Question about Upgrading to Premium

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  exoffenders · Member · Oct 24, 2013 at 10:33 pm

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  I just had a few questions about upgrading to premium. First, if I upgraded and had an actual domain name, would my current domain (exoffenders.wordpress.com) automatically redirect there? Also, how would this affect my search engine rankings.

  The second question I had was regarding WordAds. I seem to get around 2k views @ around 850ish visitors lately. Would this be enough to qualify for the WordAds program, or do I need higher traffic?

  Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 26, 2013 at 11:11 pm

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  First, if I upgraded and had an actual domain name, would my current domain (exoffenders.wordpress.com) automatically redirect there?

  That’s exactly what domain mapping does. Read this for a better understanding of the process > 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 as Admin 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.

  See here if you do not own a domain 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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  timethief · Member · Oct 26, 2013 at 11:13 pm

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  Note that we Volunteers answering support questions on these technical support forums cannot assist with any WordAds issues. You must contact WordAds Staff directly.
  Read http://wordads.co/faq/
  Contact http://wordads.co/contact/

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  timethief · Member · Oct 26, 2013 at 11:15 pm

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  See here for details of all 3 plans http://store.wordpress.com/bundles/
  See here for premium bundle details http://store.wordpress.com/premium-upgrades/pro-bundle/

  Note that none of the plans allow you to upload your own themes or plugins. WordPress.com blogs cannot be equipped for eCommerce transactions. If you need a site that requires a custom theme or plugins — e.g., if you want to be able to sell things directly from your site, or if you want to install discussion forums — a self-hosted WordPress site might be right for you. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  exoffenders · Member · Oct 28, 2013 at 6:45 am

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  Thank you so much for this information! You’re the best.