Newbie question (DNS setup)

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    johnwinslow2013 · Member ·

    I purchased a premium account this morning on wordpress, which gave me the option to register a domain (so I chose johnwinslow.org). Going to the address now shows a ‘server not found’ message.

    In the ‘my upgrades’ tab on the nav bar, it says ‘DNS needs to be updated’. I have read through the support tab linked to the ‘Edit DNS’ page, but I am still perplexed. I figured that if i purchased hosting through WordPress, that the linking would be included. Every single tutorial video I have watched to try to figure this out assumes that the viewer purchased hosting of the domain through a third party beforehand (godaddy, etc), and that is where they get the information for the DNS.

    Where do I find the info I need to map the DNS? Godaddy.com now claims that johnwinslow.org is already taken, so I’m at a loss as to which direction to head? Sorry for the newbie question.. I suppose I should have looked at this before making the purchase (but the wording/presentation in the ‘premium’ upgrade pitch makes it seem like it will be integrated and SIMPLE…)

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

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    timethief · Member ·

    The nameservers appear to be set up correctly for johnwinslow.org. But There is no primary domain set for johnwinslowdotorg.wordpress.com. This means that although johnwinslow.org will forward to the site, johnwinslow.org will appear in the browser address bar. To learn more about setting a primary domain, please see http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#setting-the-primary-domain

    NOTE: It can take as long as 72 hours for DNS changes to become widely available. If you’re still not seeing your site loading at johnwinslow.org, please wait a few more hours, clear your browser cache, and try again.

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