Title: starting on wordpress
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# starting on wordpress

 *  [blacksheep101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blacksheep101/)
 * (@blacksheep101)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-on-wordpress/)
 * **Hi everyone, I am just starting on wordpress, and although i have a general
   understanding of wordpress, there are still many questions I have.**
 * #1: Who owns the blog name?
    —–> If i changed my webhost, or made a new website,
   who owns my blog name? Does wordpress own it or me? Do I have to buy the name?
 * #2: Which one do I choose?
    —–> I am planning on making a blog, so should i use{.
   org} or {.com}? What are the differences, pros/cons? I will be starting off by
   making a blog, but later, I would like to make a online store using wordpress.
   Which one should i use?
 * #3: Upgrading?
    —–> Could i start my blog on {.com} but then upgrade to {.org}?
   Again, do i keep the name? What would be recommended—should i look to upgrade?
 * Thank you so much, i really do appreciate it! 🙂

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-on-wordpress/#post-2845202)
 * #1 – You. You register it, you pay for it, you own it 😉
 * #3 – Yes, you can move from .com to .org 🙂
 * #2 – Because of 3, I think it doesn’t matter so much. If you’re brand new, I’d
   use WordPress.com. Even if you buy a domain through WordPress.com, it’s yours.
 *  Thread Starter [blacksheep101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blacksheep101/)
 * (@blacksheep101)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-on-wordpress/#post-2845373)
 * thank you so much!
 * one more question, how do I buy a domain name?? for example, the name of my blog
   is…blacksheep.
 * so my blog address would be blacksheep.wordpress.com. Where do I get the option
   to buy the domain name??
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-on-wordpress/#post-2845374)
 * for anything WordPress.**com **related, please ask at [http://en.forums.wordpress.com/](http://en.forums.wordpress.com/)
 *  Thread Starter [blacksheep101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blacksheep101/)
 * (@blacksheep101)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-on-wordpress/#post-2845379)
 * oh, im sorry i didnt realize.

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