Swapping MrSite for WordPress?

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    truebloom · Member ·

    Hi there – I hope someone can answer my query, I’m confused!

    OK.. so: I currently pay MrSite £90 a year and have built up my business website using MrSite. I pay Streamline.net for web hosting and my domain name. I have recently started a new blog using WordPress, and I really like it.

    I have had some problems with MrSite, in particular, my website is regularly unavailable and I am unable to access my emails. I’m not too keen on the designs available either SO I was considering using WordPress for my entire business site.

    Can I simply build my site again using WordPress and then just transfer the domain name from MrSite to my WordPress site?
    Will my stopping using MrSite affect my customers ability to find me? Will it be like starting again in terms of how easily Google etc can find me?
    Is there anything else I need to consider that may affect my business??

    Thank you for any help / advice you can offer me. I would really like to get rid of MrSite but feel a bit out of my depth!

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    raincoaster · Member ·

    You do not “build a site” at WordPress.com. If you want to tinker with design etc you’re better off getting independent hosting and starting with software from WordPress.ORG instead. If you want to bring the contents over from your existing Mr Site site, hopefully they provide an export function and you can bring the contents over and then buy the Domain Mapping upgrade to apply that URL to the blog here.

    There is always a 2-4 day period when you make the domain name switch where things are glitchy, but afterwards it should be fine.

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    timethief · Member ·

    I pay Streamline.net for web hosting and my domain name.

    Please see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/#transferring-a-domain-to-wordpress-com

    You can edit your DNS settings where the domain is registered and then use the wordpress.com domain mapping upgrade here to apply it to your blog here.
    http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

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    auxclass · Member ·

    You mention “Business Site” a review of the Terms of Service should be in order. Some types of blog sites are not permitted on WordPress.COM: http://en.support.wordpress.com/topic/tos-copyright/

    Contact the Staff if you have questions about types of activities: http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

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