Website without domain

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  katiesackett · Member · Mar 9, 2020 at 3:31 pm

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  My business already has a website, but it’s terrible. I want to build a new website without taking down the old one, and then transfer the domain once it’s complete as this will be a lengthy process. Please help.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Mar 9, 2020 at 9:49 pm

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  Sure, you can start a new site here first: https://wordpress.com/start

  You don’t have to add a custom domain until you’re ready, and when the time comes, we have two options for that:

  Mapping allows you to keep the domain registered with your current domain registrar and direct it to your WordPress.com site: https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  A transfer would allow to manage both your site and domain from the same place: https://en.support.wordpress.com/move-domain/incoming-domain-transfer/

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  katiesackett · Member · Mar 10, 2020 at 2:14 pm

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  Thank you macmax, I appreciate your efforts, but it doesn’t appear to work for me.

  wordpress.com/start redirects to WordPress.com/start/domain where I have to either transfer a domain or create one in order to make a website.

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Mar 10, 2020 at 3:10 pm

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  Hmmm. Try following these steps on this video cast.

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  katiesackett · Member · Mar 10, 2020 at 3:29 pm

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  Thank you so much, lizkarkoski! That tells me what I need.

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Mar 10, 2020 at 3:49 pm

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  Awesome! This learning guide might be helpful too.
  https://learn.wordpress.com/

  Write back if you need more help.