Launch for free?

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  stdaol14 · Member · Oct 7, 2019 at 12:45 am

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  I can’t get my site launched without paying for a domain name, apparently. Paying for a domain name isn’t an option because I’m on a budget. Do I have to pay to have a blog?

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

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  justjennifer · Member · Oct 7, 2019 at 5:57 am

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  Hi there, you do not need to purchase any upgrade to launch your free WordPressdotcom site.

  What happens when you try to Launch it?

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  stdaol14 · Member · Oct 7, 2019 at 11:37 am

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  I get a site that asks me to buy a domainl

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  stdaol14 · Member · Oct 7, 2019 at 11:38 am

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  *domain

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  themagicrobot · Member · Oct 7, 2019 at 12:52 pm

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  Have you clicked the “Launch Site” button? Is there a “Continue with your free site” link?

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  justjennifer · Member · Oct 7, 2019 at 1:30 pm

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  Thanks, @themagicrobot

  Hello again, when you click the “Launch” button at https://wordpress.com/checklist/bookieneedsacookie.wordpress.com do you land on a page asking you to “Give your site an address”? If so, the bottom choice on that page should be the free site address you chose when you created your site, and has a “skip purchase” notice on the right side.

  If you continue to get additional prompts to upgrade, keep clicking the free site option.

  Another way to launch your site is to from your site settings at https://wordpress.com/settings/general/bookieneedsacookie.wordpress.com

  If you are not successful in launching your free site in either option, please come back to this thread and let us know.