Setting up a new webpage

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  sandyducharme · Member · Jun 2, 2018 at 7:45 pm

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  I have purchased a new domain through Godaddy.com, and would like to start designing the new page. However, it’s been a few years since I last set up a new business and I’d like help getting started. When I try to go to the new domain through wordpress I receive a message saying I can’t transfer the page for 60 days, or that I need to purchase a plan (which is through Godaddy – as previously mentioned). Please help.
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  Sandy Ducharme

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jun 3, 2018 at 2:03 pm

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  Hi there,

  If you just bought the domain from GoDaddy you won’t be able to transfer it for at least 60 days, no. That is a rule that applies to all domains, no matter where you buy them.

  If you want to use that domain with a WordPress.com site you will need a paid WordPress.com plan. Then you can connect the domain to us using our domain mapping upgrade included in all plans.

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/map-existing-domain/

  Once the domain has been registered for at least 60 days, you can then transfer it to us if you prefer at no additional cost.

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  kosiew · Member · Jun 4, 2018 at 3:32 am

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  hi,

  To add on, as part of a domain transfer the domain will be renewed for an additional year, so you will not lose any of the time of the domain registration for which you’ve already paid.

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/trying-to-transfer-go-daddy-domain-to-wordpress-why-do-i-need-to-pay-more-money/