Finally decided to get a proper domain name. No more admartinwriting.wordpress.com (well, it’s still there in a sense).
Love live ad-martin.com!
A.D. Martin
writing – novels – film – television – video games – other stuff
Finally decided to get a proper domain name. No more admartinwriting.wordpress.com (well, it’s still there in a sense).
Love live ad-martin.com!
A.D. Martin 
Hi, Martin, I like your new domain name. Have wonderful week
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Thanks. I like it, too.
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It’s almost as if you were born into that domain name
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Congrats on claiming your own name on the internet! One question, how much does WordPress charge you for a domain? I got mine for $8 almost a year ago but not from WordPress but from NameCheap.
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Most of what you need to know about domains in relation to WordPress.com can be found here, including prices: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
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Oh cool, thanks. I didn’t know WordPress still allowed domain mapping.
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Obviously, you kept your followers… as I am one. I’ve been toying with the idea myself. Was it easy? What do you think are the benefits?
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It’s very easy. You can either pay WordPress.com $18-$30 per year for the domain and they take care of the rest or you can buy it from somewhere like NameCheap.com for $8-$10 per year and map the domain to your blog
Here’s a handy guide how to do it either way:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
From what I found from researching, these are the benefits: Shorter name, easier to remember for people, your blog ranks higher in search engines, you own your own piece of the web and WordPress lets you apply for WordAds, which gives you part of the profit that they make from the Advertisements that they put on your blog.
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playing with the big boys! Congrats!
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Thanks. Had to go up in weight class sooner or later. 🙂
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Hey A.D. welcome to the elite status of paying domain-ers. It’s champagne and oysters, everyday.
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Can I swap out champagne for whiskey and beer?
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This is your domain, sir. Do as you please!
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I love the image you posted with this. Made me laugh.
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I’m glad it did. 🙂
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I wish you would have consulted me on this. I have a ton of ideas for what you should have for a domain name. 🙂
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I was thinking of getoffmylawnpleasewithacherryontop.com, but it seemed too similar to yours.
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Hahahaha. But it has got a certain quality. How about johncallaghanhasanawesomebutt.com? Eh? Ya? Maybe?
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Maybe, if sponsored by John Callaghan.
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Ummm. Actually I was thinking of offering you a licensing deal if you could come up with the right amount of cash.
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I’ll give you negative $30/year.
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You insult me sir!
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Congrats on eliminating the wordpress from the domain – somehow when I did it, it made me feel like a real adult LOL – and thanks so much for checking out one of my posts – I really appreciate it!
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It is so liberating isn’t it.
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Awesome!
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Congratulations! I believe I secured my domain name under similar circumstances.
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Good reason to drink beer. Congrats.
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Congratulations
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I am not feeling jealous
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Great job, having a domain name is the best!
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congrat for ur new domain
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I brought mine with me. It was the first domain name I bought. It has been well used as a voiceover site and blog. now the blog and audiobook site on WP. As A.D said it is a very easy process.
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