Upgrading

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  qisthebest · Member · Oct 19, 2017 at 7:32 pm

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  I would like to upgrade my works website to business class but I don’t know where to go to do that. The only login I have is for the admin page.

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

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  timethief · Member · Oct 19, 2017 at 7:35 pm

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  re: purchasing WordPress.COM upgrades

  If you are migrating from a self hosted WordPress.ORG site to WordPress.COM please see: Moving from a Self-Hosted WordPress to WordPress.com
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-from-self-hosted-wordpress-to-wordpress-com/ https://en.support.wordpress.com/coming-from-self-hosted/

  Otherwise see: Importing Content from Another Platform
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/import/#importing-content-from-another-platform

  WordPress.com provides free blogs and hosts them free of charge. There are no bandwidth charges. All WordPress.com blogs come with 3000 megabytes (~3 GBs) of space for storing uploaded files and images. Free features are listed here https://en.wordpress.com/features/

  We have 4 different plans: free, personal, premium and business. All hosting is free regardless of which plan you choose. You can view all wordpress.com plan features here and upgrade here https://wordpress.com/pricing/

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  krutidugade · Member · Oct 19, 2017 at 7:35 pm

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  Hi there,

  You can select Upgrade under Business plan on following page –
  https://wordpress.com/plans
  It’ll redirect you to Checkout page where you can add a coupon code if you have one. Enter your card details and make the payment.
  You can also use PayPal.
  Once your payment is done, Business plan will be activated.

  Hope this helps!

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  timethief · Member · Oct 19, 2017 at 7:35 pm

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  The Business upgrade includes:
  • Google analytics
  • Footer Credit Options https://en.support.wordpress.com/footer-credits/
  • SEO Tools https://en.support.wordpress.com/seo-tools/
  • The ability to install most plugins including woocommerce and the ability to install third party themes. Read more at https://en.support.wordpress.com/business-plan/and at WordPress.com Business SEO https://wpbizseo.wordpress.com/

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  krutidugade · Member · Oct 19, 2017 at 7:36 pm

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  @timethief
  Apologies

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  qisthebest · Member · Oct 19, 2017 at 8:07 pm

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  Alright so I’m not clear, do I have to create a new site then import my old site into it?

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  krutidugade · Member · Oct 19, 2017 at 8:14 pm

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  @qisthebest
  I will break it down in simple words. Assuming you wish to upgrade your site ‘qisthebest.wordpress.com’, all you need to do is purchase Business plan on this page – https://wordpress.com/plans

  If you wish to buy Business plan for any other site then please provide the URL to that site and I’ll guide you further.

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  qisthebest · Member · Oct 20, 2017 at 7:49 pm

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  I want to upgrade the website, katiebeehoney.com to business. It is my work site

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  krutidugade · Member · Oct 20, 2017 at 8:07 pm

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  @qisthebest

  Your site ‘katiebeehoney.com’ isn’t hosted with WordPress.com. It is a self-hosted site that uses WordPress (.org). Our plans are not for self-hosted sites.

  Know more about the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org on the page linked below: https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  So, if you wish to use your domain ‘katiebeehoney.com’ with WordPress.com then you can opt for domain mapping. All you have to do is point your DNS (Domain Name Servers) to WordPress.com. This requires purchasing upgrade plan and you can go with Business plan.

  Follow the instructions step by step
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/map-existing-domain/

  Hope this answers your question.