Domain transfer?

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  jimmecom · Member · Mar 26, 2019 at 5:33 pm

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  I have a domain. It is registered with GoDaddy. Why do I have to transfer my domain or assign it to work with WordPress. Don’t you have a free version that I can start with and then upgrade for hosting my website?

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  kokkieh · Staff · Mar 27, 2019 at 9:25 am

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  Hi there,

  If you don’t want to transfer your domain to us, just select the free address that’s shown on the Pick a domain step when you create a new site. If you don’t see a free address option, it’s because you entered your full domain in the search box. Enter a key word rather than a full domain, and the free address should appear as one of the options.

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  jimmecom · Member · Mar 28, 2019 at 2:11 pm

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  Does this mean that my visible and public URL will be something other than QicTic.com?

  or is this “free URL” just a location for the content? Help.

  –Jim
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  themagicrobot · Member · Mar 28, 2019 at 2:22 pm

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  Does this mean that my visible and public URL will be something other than QicTic.com?

  Yes. If you want a free address here then it will have a suffix of .wordpress.com (or perhaps one of the newer .blog addresses). You can use the free site for as long as you wish. Eventually if you upgrade to a paid plan you could then map/transfer the domain you already own to the WordPress.com site.

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  jimmecom · Member · Mar 28, 2019 at 2:24 pm

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  got it.

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  supernovia · Staff · Mar 28, 2019 at 6:59 pm

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  Just noting I’ve removed your phone number, since these forums are public. Let us know if you have more questions. Cheers!