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  fashionannmarie · Member · Oct 2, 2014 at 4:07 pm

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  Can I registered my blog as http://www.thefashionhuntress.com? When I go in the upgrades, it is offering to register my domain as thefashionhuntress.me

  Also- can you tell me what the annual fee is for registering my domain?

  Thanks!

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

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  timethief · Member · Oct 2, 2014 at 4:13 pm

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  There is no domain mapping upgrade for thefashionhuntress.com. thefashionhuntress.com. is hosted by GoDaddy.com and you cannot map to a domain URL that you do not own. This is the whois information. Do you own that domain URL?

  There is no domain mapping upgrade for thefashionhuntress.me but that domain is available for purchase.

  In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from, and the domain name you desire must be available for purchase, or you must already own the domain URL.

  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard at > Store > My Upgrades to purchase a domain name by purchasing an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade for the blog.

  See here if you do not own a domain http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/

  See here for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  After you do the primary blog set up it can take between 24 – 72 hours for domain name propagation to take place throughout the internet. You can view the DNS changes here > http://www.whatsmydns.net/ What’s important during that stage is to be patient.

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  fashionannmarie · Member · Oct 2, 2014 at 4:15 pm

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  Thanks so much!! I already have the wordpress site- so I guess I’ll work on the next part (picking the domain to purchase). Thank you!

  Also- will my blog still show previous comments and likes? And will it still appear in people’s readers who already follow me?

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  timethief · Member · Oct 2, 2014 at 4:17 pm

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  Also- will my blog still show previous comments and likes? And will it still appear in people’s readers who already follow me?

  Yes. All that changes is the URLs and nothing else when you are mapping a domain. Please read this support doc Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading

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  fashionannmarie · Member · Oct 2, 2014 at 4:17 pm

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  Great- thanks again for your help :)

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  timethief · Member · Oct 2, 2014 at 4:19 pm

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  You are welcome and best wishes.