Relevant for: New Bloggers, Freelancers, Writers, WordPress Users, GoDaddy Users
A while back, a copywriter friend of mine (joncorral.com) wanted to take his blogging to the next level. There’s a few distinguishable platforms and “levels” of blogging, so it’s natural to get confused in the mix. Here’s a quick run down and short how-to for setting up a domain name (www.example.com) that you’ve bought with GoDaddy and “pointing” it to your WordPress.com blog (example.wordpress.com).
Problem: I bought the domain name (https://www.example.com) at GoDaddy but I’d like it to point to my WordPress.com blog. I don’t know how to get it to do that and I keep hearing words like “DNS,” “name servers” and “hosting plan.”
Jon’s E-mail
Hey Rob, hoping I could enlist your help.
I’m trying to switch from joncorral.wordpress.com to joncorral.com. Purchased the domain from GoDaddy. Entered joncorral.com into “Add domain to blog” and received this:
Domains
Credits
Domain mapping is available for $9.97 per domain per year, registration not included. Note that some forms of payment (eChecks via PayPal) may take several days to process.
Possible problem with joncorral.com
We were unable to verify that joncorral.com is pointing to WordPress.com. If you own this domain, follow the directions below to get it ready for your blog. If you don’t own it, try a different name to see if something else is available. If the domain is available, you may be able to register it with another registrar and then map it to your blog.
How to fix it
Using the DNS tools provided by your domain registrar, remove any existing nameservers and add the following:
NS1.WORDPRESS.COM
NS2.WORDPRESS.COM
NS3.WORDPRESS.COM
Then come back here and try again. It may take several hours for our system to recognize the changes.
If you need help, or if your registrar recommends a different solution, please contact support via the Help link at the top right of this page. We will help you sort it out.
Called GoDaddy and their solution is to set up a monthly hosting plan with them. I thought switching domains would be simpler. Clearly I have no idea what I’m doing. Any suggestions?
I am sure that this tutorial will surely help me to boost up my sites. I am thinking about the commenting arena in my blog and site. But spam detection is not in my mind. I will surely use it now.
I am sure that this tutorial will surely help me to boost up my sites. I am thinking about the commenting arena in my blog and site. But spam detection is not in my mind. I will surely use it now.
Nice article for any domainbie.
Heh, domainable, thanks Jonathan. We’re just starting out here, thanks for
stopping by, much more to come and feel free to drop us a line if you need
some IT advice.
Nice article for any domainbie.
Heh, domainabie, thanks Jonathan. We’re just starting out here, thanks for stopping by, much more to come and feel free to drop us a line if you need some IT advice.
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