Transferring from a free wordpress blog to a paid one

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  leoniehall · Member · Sep 15, 2015 at 12:15 pm

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  I’m confused about the information about blog transference from free to paying. I don’t know whether to follow advice shared on https://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/ or https://wordpress.com/plans/compare/

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  timethief · Member · Sep 15, 2015 at 9:12 pm

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  The advice here https://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/ is only for those who are moving form wordpress.COM hosting to paid hosting of a wordpress.ORG software install.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 15, 2015 at 9:14 pm

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  To purchase either the Premium upgrade or the Business upgrade go to Dashboard > Store and click the Add a Domain link

  Note that each upgrade applies to a single blog wordpress.COM hosted only and is for a single year only when it is due to be renewed. Also note that upgrades must be paid in full at the time of purchase. There are no discounts offered based on age, non-profit status, personal circumstances, or any other discriminatory factors.

  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard and purchase upgrades at > Dashboard> Store > My Upgrades

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  timethief · Member · Sep 15, 2015 at 9:17 pm

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  If you are not clear on the differences between free blogs being free hosted by WordPress.COM and wordpress.ORG software installs which require paid hosting please read: https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  leoniehall · Member · Sep 22, 2015 at 1:58 pm

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  Thanks timethief! Does this mean the cost is the wordpress ‘compare account’ option plus hosting with, for example, Bluehost?