Im thinking of self hosting using a guided trasfer , do i pay for hosting first?

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  renagade64 · Member · Feb 7, 2013 at 2:11 am

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  I’m looking to switch over to a self hosted blog , i’m wondering about at which point i would pay for hosting and the type of interface i would be using, i’m more than likely going to go with host gator.

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  raincoaster · Member · Feb 7, 2013 at 2:50 am

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  You need to get hosting before you have a destination to transfer things into. There are host recommendations over at WordPress.ORG.

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  auxclass · Member · Feb 7, 2013 at 2:53 am

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  Here is the list: http://wordpress.org/hosting/

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  renagade64 · Member · Feb 7, 2013 at 4:17 am

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  much appreciated, i have another question ,what if i had signed up for a domain name with wordpress.com already?

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  auxclass · Member · Feb 7, 2013 at 4:19 am

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  ,what if i had signed up for a domain name with wordpress.com already?

  Not a problem – you just point the name servers to your new host –

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  renagade64 · Member · Feb 7, 2013 at 4:22 am

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  so when signing up with my new host i would enter the already existing domain and the “happiness” engineers would take care of the rest ?

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  auxclass · Member · Feb 7, 2013 at 4:30 am

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  There is some configuration of your host – can’t remember what it is, but the host can help – fairly simple if I remember correctly – then yes one of the Staff takes it from there – I would expect the staff would have some questions and information you will need to give them to do the transfer

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  renagade64 · Member · Feb 7, 2013 at 4:56 am

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  thank you , you’ve been a great help

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  auxclass · Member · Feb 7, 2013 at 5:12 am

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  Yu be welcome & good luck