WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Wordpress.com for personal commercial use? http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Wordpress.com for personal commercial use? en Thu, 23 May 2013 15:23:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 matcham1 on "Wordpress.com for personal commercial use?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use#post-744340 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:11:18 +0000 matcham1 744340@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks ...all! Julia

]]> ncvanroggen on "Wordpress.com for personal commercial use?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use#post-744314 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:45:22 +0000 ncvanroggen 744314@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks! :D

]]> timethief on "Wordpress.com for personal commercial use?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use#post-744309 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:41:11 +0000 timethief 744309@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ It's always great when people get a positive answer to what they plan to do with their blogs. You're welcome and best wishes for happy blogging. :)

]]> ncvanroggen on "Wordpress.com for personal commercial use?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use#post-744295 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:25:40 +0000 ncvanroggen 744295@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Maybe not, but it's still gratifying! Thanks for your help, timethief. :)

]]> timethief on "Wordpress.com for personal commercial use?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use#post-744290 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:22:10 +0000 timethief 744290@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ As I provided all links to relevant information I'm not surprised by the quick answer lol :D

]]> ncvanroggen on "Wordpress.com for personal commercial use?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use#post-744285 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:19:15 +0000 ncvanroggen 744285@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Ok, I've heard back from the staff (and wow, was that a fast response).

"That would be fine. You may sell items on your WordPress.com blog as long as you don't violate the Terms of Service. For example, we don't allow multi-level marketing or things like that. This page is a good guide:
http://en.wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/ "

So, matcham1, my understanding is that if you keep it simple you should be fine offering prices on your own work. If you still have any doubts, though, you should definitely contact the staff yourself.

]]> ncvanroggen on "Wordpress.com for personal commercial use?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use#post-744273 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:10:04 +0000 ncvanroggen 744273@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @timethief and wank: Thanks for the suggestion - I've just contacted the staff.

@matcham1: I'll post back here when I get a response from the staff on this question.

]]> timethief on "Wordpress.com for personal commercial use?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use#post-744260 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:00:27 +0000 timethief 744260@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @matcham1
As wank points out contacting Staff is the way to go. We Volunteers don't make such calls. That being said, I see many bloggers selling their own work and what you describe is not likely to be considered to be a violation of any policies here.

]]> trebinjelive on "Wordpress.com for personal commercial use?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use#post-744258 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0000 trebinjelive 744258@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ How to i create place for marketing on blog and like facebook page on my blog on wordpress?
Thanks..

]]> wank on "Wordpress.com for personal commercial use?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use#post-744256 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:56:53 +0000 wank 744256@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The best thing in this case would be to get in touch with staff via the contact form, since forum volunteers aren't in a position to rule on what would be acceptable and what wouldn't.

]]> matcham1 on "Wordpress.com for personal commercial use?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use#post-744225 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:03:00 +0000 matcham1 744225@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ That doesn't make it clear whether it is OK to list my prices for work shown (specially as I don't understand some of the jargon!). I too would like to know about this.
Supposing I want to sell a print and I put the price on and invite potential buyers to contact me ...is that against the rules. I am not sure I want to, but I have been thinking about it.
Thanks. Julia

]]> timethief on "Wordpress.com for personal commercial use?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use#post-744183 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:21:21 +0000 timethief 744183@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ In a nutshell no blogger initiated advertising, retailing or reselling the work created or services provided by anyone other than yourself is allowed on free hosted wordpress.COM blogs. E-commerce transactions via shopping carts and the like cannot be conducted on free blogs from and being free hosted by wordpress.COM

The advertising exceptions noted in support documentation are for high traffic blogs that qualify for and are accepted into the Ad Control program, and for extremely high traffic blogs that qualify and are accepted into the paid VIP hosting program.
http://vip.wordpress.com/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/
http://en.wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/
http://en.wordpress.com/tos/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/suspended-blogs/

]]> ncvanroggen on "Wordpress.com for personal commercial use?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpresscom-for-personal-commercial-use#post-744034 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:56:42 +0000 ncvanroggen 744034@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I would like to create a site using wordpress.com to use to sell some crafts that I've been making. This wouldn't be a business, just a way to get a little money from my hobbies. Is this permissible using this site? I tried reading through the Terms of Service (cute treat, BTW) and searching this forum, with no luck. While I couldn't find anything specifically forbidding it, I also couldn't find anything specifically allowing it, so I thought it better to ask ahead of time.

Thanks!

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