WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Do I need to pay for separate web hosting for my blog? http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/do-i-need-to-pay-for-separate-web-hosting-for-my-blog WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Do I need to pay for separate web hosting for my blog? en Tue, 21 May 2013 19:02:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 thistimethisspace on "Do I need to pay for separate web hosting for my blog?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/do-i-need-to-pay-for-separate-web-hosting-for-my-blog#post-995512 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:48:56 +0000 thistimethisspace 995512@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ See http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

]]> organichairproductreview on "Do I need to pay for separate web hosting for my blog?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/do-i-need-to-pay-for-separate-web-hosting-for-my-blog#post-995511 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:47:19 +0000 organichairproductreview 995511@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I don't mean to thread highjack, but I have a wordpress blog that is .wordpress.com and I also own the domain, through Network Solutions which obviously is .com and not .wordpress.com
How do I get it so that when someone goes to my .com domain that it would automatically go to my wordpress page?

]]> timethief on "Do I need to pay for separate web hosting for my blog?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/do-i-need-to-pay-for-separate-web-hosting-for-my-blog#post-966514 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 22:49:00 +0000 timethief 966514@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

f you change registrars to WP.com it will be cheaper.

@raincoaster
WordPress.com does not accept incoming domain transfers.

@jeremyneilphelps
You'll have to renew your domain with your present registrar and use the domain mapping upgrade to use it with your WordPress.com site.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

]]> raincoaster on "Do I need to pay for separate web hosting for my blog?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/do-i-need-to-pay-for-separate-web-hosting-for-my-blog#post-966501 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 22:27:48 +0000 raincoaster 966501@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Given that the WP.com URL is the one displayed, I'm not sure why you would even want to pay for the custom domain. You should change that on your Domains page.

This should help you and might even save you some money: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/ if you change registrars to WP.com it will be cheaper.

I do not know what a "windows home" is so can't help you with that.

]]> jeremyneilphelps on "Do I need to pay for separate web hosting for my blog?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/do-i-need-to-pay-for-separate-web-hosting-for-my-blog#post-966069 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 06:39:52 +0000 jeremyneilphelps 966069@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ At the moment, I am paying fasthosts for two invoices a year:

1.I am paying for a 'windows home', at a cost of £79.08 per year. I am not sure I need this.
2. I am also paying an annual amount to register the domain 'jeremyphelps.co.uk' which is mapped to my wordpress blog, for which I pay wordpress each year. I want to keep this domain, as this is the one I tell people to click on.

I would like to keep the domain http://www.jeremyphelps.co.uk, so feel that I need to continue paying fast hosts for this domain name renewal, but do I need to pay fasthosts for the 'windows home' package, as I read that wordpress host the blogs. I also have no need for the email accounts etc that fasthosts include with their package.

My renewal is due next month so any help would be gratefully appreciated.

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