need help changing my domain name DNS setting

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  twowheeledtimes · Member · Jan 12, 2016 at 5:00 pm

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  I received an email from you stating that I need to change my domain name DNS setting. I’ve read the instructions in the help section but I’m afraid I might screw it up. I already have purchased my own domain name.

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  micawbr · Member · Jan 16, 2016 at 8:52 pm

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  If twowheeledtimes.com is your domain name, then GoDaddy is the place to change the DNS.

  You can follow their guide: https://www.godaddy.com/help/set-custom-nameservers-for-domains-registered-with-us-12317

  … or ask their support staff to change the name servers to:

  NS1.WORDPRESS.COM
  NS2.WORDPRESS.COM
  NS3.WORDPRESS.COM

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  twowheeledtimes · Member · Jan 17, 2016 at 4:53 pm

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  Thank you. I think I did it with your help.
  So now to verify these changes were implemented I should be able to enter the domain name and search and it will take me to my new wordpress blog site?

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  micawbr · Member · Jan 18, 2016 at 11:52 am

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  You’re welcome and good job. Now, when I visit twowheeledtimes.com, I’m taken to your WordPress.com blog.

  You may want to do one more thing which is to set twowheeledtimes.com as your primary domain. That makes it so everyone sees that one in their browser address bar instead of it changing to twowheeledtimesdotcom.wordpress.com. Here’s the guide for setting the primary domain: https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#setting-the-primary-domain

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  twowheeledtimes · Member · Jan 18, 2016 at 1:31 pm

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  I did it! Thank you so much for taking time to help me.
  Learning has occurred!