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WordPress.com is now selling a 100-year plan, one of the longest available in the industry, for a one-time payment of $38,000. It includes managed WordPress hosting (whatever that looks like in 100 years), multiple backups across geographically distributed data centers, submission to the Internet Archive if the site is public, 24/7 dedicated support, and a domain that doesn’t need to be renewed by the customer for a century.

ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, limits domain registration to a maximum of 10 years. Auto-renewing after this time requires the customer to renew on time and keep their payment method updated. A 100-year plan removes these uncertainties but still hinges on the registrar staying in business into the next century.

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If you want the freedom to shape your WordPress website to your heart’s content, you might be considering shifting it from WordPress.com to WordPress.org. However, before starting with the steps you’ll want to make, let’s clear up the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org. 

The main difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org is that with WordPress.com you’ll get a web hosting service while with WordPress.org you’ll have to find one on your own and install WordPress software on it. So, in short, WordPress.com is easier to start out with, but it offers less freedom.

Just when you thought the Black Friday deals couldn’t possibly get any better, the website platform that runs 42% of the web has dropped several sweet Black Friday web hosting deals that are worth a second glance.

WordPress.com has not only extended its Black Friday sale until November 30 (yes, even beyond Cyber Monday), but the website platform has deals across its wide range of its services too.

From custom domains to professional email solutions and WordPress.com plans, there’s a discount to fit your every website-building need.

(Side note: we’ll be updating our Black Friday web hosting deals and Black Friday website builder deals page at least once a day from now through Cyber Monday)

Right now you can save 50% on a WordPress.com website builder plan, enjoy 90% off .blog,…

WordPress is one of the most popular Content Management Systems (CMS) out there thanks to its ease of use, extensive customization options, and unrivaled community support. In fact, it currently powers 40 percent of all websites. 

However, there are many differences between the two versions of WordPress – WordPress.com and WordPress.org, and it’s important to know the distinction when choosing the right platform for your project.

So you want to build a website — maybe to show off your portfolio while job searching, to share information with wedding guests or to support your business (especially now that so many events have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic). Only problem is, you don’t know where to get started. Enter website building services WordPress.com and Squarespace, two solid options for quickly getting yourself from an idea to a live site. 

Both WordPress.com and Squarespace are hosted website-building platforms that give you…