Privacy and Public Domain
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I have a question. about a public domain. so what information will people see is I get a public domain. and also is a get a public domain will I still be able to put privacy settings on it
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I already answered here (if you click on the links I gave you)
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And yes, you can have a private domain name but a public blog. Those are two different concepts.
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that’s not what I want if I get the public domain will I still be able to put privacy settings on it
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You have The same privacy options with a custom domain as you do with a regular domain as long as you are hosted on WordPress.COM.
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Here’s that info from this page: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/
Public Versus Private
When you register a domain name, you have two options: A public or a private domain registration.
If you choose to register a domain publicly, your name, email and address automatically become available to anyone, anywhere, including spammers, marketers and other people who you might not want to share your information with.
With private domain registration, you can set up a new domain name without making any of your contact information public, and still enjoy all the benefits of regular domain name registration. It’s like being listed in the phone book: You can either have your number and address published, or you can pay to be unlisted.
Private Domain Registration is a paid upgrade that costs $8.00 per year per domain registration.
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I keep toying with the idea of getting my own domain, but haven’t done it yet. My stats are really improving, and I’m afraid there will be a big drop-off if I change my domain name. If I do, I’ll pay the extra 8 bucks for the privacy.
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There won’t be a huge drop off, but there will be some. Remember, the old URL still works!
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There won’t be a huge drop off, but there will be some. Remember, the old URL still works!
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The earlier in your blog’s life you do it, the better off you’ll be, because you don’t lose that many incoming links or awareness. Everyone gets used to Whatever.com really fast.
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I’m right on the edge of doing it — I guess I should bite the bullet. It’s only $25 with the private listing, right? That’s less than 50 cents a week . . .
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I was the very first person on WP.com to have a unique domain name, so I guess I have a lot of experience with this. DO IT. You will not be sorry, and when the time for renewal comes up, you have lots of advance warning, so it’s easy to renew.
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Okay, between you two, you managed to convince me!
It was extremely quick & painless. (I wasn’t expecting protracted and torturous, but you never know!)
Question now: I have switched it to my primary domain (http://mmadfan.com) and I’m aware from many earlier threads that it can take a while to propagate, so I’m happy to be patient and wait. But at the very bottom of the screen where I checked off mmadfan.com as my primary url, there’s this:
Domain Administration
The following link will take you to an external site where you already have an account. Before you can log in you must use this form to set the password.
New password:What the heck does that mean? And what do I do next? I presume that where I have access to the links on other sites, I can manually update them in a few days so that they show the “correct” url even though the redirect will still get them where they’re going, but what else do I do? The support doc just leads you through the part where you pay! LOL!
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I don’t know: it’s new. I bet it’s something to do with wherever they buy the domains from. Follow the instructions. ALWAYS change from the default password, for any service.
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