Must I wait till my domain expires before I can transfer to wordpress?

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  ladyskullshine · Member · Jan 29, 2013 at 12:56 am

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  I read that wordpress doesn’t take transferred domain names. My domain expires in March. I already transferred my hosting & remapped DNS. I would like the full transfer as soon as possible. Please advise.

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  auxclass · Member · Jan 29, 2013 at 1:00 am

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  You can’t transfer your domain name to WordPress.COM – if you let it expire then it won’t work for maybe 60 days or more and someone else might buy the domain name and hold it hostage – you want to map your domain name – see below

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

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  ladyskullshine · Member · Jan 29, 2013 at 1:56 am

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  If I map it & pay the upgrade, will it work the same as though I had the domain through wordpress?
  Meaning, if it will show up in browsers as LadySkullshine.com vs LadySkullshine.wordpress.com?

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  auxclass · Member · Jan 29, 2013 at 2:09 am

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  If I map it & pay the upgrade, will it work the same as though I had the domain through wordpress?

  yes

  Your visitors will see LadySkullshine.com not LadySkullshine.wordpress.com

  One note: You will still log into the Dashboard of LadySkullshine.wordpress.com when you are working on your blog

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  ladyskullshine · Member · Jan 29, 2013 at 2:42 am

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  Thank you so much! I really appreciate your help.

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  auxclass · Member · Jan 29, 2013 at 2:53 am

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  You be welcome & good luck