain name with justhost and map it to wordpress.com. The cost of this isn’t as great as having my wordpress.org site as justhost isn’t actually hosting a site it’s just holding my domain name. Therefore with the reduced cost plus the wordpress.com cost of having my own address I save money..
  Is this correct?

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  airodyssey · Member · Jan 24, 2012 at 2:08 am

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  Yes, that’s correct.
  For more information about domain mapping, including some very important information and what it does and what it does NOT do, please read this:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/