WP.com vs WP.org

myshannonagains · Member · Feb 15, 2015 at 8:17 pm
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Can anyone tell me how much wordpress.org will cost per month for a new blog? I don’t know whether to stay with the .com version or go to the .org ? I can’t find a price for it anywhere and I don’t want to sign up for Bluehost and then find out that the wp.org is way out of reach for me.

Thanks for any advice

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timethief · Member · Feb 15, 2015 at 8:29 pm
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WordPress.ORG software is free of charge. The cost of self hosting depends on the web host you hire http://wordpress.org/hosting and what your hosting requirements as well as any other expenses you may have.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

For self-hosting figure an average monthly total cost (including cost of a domain name) of about $10 to $25 generally, but that all depends on storage and bandwidth requirements.
timethief · Member · Feb 15, 2015 at 8:30 pm
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I can’t find a price for it anywhere and I don’t want to sign up for Bluehost and then find out that the wp.org is way out of reach for me.

You must be kidding if you cannot type Bluehost into google search like I did and find this information instantly.
myshannonagains · Member · Feb 15, 2015 at 8:37 pm
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I didn’t actually check on Bluehost. I was google searching WP I guess that is why I couldn’t find it. It doesn’t actually exist. So the monthly charges after purchasing a domain will only be the Bluehost price?
timethief · Member · Feb 15, 2015 at 8:38 pm
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Every web host sets their own prices.
myshannonagains · Member · Feb 15, 2015 at 8:41 pm
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Thanks for the help. I think I read that Bluehost was $4 something a month. If that is all it is then I’m going to go that way for sure and not even consider wp.com anymore
timethief · Member · Feb 15, 2015 at 8:41 pm
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So the monthly charges after purchasing a domain will only be the Bluehost price?

What exactly do you intend to do?

If you want to purchase a domain name from another registrar you can do that.

If you want another web host to host your blog you can do that.

If you want to purchase a domain name from a registrar and then map from your http://myshannonagains.wordpress.com/ blog to that domain and remain hosted here you can do that too.

What’s your choice?
myshannonagains · Member · Feb 15, 2015 at 8:50 pm
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I want two blogs. One is a crafting and lifestyle fun blog of myshannonagains. :This is already my website which I never update so I want to close the website and change it to a blog. I am much more of a blog person than a website person.
The other one that I want to start is a more serious blog on living with chronic pain and fibromyalgia.
I’ve read so many blog posts on blogging and they all say to 1) purchase the domain from GoDaddy, 2) sign up with Bluehost 3) use WP.org . Because this has been recommended by essentially every blog that I’ve read this seems to be the best way to start out.
timethief · Member · Feb 15, 2015 at 8:55 pm
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I’m going to bow out of this thread because it appears to be duplicating https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/free-wordpress-vs-vistaprint?replies=3#post-2266386
myshannonagains · Member · Feb 15, 2015 at 9:01 pm
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Sorry it wasn’t actually intended. I figured that the pricing was a different issue. Thanks for your help.
timethief · Member · Feb 15, 2015 at 9:18 pm
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raincoaster is helping you in your other thread and I do think the two appear to be related.

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