How do I forward a domain owned through go daddy?

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  drewbphoto · Member · Nov 30, 2011 at 5:31 pm

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  I own the domain http://www.drewbphoto.com I purchased it through godaddy.com Now, I’m trying to make it so that when people go to http://www.drewbphoto.com it will automatically forward them to http://www.drewbphoto.wordpress.com I’ve been back and forth with go daddy’s support, and I can’t seem to get this working. I have an email through that domain on go daddy too, so it’s important that that doesn’t get messed up. I do not know . . . well basically anything about this sort of stuff, so I’d appreciate it if you could keep it as dumbed down as possible.

  Thanks and have a great day! :)
  Blog url: http://drewbphoto.wordpress.com/

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  chrisrudzki · Member · Nov 30, 2011 at 10:39 pm

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  Hi there,

  You can map your domain to your WordPress.com site by following this guide:
  http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

  Once you do so, you’ll need to add your MX records from GoDaddy to your DNS here. These instructions should come in handy:
  http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/custom-dns/

  Feel free to drop us a line if we can be of any further assistance.

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  drewbphoto · Member · Dec 1, 2011 at 12:03 am

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  Thanks for your response. I guess my first question would be do I have to purchase the domain mapping upgrade?

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  kardotim · Member · Dec 1, 2011 at 12:46 pm

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  Yes, you need a Domain Mapping upgrade to fully redirect your domain toward your WordPress.com blog. You can go to Store > Domains on your blog’s dashboard and follow the steps there.

  Also, you may want to review the following guide before going through the process.

  Let us know if you need any help.