Purchasing a domain

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    angeokwuosa · Member ·

    I’m thinking of buying a domain. If I do buy one, will I need to buy hosting or do wordpress host it?

    Thank you,
    Ange

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    timethief · Member ·

    Hi there,
    You can choose to keep your blog free hosted right where it is now. If you are committed to developing your brand by producing quality content over the long-term, then I recommend getting your own domain and a no-ads upgrade from the get go. This post explains why that is and much more http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/04/02/do-i-need-a-domain/

    In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from. If you have registered a .wordpress.com blog you log in under the exact same username account that registered the blog and purchase a domain name by purchasing an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade for the blog. If you do not own a domain name then see here http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/

    Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades is where you do the primary blog set up knowing it can take between 24 – 72 hours for domain name propagation to take place throughout the internet. You can view the DNS changes here > http://www.whatsmydns.net/ What’s important during that stage is to be patient.

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