Transferring WordPress.com blog to WordPress.org hosted blog?

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  mkellerlehman · Member · Aug 10, 2010 at 8:41 pm

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  I have a site http://www.presentingmatt.com that is working great and is hosted through godaddy. But now I want to start an actual blog but want to build it, test it, and get some buzz first using the free web-based wordpress tool. Down the line though, I will want to eventually buy the domain, find hosting, and transfer everything over and maintain using the wordpress software so I can monetize it, install plugs-ins and edit accordingly.

  This is possible right??

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  sberkun · Member · Aug 11, 2010 at 6:12 pm

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  In short: yes it is possible.

  If you “have the site” you already own the domain, assuming it is registered by you through godaddy.

  So if you start a free blog on wordpress.com, you can at any time install WordPress on http://www.presentingmatt.com, and move over all of your content so the blog appears at your current domain.

  For reference:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/