fastcomet and wordpress

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  dlaxton1gmailcom · Member · Aug 2, 2017 at 8:33 pm

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  I purchased ‘whatifeel.org’ through fastcomet.com and they said I can use WordPress free for blogging. I only want ti use WordPress for my blog, but fastcomet says I need them. Do I?

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  solybarr · Member · Aug 2, 2017 at 9:15 pm

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  Hi @ dlaxton1gmailcom,

  I have a question, did you only get the domain name “whatifeel.org” with Fastcomet or did you also get hosting.

  Here is why i ask. WordPress itself, its a software, if you have hosting with fastcomet you can install it there (they might even have a link for you to do so).
  They have some tutorials in this link:
  https://www.fastcomet.com/tutorials/wordpress

  If you only have a domain and don’t want the hassle of installing, etc, you can use a free blog here at WordPress.com get a personal paid Plan and map that domain to your blog here.
  https://wordpress.com/pricing/

  We at WP.com offer hosting Of that WordPress software.

  Here is more information about the difference between a hosted install and what we offer at WordPress.com
  It’s a lot of information!
  WP.ORG VS WP.ORG
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  Best regards

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  solybarr · Member · Aug 2, 2017 at 9:20 pm

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  I wanted to add, I see you have your WordPress blog setup at “whatifeel.org”, seems like you only need to move your content?

  You do that by exporting your info from your blog here at WP.com and importing it into that new domain!

  Instructions:
  https://move.wordpress.com/exportimport-content/

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  timethief · Member · Aug 2, 2017 at 9:23 pm

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  Perhaps reading this will help.

  If you are migrating from a self hosted WordPress.ORG site to WordPress.COM please see: Moving from a Self-Hosted WordPress to WordPress.com
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-from-self-hosted-wordpress-to-wordpress-com/ https://en.support.wordpress.com/coming-from-self-hosted/

  Otherwise see: Importing Content from Another Platform
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/import/#importing-content-from-another-platform

  WordPress.com provides free blogs and hosts them free of charge. There are no bandwidth charges. All WordPress.com blogs come with 3000 megabytes (~3 GBs) of space for storing uploaded files and images. Free features are listed here https://en.wordpress.com/features/

  We have 4 different plans: free, personal, premium and business. All hosting is free regardless of which plan you choose. You can view all wordpress.com plan features here https://wordpress.com/pricing/ Add a plan for each of your sites here: http://store.wordpress.com/plans/.

  Before you upgrade
  Make sure you read the comparison very closely do you know exactly what the restrictions and limitations on WordPress.COM blogging are: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  Also read Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading

  For more about migrating to wordpress.com and upgrades read my full answer at https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/fees-10?replies=6#post-2999398

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  elenatil · Member · Aug 3, 2017 at 1:36 pm

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  Hey there,

  My name is Elena and I am part of the FastComet Team. I came across this thread via a Google Alert and wanted to follow up the situation.

  Indeed the lady got initially a domain name and a web hosting account from us. However, regrettably, she could not manage to deal with the self-hosted service of her blog. Our Technical support offered full support on this matter but to no avail. The web hosting account has been canceled as per request and the domain name whatifeel.org has remained her proprietary.

  Dear @ dlaxton1gmailcom, indeed you are more than welcome to use WordPress for free with us, along with our web hosting services. Alternatively, you may use only the domain name you have left with us and use a third party web hosting provider or point it to your existing website whatifeeldotorg.wordpress.com hosted with WordPress.com. To do so all you need to do is follow the tutorial https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/. Note that in case you would like to use it with WordPress.com you would need to upgrade your account.

  To sum it up, in case you would like to have a personal domain name associated with your website, you would need to have a paid web hosting service.

  Hope that helps!

  Best,
  Elena
  FastComet Team