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  ahwhoo · Member · May 30, 2020 at 5:32 am

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  Hi
  I currently host my company website with another service provider.
  I like to build up the new website on WordPress.com first before transferring the domain over to WordPress so that I still maintain my company website while I build a new one on WordPress.com.
  please advise the best way to approach this. Thank you

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  kokkieh · Staff · May 30, 2020 at 1:54 pm

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  Hi there,

  You can create a new WordPress.com site without transferring your domain.

  All sites on WordPress.com get a free WordPress.com or .blog subdomain when the site is created, that functions just like any regular subdomain, and your site is fully online and accessible at that subdomain (provided you set it to public).

  So select the free WordPress.com address option when creating a site at https://wordpress.com/start/site/, and you can experiment and build your site at that free address, even upgrade the site while still using the free address, and only switch the domain over to us once you’re ready.

  Let me know if you have any more questions.