why can I not create a free blog?

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  dokurtybitz · Member · Oct 14, 2020 at 6:22 pm

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  I was looking to start a free blog after being self-hosted elsewhere, it always tells me there is a problem and wants to direct me to a paid plan. Why? How do I resolve this?

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  austinsangs · Member · Oct 14, 2020 at 6:24 pm

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  Use the link below and, pick the first option with the .wordpress.com extension.
  https://wordpress.com/new/domains

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  dokurtybitz · Member · Oct 14, 2020 at 9:57 pm

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  went through that step, then got the could not create and directed me to tech support which landed me here,,

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  staff-totoro · Staff · Oct 15, 2020 at 12:02 am

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  Hi there,

  Can you start your new site from this page? https://wordpress.com/start/

  If you view the video I recorded at this link, it will walk you through how to make sure the site is free, and has no upgrades: https://d.pr/v/e5G0BO

  Hope this helps.

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  dokurtybitz · Member · Oct 15, 2020 at 2:33 am

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  Hello Jerry, yes I can, I enter a name for the blog and

  it immediately drops me into a choice for a domain and will not give me any choices that can bypass this

  . All the suggested domains have a price tag associated. If I select and then select a free, non paid blog gives me a 404 error with the something went wrong, which I believe is due to the underlined step above.

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  kokkieh · Staff · Oct 15, 2020 at 4:45 am

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  Hi there,

  You have a suspended site in your account. Accounts that own suspended sites cannot create new sites on WordPress.com.

  We cannot help with the suspended site here in the forums, so please reach out to our terms of service team directly if you have any questions about this.

  I am closing this thread to further replies.