Transferring my domain to you

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    paultyrrell · Member ·

    Hi, I have got a domain for a charity I run http://www.solihullcancersupport.org. I have been looking at wordpress and like the setup. Would I be able to use the above domain without using wordpress in the domain?
    Can I transfer the domain to you?

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    lastnode · Member ·

    Yes, you can definitely use that domain with your WordPress.com blog, and yes, once operational you will not need to use yourname.wordpress.com as your blog URL! :)

    This support article should walk you through setting up things –

    http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

    Please do post again if you need help with anything specific, though. Always glad to help! :)

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    timethief · Member ·

    The answers are yes and no.

    WordPress.com does not accept domain transfers but mapping an existing domain is possible.

    Domain mapping of an existing domain URL that you already own and purchased elsewhere is not done free of charge. You will have to renew the domain name purchase where you made it and the domain mapping purchase here every year.

    Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading

    Mapping an existing domain costs $13. annually. In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from and it does not matter what that underlying .wordpress.com URL is. It does not have to match the domain URL. 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 for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

    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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