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1. kathymorawski
   Member
   Jul 26, 2012, 4:01 PM

   I already have a domain "www.kathymorawski.com" (but no website) with Register.com and would like it when people type "www.kathymorawski.com" as a URL for it to automatically have my "kathymorawski.wordpress.com" blog page show up. I've read the domain mapping and pointing articles but some of it sounds like it's talking about domain mapping the word press blog stuff to an existing website or domain, not the other way around. Is there a foolproof way to have the URL "kathymorawski.com" go right to my wordpress blog? Or — is it possible to change my wordpress URL from "kathymorawki.wordpress.com" to be just "kathymorawski.com" instead? Maybe that would be better? I need "www.kathymorawski.com" to be the URL I give to people and use on all my business cards, etc. but have my WordPress blog be the site that comes up.

   Thanks so much for any advice and info!
   Blog url: http://kathymorawski.wordpress.com/

2. auxclass
   Member
   Jul 26, 2012, 4:33 PM

   Follow these instructions:

   http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

   then when people type in kathymorawski.com they will end up on your WordPress.COM ( kathymorawski.wordpress.com/ ) blog but the address will say kathymorawski.com

3. auxclass
   Member
   Jul 26, 2012, 4:34 PM

   PS - that is what I am doing with the web site linked to my name - works neat

4. kathymorawski
   Member
   Jul 26, 2012, 5:16 PM

   Thank you! It worked! Do you have any tips for making this show up in search engines better?
   Thanks again!

5. timethief
   Member
   Jul 26, 2012, 5:18 PM

   I have tips for that here. What's key is publishing fresh content frequently.

6. kathymorawski
   Member
   Jul 26, 2012, 5:27 PM

   Thank you for that info! So much to learn and apply, but your tips are awesome! I appreciate it!

7. timethief
   Member
   Jul 26, 2012, 5:28 PM

   You're welcome.

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