I've purchased my domain and looking to purchase my hosting – what next?

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  sociallysuburban · Member · Nov 8, 2011 at 5:42 am

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  Hi,I’m trying to setup a blog. I’ve setup my domain via GoDaddy and I’m thinking about going through Host Gator for my hosting. I’m completely confused on what to do next.
  Blog url: http://sociallysuburban.wordpress.com/

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 8, 2011 at 10:42 pm

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  So, it sounds like you want to use WordPress.org then.

  First, you’ll need to install WordPress from http://wordpress.org/ on a hosting provider. We have some recommendations at http://get.wordpress.com/hosting/

  Once that’s done, you can move your content following this guide: http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

  To clear up any confusion, WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two different entities.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  WordPress.org has complete support and documentation sites for self-hosted/installed versions of WordPress at:
  http://wordpress.org/support/
  http://codex.wordpress.org/

  We do offer yearly and one-time premium support packages for self-hosted WordPress sites through our VIP program, available at http://vip.wordpress.com