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  betrothedtothebeloved · Member · Jan 4, 2023 at 9:47 am

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  Am I able to upgrade without changing my site’s domain name?

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

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

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  supernovia · Staff · Jan 4, 2023 at 6:08 pm

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  Hey there @betrothedtothebeloved , I think so! You have a .home.blog subdomain. I’m positive that will work just fine with Personal and Premium. You may get a first year promotional credit if you buy a year of hosting, but you can ignore that and keep the free address.

  I’d need to double check on Business & eCommerce. If you intend to use one of those (generally to install outside plugins or a theme) let us know and we’ll confirm for sure whether you can keep the address.

  Thanks!

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  betrothedtothebeloved · Member · Jan 5, 2023 at 12:57 pm

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  Thank you for your speedy reply. What I’m looking for is to make my present blog more attractive and to encourage traffic! What would be the best way to go about that? It’s a small personal blog which I want to keep simple and accessible. Any suggestions would be helpful! Thank you! Ian from the UK 🇬🇧

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  betrothedtothebeloved · Member · Jan 5, 2023 at 12:58 pm

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  Thank you for your speedy reply. What I’m looking for is to make my present blog more attractive and to encourage traffic! What would be the best way to go about that? It’s a small personal blog which I want to keep simple and accessible. Any suggestions would be helpful! Thank you! Ian from the UK 🇬🇧

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  aleone89 · Staff · Jan 5, 2023 at 3:34 pm

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  Hey there,

  Thank you for that additional information.

  What I’m looking for is to make my present blog more attractive and to encourage traffic!

  Got it, so are there sites/blogs out there you like the look of and wish to emulate?

  In terms of attractiveness – I’d say with the premium plan, gives you access to premium themes which may of interest: https://wordpress.com/themes/premium/

  There’s a full comparison of features available with plan here: https://wordpress.com/pricing/

  This guide here may also be useful when it comes to encouraging traffic: https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-more-views-and-traffic/

  Building a community is also useful, and this may also be useful: https://wordpress.com/themes/premium/