How do I use a domain I already own on WordPress?

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  vancouverislandschoolart · Member · Jan 12, 2012 at 9:05 am

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  I am having my domain name wendywelch.com redirected from my server (islandnet) to my wordpress blog wendywelch2.wordpress.com. I’m confused about transferring because when I’ve tried to register I get a message saying ‘wendywelch.com’ is not available. And yet I own it so it should be available. This is probably really easy but I can’t figure it out. Also I don’t understand the difference between paying for your own domain name and upgrading to ‘pro’.
  Blog url: http://vancouverislandschoolart.wordpress.com/

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  chrisrudzki · Member · Jan 12, 2012 at 3:41 pm

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  Howdy,

  We can’t accept incoming domain transfers, so you’ll need to keep your domain registered elsewhere. You can map your domain to a WordPress.com blog by following this guide:

  http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

  You can learn about the Value Bundle (or going Pro) under the Store page in your dashboard.