Where Should I Buy Domain Name

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    fiscalitems · Member ·

    I’m brand new to this, and after a lot of reading, I’ve decided to go with the upgrade for my own domain name. Should I pay $15 to have WP provide me with my name, or purchase the name myself? With WP it looks like I have to pay $15 each year, while if I buy it once elsewhere it’s a one-time purchase and I only have to pay $10 to WP each year for the upgrade. Am I making any sense?

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    husdal · Member ·

    There is a yearly fee whichever registrar you use. It is never a one-time only payment (unless they are running some kind of special marketing campaign).

    I recommend not using wp.com when buying a domain because the domain management system at wp.com is very very limited, especially if you want to do more with the domain than just using it for a blog on wp.com.

    With wp.com it’s $14.97 every year for as long as your blog and domain are on wp.com.

    If you buy your domain somewhere else it’s $9.97every year for mapping the domain to your blog and $?? every year at your registrar for securing the domain itself.

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    raincoaster · Member ·

    If you purchase the domain name from WordPress.com your actual name will appear in the Whois data, so if anonymity is important to you you’ll want to get a different registrar.

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