Comments on: How to Host on Your Domain http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/how-to-host-on-your-own-domain/ Impartial Observations on Technology and the Social Web Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:06:46 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: vikasgupta http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/how-to-host-on-your-own-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-188 vikasgupta Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:08:25 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/?p=803#comment-188 The WP forums are a goldmine indeed! Also the forums of various web hosts have a lot of info! I have done a lot of research on web hosting and themes and got many tricks to get big discounts etc. I'm getting 2 years unlimited in 70 dollars with a good web host [recommended by WP as well]. I am thinking of writing a post on it too narrating my web host hunting experiences.<br><br>I don't' have a credit card or else I would have bought the web hosting by now! Bought a domain name in India with debit card [will buy more names]. I am mad about themes and learning new things; that's the primary reason I want to shift to .org [for a mag theme like Arthemia]! Just worried that it will cost me a lot of time [it already has].<br><br>I will soon suggest Nita to buy her domain name [it's still not taken but crooks will get it someday] and map it on <a href="http://WP.com" rel="nofollow">WP.com</a> only [she has no fascination with .org] The WP forums are a goldmine indeed! Also the forums of various web hosts have a lot of info! I have done a lot of research on web hosting and themes and got many tricks to get big discounts etc. I'm getting 2 years unlimited in 70 dollars with a good web host [recommended by WP as well]. I am thinking of writing a post on it too narrating my web host hunting experiences.

I don't' have a credit card or else I would have bought the web hosting by now! Bought a domain name in India with debit card [will buy more names]. I am mad about themes and learning new things; that's the primary reason I want to shift to .org [for a mag theme like Arthemia]! Just worried that it will cost me a lot of time [it already has].

I will soon suggest Nita to buy her domain name [it's still not taken but crooks will get it someday] and map it on WP.com only [she has no fascination with .org]

]]> By: Mahendra http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/how-to-host-on-your-own-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Mahendra Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:58:53 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/?p=803#comment-187 Ah, happy if you've got your doubts cleared! :)<br><br>Matt himself has clarified some questions over there, so you should always check out Wordpress forums and faqs. There's a wealth of information both in the .com and .org Wordpress forums. All the best...looking forward to seeing your new site. Ah, happy if you've got your doubts cleared! :)

Matt himself has clarified some questions over there, so you should always check out Wordpress forums and faqs. There's a wealth of information both in the .com and .org Wordpress forums. All the best…looking forward to seeing your new site.

]]> By: Vikas Gupta http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/how-to-host-on-your-own-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Vikas Gupta Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:54:52 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/?p=803#comment-186 Thanks Mahendra, you actually answered it. By WP or wordpress here I always meant .com only and not .org.<br><br>The comments on that page, I had ignored them. Thanks for the suggestion.<br><br>My contention was that If i just domain map now to redirect my blog to the bought domain name and let the blog be on <a href="http://wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">wordpress.com</a> only [the current TOS will apply of course] then will the PR will have an effect again when I shift to <a href="http://Wordpress.org" rel="nofollow">Wordpress.org</a> a year from now! The answer is NO, I am convinced.<br><br>Thanks again. I only meant the PR [nothing SEO]. Thanks Mahendra, you actually answered it. By WP or wordpress here I always meant .com only and not .org.

The comments on that page, I had ignored them. Thanks for the suggestion.

My contention was that If i just domain map now to redirect my blog to the bought domain name and let the blog be on wordpress.com only [the current TOS will apply of course] then will the PR will have an effect again when I shift to Wordpress.org a year from now! The answer is NO, I am convinced.

Thanks again. I only meant the PR [nothing SEO].

]]> By: Mahendra http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/how-to-host-on-your-own-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Mahendra Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:08:45 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/?p=803#comment-185 Vikas,<br><br>I am sure I understand your question correctly, and further, I am not an SEO guy, but will try to respond.<br><br>"It is well known that Google gives more weightage to TLDs rather than to blogs hosted on wordpress [eg. vikasgupta.wordpress.com]".<br>This is true in a situation when you are starting a new blog. When you have already built a pagerank for your <a href="http://wp.com" rel="nofollow">wp.com</a> blog, your new TLD will have zero PR, compared to your existing <a href="http://wp.com" rel="nofollow">wp.com</a> blog.<br><br>Because of this, I am not sure what you mean by getting "Google benefits". Your existing <a href="http://wp.com" rel="nofollow">wp.com</a> blog has a higher page rank than any new self-hosted blog. If you use WP.com's domain mapping upgrade, it will do a permanent redirect so that your new self-hosted blog slowly builds its PR from the existing PR of your <a href="http://wp.com" rel="nofollow">wp.com</a> blog. Domain mapping upgrade still restricts you to WP.com's policies, such as no scripting, no ads, etc. So I don't really understand what benefits you are referring to.<br><br>Also, I presume when you say "hosted by Wordpress" and "host it with WP only", you are referring to <a href="http://Wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Wordpress.com</a>. That ".com" is important when discussing this :)<br><br>I suggest you take a closer look at the comments on Wordpress.com's announcement of the Domain Mapping Upgrade: <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2006/10/24/domain-mapping-registration/" rel="nofollow">http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2006/10/24/domain-...</a> Vikas,

I am sure I understand your question correctly, and further, I am not an SEO guy, but will try to respond.

“It is well known that Google gives more weightage to TLDs rather than to blogs hosted on wordpress [eg. vikasgupta.wordpress.com]“.
This is true in a situation when you are starting a new blog. When you have already built a pagerank for your wp.com blog, your new TLD will have zero PR, compared to your existing wp.com blog.

Because of this, I am not sure what you mean by getting “Google benefits”. Your existing wp.com blog has a higher page rank than any new self-hosted blog. If you use WP.com's domain mapping upgrade, it will do a permanent redirect so that your new self-hosted blog slowly builds its PR from the existing PR of your wp.com blog. Domain mapping upgrade still restricts you to WP.com's policies, such as no scripting, no ads, etc. So I don't really understand what benefits you are referring to.

Also, I presume when you say “hosted by Wordpress” and “host it with WP only”, you are referring to Wordpress.com. That “.com” is important when discussing this :)

I suggest you take a closer look at the comments on Wordpress.com's announcement of the Domain Mapping Upgrade: http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2006/10/24/domain-...

]]> By: vikasgupta http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/how-to-host-on-your-own-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-184 vikasgupta Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:22:51 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/?p=803#comment-184 I have a question and the urgency is low/medium. <br><br>It is well known that Google gives more weightage to TLDs rather than to blogs hosted on wordpress [eg. vikasgupta.wordpress.com].<br><br>Now If I do domain mapping by buying a nice domain name [eg. xyz .com] and getting my WP blog directed on this domain name, will I get all the Google benefits?! I mean my blog will still be hosted by WordPress but the url will have no wordpress in it thanks to domain mapping option. So if I postpone buying my own web host and just buy a domain name and host it with WP only, will I get all the Google benefits of a self hosted blog? <br><br>Thanks in advance. I have a question and the urgency is low/medium.

It is well known that Google gives more weightage to TLDs rather than to blogs hosted on wordpress [eg. vikasgupta.wordpress.com].

Now If I do domain mapping by buying a nice domain name [eg. xyz .com] and getting my WP blog directed on this domain name, will I get all the Google benefits?! I mean my blog will still be hosted by WordPress but the url will have no wordpress in it thanks to domain mapping option. So if I postpone buying my own web host and just buy a domain name and host it with WP only, will I get all the Google benefits of a self hosted blog?

Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Setup Two (or Multiple) Blogs in Wordpress | Skeptic Geek http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/how-to-host-on-your-own-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Setup Two (or Multiple) Blogs in Wordpress | Skeptic Geek Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:59:44 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/?p=803#comment-170 [...] the previous post, I discussed the basics of hosting a website on your own domain. I will now discuss the factors [...] [...] the previous post, I discussed the basics of hosting a website on your own domain. I will now discuss the factors [...]

]]> By: Mahendra http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/how-to-host-on-your-own-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Mahendra Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:53:09 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/?p=803#comment-162 You're most welcome! Thanks for visiting and for the feedback. :) You're most welcome! Thanks for visiting and for the feedback. :)

]]> By: Vikas Gupta http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/how-to-host-on-your-own-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Vikas Gupta Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:32:17 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/?p=803#comment-161 Thank you so much. I have not read all of it but presently only bookmarked it. Thanks for all the great links. I will be back here. Thank you so much. I have not read all of it but presently only bookmarked it. Thanks for all the great links. I will be back here.

]]> By: Andre http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/how-to-host-on-your-own-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Andre Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:44:46 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/?p=803#comment-160 Awesome post Mahendra! Awesome post Mahendra!

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