Transfering domain

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  ittybittyvegan · Member · Feb 2, 2017 at 6:09 am

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  I bought my own domain from godaddy.com

  I then realised you have to pay to use it on wordpress.com

  If I transfer it to wordpress.com, will I still have to pay godaddy.com every year? Or will wordpress take on the fees within the 2.99 a month?

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  kokkieh · Staff · Feb 2, 2017 at 11:36 am

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  Hi there,

  Domains registered somewhere else cannot be transferred to WordPress.com, as we’re not able to accept incoming domain transfers. The only way to use a domain bought from GoDaddy with a WordPress.com site is via the domain mapping upgrade included in each of our plans.

  Use a Domain You Already Own (Domain Mapping)

  You’ll still need to pay GoDaddy for the annual renewal of the domain itself.

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  ittybittyvegan1 · Member · Feb 2, 2017 at 12:22 pm

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  If i choose a different name that I don’t own yet, will that then be mine under the 2.99 per month subscription? Do I own it?

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  ittybittyvegan1 · Member · Feb 2, 2017 at 12:22 pm

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  If so then I would rather do that then continue to pay two sites every year

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  kokkieh · Staff · Feb 2, 2017 at 1:43 pm

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  You can register a new domain as part of the plan, yes. That domain will then renew every year when the plan renews.

  You can find the steps for registering a new domain here:

  Register a New Domain