Using my own domain name?

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  rhchatlien · Member · Sep 2, 2013 at 3:13 pm

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  I already own a domain name, but I don’t have a hosting site. Can I use wordpress.com as my hosting site for a domain I own? How do I get started doing that?

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  auxclass · Member · Sep 2, 2013 at 3:17 pm

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  yes you can – simple – takes 5 minutes, (if you have email with the domain name then a bit more work) – costs $ 13.– / year

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

  Be sure and read the Terms of Service, there are several things you can’t do here, like sell your own Ads and such

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  auxclass · Member · Sep 2, 2013 at 3:18 pm

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  PS – the 5 minutes is the time to do the domain mapping – then you need to wait for the changes to reach the far corners of the internet