I don't know if I have a domain?

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  tropological · Member · May 18, 2014 at 10:38 pm

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  do I have a domain

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · May 18, 2014 at 10:49 pm

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  The top level domain here is wordpress.com
  All blogs hosted here are on .wordpress.com sub-domains like http://tropological.wordpress.com/

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  timethief · Member · May 18, 2014 at 10:53 pm

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  To read more about top level domains see http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/all-about-domains/
  You may want to consider getting your own domain and this may help with that http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/04/02/do-i-need-a-domain/

  Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading

  In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from and the domain name you desire must be available for purchase, or you must already own the domain URL.

  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard at > Store > My Upgrades to purchase a domain name by purchasing an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade for the blog. See here if you do not own a domain http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/

  After you do the primary blog set up it can take between 24 – 72 hours for domain name propagation to take place throughout the internet. You can view the DNS changes here > http://www.whatsmydns.net/ What’s important during that stage is to be patient.