Wordpress question

[kenny1999]

hello i would like to make a blog using wordpress but i don't want to have the url address ending with wordpress.com so i decide to invest to buy a dot com or dot net. However, i am not expert in computer or internet stuff so i have a several qusetions to ask here. Please and thank you

1. i like one of the free blog template in wordpress.com, can i transfer the whole thing to my dot com or dot net

2. i see there are so many web selling dot com and dot net, i'd like to know who owns these domains? And which one should i go for it

3. do i need to buy any web storage once i buy dot com or dot net? i think those are only addresses but not storage place.

4. I seem to have things mixed up, so what should i do for my situation? Since wordpress does not allow my content to be posted in their domain so i got banned.

 

[chuckzwood]

2. i see there are so many web selling dot com and dot net, i'd like to know who owns these domains? And which one should i go for it

I use InMotion to register my domains, but I know others who use Yahoo, Network Solutions, and Go Daddy and have not had problems.

3. do i need to buy any web storage once i buy dot com or dot net? i think those are only addresses but not storage place.

Yes, you need to purchase a hosting plan. Again, I use InMotion, but there are many other hosts out there. InMotion has a hosting plan centered around Wordpress, which, I think, includes a domain registry.

4. I seem to have things mixed up, so what should i do for my situation? Since wordpress does not allow my content to be posted in their domain so i got banned.

If wordpress.com will not allow your content, there is a good chance reputable hosts will not allow it either. Read the fine print of the hosting plan to see if your content is not allowed on the host's servers.

 

[Punk]

One thing you can do, is redirect your bought domain to the wordpress blog address.

If you wish to make yourself a website, I did a small tutorial on the basic steps to register a website. Link is on my sig

 

[kenny1999]

thank you all