Not sure of order of domain mapping and blog title

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  jubilajane · Member · Aug 7, 2011 at 11:54 pm

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  I’m starting a new blog on WP.com with the aim of being more like a website.

  I already have the domain name registered.

  Can I title the new blog by (domain name).wordpress.com and after I finish building the site use domain mapping to point the registered name to WP?

  My objective is to drop “wordpress” out of the web title.

  Thanks

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

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  airodyssey · Member · Aug 7, 2011 at 11:59 pm

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  Hi. Yes, you can do that: create a blog first (__.wordpress.com) then map it to your existing domain. That’s exactly what I did.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/
  You may want to wait until staff are back from their brainstorming sessions (on August 15) in case there are any hiccups.

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  jubilajane · Member · Aug 8, 2011 at 12:19 am

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  Thanks for that.

  Hiccups? Oh no! I’m all ready to start today. Do you think these hiccups could impact on the whole domain mapping thing?

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  airodyssey · Member · Aug 8, 2011 at 12:22 am

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  It’s just that I have seen cases of people registering a domain name, say thisismydomainname.com, and finding that it’s not their existing blog that is mapped there, but a newly created blog called thisismydomainnamedotcom.wordpress.com.

  But then again, that’s when they registered a domain name. You already registered your domain name, so hopefully the chances of that happening to you are nil.

  Staff does check these forums regularly even if they are away.

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  jubilajane · Member · Aug 8, 2011 at 12:30 am

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  Ok – got it. Thanks again. I go ahead and fire up my new blog.