Read part one here in order to learn how to buy a domain name.
Step II: Time to start mapping
You own your dream domain! Don’t leave the domain provider site yet. Here is how to change the Nameservers in name.com.
Click on the cute “Account” man button at the top of the page:
You’ll arrive at a page like this:
Click on the info button of the domain you want to map to. You’ll get a pop up page and on the right it says Nameservers with a list under it.
To the right of Nameservers it says “edit.” Click on that button.
Insert the code from wordpress.com:
NS1.WORDPRESS.COM
NS2.WORDPRESS.COM
NS3.WORDPRESS.COM
And remove the code that was there before.
Click Update and now lets move into the wordpress.com site.
Step III: Make changes in wordpress.
Make sure you’re logged into wordpress.com. Also make sure you’re in the the dashboard of the correct blog!!!
In the dashboard of the blog, along the left run a bunch of buttons. At the bottom is Settings and inside Settings is Domains. Click on that.
You’ll be prompted to add a domain. Write in the one you just purchased:
After you click Add domain to blog, you’ll be prompted to purchase the credits needed to pay for the mapping. Once you finish with that purchase, go back to Settings –> Domains. Click on the new domain which you want to act as your primary domain.
Step IV: Check out your new domain!
Go to the new address of your site, make sure it works, feel very proud and then tell the world!
Good job!