Using a blog for commercial purposes

johnsweeney · Member · Jan 24, 2008 at 8:59 pm
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A programmer we hired made a web site using WordPress but I don’t see permission to use WordPress for commercial purposes in the Terms of Service. The programmer says it’s “not a problem.” We’re not a high-traffic site but we don’t want any conflicts over usage. Can anyone point us to an authoritative response on whether a commercial site can be hosted on WordPress?
John Sweeney
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ripeberriesmoon · Member · Jan 24, 2008 at 9:03 pm
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i recommend that you read this http://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/
“Business: Professionals ranging from realtors to lawyers and stock brokers are using WordPress.com blogs to spread their knowledge. And companies are discovering the power of blogs to communicate with their customers via company news and announcements, product reviews, user stories, testimonials, etc.”

re: advertising restrictions

AdSense and other ads
ripeberriesmoon · Member · Jan 24, 2008 at 9:04 pm
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i also intend to check with staff and i recommend that you do too :)
thesacredpath · Member · Jan 24, 2008 at 9:06 pm
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Other than the terms of service and these your best bet is to contact staff at http://wordpress.com/contact-support/ (Mon-Fri 8am-4pm Pacific time) or using the “support” button in the upper right of your dashboard.

See Tellyworth’s (staff) response in this thread: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=20116
Adsense and other advertising: http://faq.wordpress.com/2005/12/08/adsense/

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