Guided Transfer .com to .org

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  jenniferhanway · Member · Nov 29, 2015 at 9:03 pm

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  I am about to pay for the Guided Transfer to switch from WordPress.com to WordPress.org – do I need to sign up for hosting from one of the recommended providers first?

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  timethief · Member · Nov 29, 2015 at 10:54 pm

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  What’s best is to read the full Guide Transfer support doc at this link please https://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

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  jenniferhanway · Member · Nov 30, 2015 at 6:22 pm

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  Thank you – I have read the article fully but still can’t find if I need to sign up for hosting before the transfer…

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  timethief · Member · Nov 30, 2015 at 6:27 pm

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  Hi again,
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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Dec 1, 2015 at 5:43 am

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  You do not HAVE to, but it makes things a lot easier. Because you are going to need to have that set up before the transfer can happen.