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WordPress.com and WordPress.org (6 posts)

Topic tags: blogging, Wordpress.com, Wordpress.org

Madeline Vazquez said
9 months, 3 weeks ago:
Hi everyone,
I wanted to add some ads on my blog page (from others people), but I couldn’t post any JavaScript code in a widget. Do I need to use WordPress.org? I’ve downloaded the web program from them and have all the files but now what? Is there a simpler way to get a plugin that will allow me to do more in WordPress.com. I’ve heard about bluehost.com, a web hosting site and a few others because WordPress.org basically says to use them if you don’t know what we are doing. I don’t know if I need that? Perhaps someone can teach me the ropes.
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Erik Deckers said
9 months, 3 weeks ago:
@mchillemi Yeah, you won’t be able to do that on WordPress.com. You’ll need to get onto a server like bluehost.com, load WordPress.org onto it, and then you’ll be able to put ads on your blog.
However, it will be a long process, and you will have to pay for the server space, so you’ll want to make sure you have enough advertising revenue to pay for it.
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Madeline Vazquez said
9 months, 3 weeks ago:
Yes, I saw that it is not cheap. Would I still need to download wordpress.org? it is useless at this point because I don’t know what I’d use it for at the moment. Thank you so much for your help.
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Rogier Noort said
9 months, 3 weeks ago:
@mchillemi : I use Dreamhost for hosting (mainly because they are carbon neutral).They, as I’m sure other do to, have a nifty One-Click-Install service. Installing WordPress is a breeze without it, but a sheer joy with it…
If you do not have such a service then the steps to blog independence are:
- Find hosting (and get a domain name)
- FTP your WordPress.org files to your domain
- Run the install and setup your blog
- Install plugins (SEO, Google Analytics etc.)
- Start blogging and put up ads…
Now, if you have a blog at WordPress.com they have a paid service to help you transfer.
Else, you need to do an export/import.
All in all.., if you know what your doing moving a blog can be a challenge, if you don’t, well don’t start.., get help.
Writing everything down here is a bit much… But the Guided Transfer sounds like a good move…
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Madeline Vazquez said
9 months, 3 weeks ago:
This is awesome info. thank you. Unfortunately, I don’t know yet how to move a blog and am scared to try for the moment. I will wait until I grow my business and increase my followers, etc. I will look into all of these options when i am ready. It will give me time to do more research on what will work for me.
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Dea Irby said
9 months, 3 weeks ago:
great input for you from everyone, I agree with all the above, you are so smart to wait and grow before you plunge but don’t think you have to be perfect to launch…be about 80% ready and then fix it along the way, you will always find more to do to tweak it @mchillemi
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