How do I switch from wordpress.com to org?

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  kelfancy · Member · Oct 14, 2011 at 12:13 pm

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  Trying to save $(guided transfer fee) might be an awful decision on my part. I decided to purchase hosting from bluehost. I installed wordpress, and then I changed where the nameservers point. I saw it might take 24-48 hrs, but I didn’t realize my blog would look like a generic wordpress.com page…is this normal? Thanks
  Blog url: http://thingsifancydotcom.wordpress.com/

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  chrisrudzki · Member · Oct 14, 2011 at 1:04 pm

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  Hi there,

  Yes, that’s normal. You’ll need to transfer your blog’s content over to your self-hosted WordPress installation.

  This guide should come in handy:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

  If you need further assistance with your self-hosted WordPress installation, you’ll need to check out the forums here:
  http://wordpress.org/support/

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  kelfancy · Member · Oct 14, 2011 at 1:14 pm

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  Ok, I am extra sorry I tried to do this on my own. I cannot even try to reverse the nameservers change because I cannot even log into my old, trusted dashboard. How can I transfer the content if I cannot get back to the beginning?Thanks SO much!

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  evarlese · Member · Oct 14, 2011 at 3:17 pm

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  You should still be able to log into your old WordPress.com Dashboard via http://wordpress.com/ with your WordPress.com login information.

  If you have any trouble logging in at WordPress.com, please let us know.