Wow, I’ve finally done it and moved my blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org and you know what, it really wasn’t that hard. The hardest part was trying to choose a theme from the thousands now available to me!
For those of you who have ever wondered how the transition works here’s a brief run down of the steps I’ve taken today:
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1. Found a host – DreamHost – and set up an account. This includes registration of a domain.
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2. Used the one-click install available from DreamHost to set up wordpress.org
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3. Followed the instructions sent by email from DreamHost to set up my WordPress admin account and import my existing wordpress.com blog.
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4. And finally the really fun stuff, chose a new theme and worked on the look of my new blog.
Now I know I’ve got a long way to go to get my head around all the plugins and extras on wordpress.org but I’m pleased with what I’ve achieved in just a few hours today.
