transferring my website and blog to wordpress

  • Hi
    i have had a website for years https://www.yasminesamiry.com and from there you can find my blog https://www.yasminesamiry.com/blog that you can click from within the website.
    My website was created by a pro and am paying quite a bit for it but am not satisfied with it plus i want to “downgrade” as it is a little dormant for now. Still i don′t want to just delete it i want to keep it to a minimum.
    i would like to create a free website myself using wordpress. My blog is from www.ads-software.com and the link between blog and web was made by that company, who also created the website. Am not a tech person and even though it takes me ages to make anything on wordpress, i have managed so far but still lack some basic knowledge-
    I use godaddy for my domain, used them for years now, no issues so far.

    My question is
    if i stop my website and create one of my own using wordpress, will my web and blog still be connected? Can i have a custom name for my blog? will i require another domain name then? what do i have to do if this is the case even though am not sure if i want these connected in the future.
    what steps do i need to take if i want to stop paying that company for my website and transfer it to wordpress (both website and blog, together or separately).
    thanks in advance for your reply

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  • Moderator Jan Dembowski

    (@jdembowski)

    Forum Moderator and Brute Squad

    Just to chime in on that last part.

    what steps do i need to take if i want to stop paying that company for my website and transfer it to wordpress (both website and blog, together or separately).

    www.ads-software.com (this place) does not offer anyone any hosting, just the software.

    For basic getting started information give this a read.

    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/New_To_WordPress_-_Where_to_Start

    Thread Starter yas-admin

    (@yas-admin)

    thanks Jan,
    yes i have had my wordpress site for a year now and i sometimes i know stuff and sometimes i mix it all up.
    i know what wordpress does but i don′t know what i need for the next step.
    May seem ignorant to you but i have dealt with all this years ago and read all about it… and as i left it all dormant….now i forgot what is needed as i don′t use it.
    I have jump started and learned about all this here and there, am no expert in this are, we all have our different expertise.
    So yes i will read up on all this, again, and maybe forget it until i need it again.
    in the meantime would be more useful if you could just tell me what i need to do for transferring to wordpress, connecting to blog, etc.
    so I am not new to wordpress and i have started already, i want a similar free website, using wordpress, with what i have, what is next?
    if i “abandon” my website, what to do for me not to lose my blog?
    What do i have to take into account when leaving that company and going wordpress? what do i need to take care of? (have been with them for 5 years)
    these questions may be simple for some but a headache for others, this is why am thankful for this forum!
    thanks

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