Moving from WordPress.com

  • Ok, real new to this whole blogging thing. I set up an account in wordpress.com, purchased our name (brushedbyanangel.com) then paid 45 dollars for hosting. I went to build it and found out that in order to get plug ins we had to be on www.ads-software.com. Now after looking at it, I am really getting confused as to what I am registered with and what I paid for. Can I become a .org site? Will the money I spent be wasted? How do I go about this? Any help would be sooooo appreciated!

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  • If you switch from .com to .org, then yes you will have wasted $ and you will also need to pay for hosting and will need to set up everything yourself.

    Here is some info about the differences:
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/please-read-me-first-before-posting

    Yes, in order to use plugins you’ll need to be on the www.ads-software.com software which is the open source blogging platform that wordpress.com is based on.

    If you paid wordpress.com for some upgrades and you want to move to www.ads-software.com software on a self hosting service then the money is probably gone. How long ago did you pay? I would email them and ask if they will refund you so you can move to a self hosted www.ads-software.com site.

    I just migrated one of my customers 2 weekends ago from wordpress.com over to a self hosted www.ads-software.com account. If you are interested in any assistance feel free to contact me privately. [bryce at bravobryce dot com]

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