If I upgrade my domain, will I loose my followers?

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  samanthaanddominick · Member · Jun 11, 2014 at 4:56 pm

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  Hi. I’m contemplating upgrading to my own domain name instead of .wordpress.com. Will I loose the followers I already have? Will they automatically transfer to the new blog address? Thanks for the help!

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  timethief · Member · Jun 11, 2014 at 5:08 pm

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  No. The reason we purchase domain mapping is so when the old URLs are clicked anywhere on the internet the visitor is seamlessly redirected to the new domain URLs.

  Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading
  All About Domains http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/all-about-domains/

  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.

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  samanthaanddominick · Member · Jun 11, 2014 at 5:12 pm

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  Oh, now I understand. Thank you!

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  timethief · Member · Jun 11, 2014 at 5:13 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes.