Ownership of Domain Name

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  joe390 · Member · Oct 28, 2012 at 5:55 pm

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  Hi!

  I am considering (for want of the technical term) taking the .wordpress.com out of my domain name. I have a few questions:

  Do I have full legal ownership and DNS control over the new domain name? Is it mine 100%?

  Why is it only 18 usd a year? Other domain hosting sites cost around 70 a year. I know you get what you pay for- what am I not paying for and thus not getting?

  Thank you :)

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  timethief · Member · Oct 28, 2012 at 6:47 pm

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  Understand that all hosting here is free of charge. The domain you purchase is your for as long and you keep paying annually to renew it.
  These may be helpful:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/add-email/
  http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/04/02/do-i-need-a-domain/