Transferring our Domain

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  ericahillsce · Member · Nov 29, 2018 at 10:03 am

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  Hi, we have decided to update our website and have decided to go with wordpress, we already have our domains but are unsure whether it is best to transfer our domain or map our domain

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  patilswapnilv · Member · Nov 29, 2018 at 10:29 am

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  Hey @samiracakali,

  It won’t make a huge difference whether you transfer or choose to have your domain elsewhere. Since you can always use domain mapping and point your domain to WordPress.com.

  The only difference would be, that you will have two companies to pay for, your domain registrar for the domain and WordPress.com for hosting. If this is something you dislike, you can choose to move the domain to WordPress.com and get the domain cost covered with the paid plan.

  Here is how you can map your existing domain to WordPress.com:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  And this is how you can transfer your domain to WordPress.com:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/

  I hope this is helpful,