How to Set Up Custom Domain Name For a Blogger Blog
For a professional blogger, the custom domain name for his blog is a must and this tutorial explains step by step procedure to add it for a Blogspot blog. It also explains how to redirect the root page and other posts successfully to the respective pages in a new address. This tutorial shows a practical example by redirecting a Blogspot address to a custom address. I am redirecting http://networksolutions4u.blogspot.com to http://www.corenetworkz.com. It is a two-step procedure. The first step is to enter CNAME and a-records in the domain (registrar website) control panel and the second step is to enter the new address which you want to point to your Blogspot blog.
Before setting a domain name pointing to your blogger site from your blogger account, you must enter the CNAME and A-records in the domain registrar's control panel. To do this step, you must log on to the registrar's website. Under domain management, you can find DNS (Domain Name System) settings. On that page, you can enter the following information. For more information, I recommend you refer to the steps mentioned in the link below.
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CNAME should point to ghs.google.com
A-records should point following 4 IP addresses.
It may take hours to activate the DNS settings you entered on the registrar's website. After this, you should make the following changes to the blogger account.
Now the custom address for your Blogspot site is configured and you can access your blog through the new address. Now onwards http://networksolutions4u.blogspot.com redirects to http://www.corenetworkz.com. All the published posts too will be redirected to respective pages.
The last point is also very important as the first two points because .blogspot or WordPress addresses are difficult to promote and look unprofessional. There are not many financial troubles associated with buying a new domain name because all you have to spend is around $10 per year as the registration fee.
I bet, any serious blogger can earn more than $10 per year from AdSense through this site. I have been blogging since my college days but after two years from the starting day only, I recognized the importance of having a domain name. Once I bought the address CoreNetwokZ.com, I understood its importance. It gave my blog a professional touch and gradually helped me to increase the visitors' count.
One advantage of starting with Blogspot is the facility to use the custom name even if you are hosting your site on their server. So you can avoid the expenses of buying a server space. Definitely, a custom domain name can make your blog promotion easier. To learn about the promotion, click on the link below.
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1. How to Enter CNAME and A-Records For Your Blogger Blog
Before setting a domain name pointing to your blogger site from your blogger account, you must enter the CNAME and A-records in the domain registrar's control panel. To do this step, you must log on to the registrar's website. Under domain management, you can find DNS (Domain Name System) settings. On that page, you can enter the following information. For more information, I recommend you refer to the steps mentioned in the link below.
Redirect Naked Namecheap URL to WWW Version
CNAME should point to ghs.google.com
A-records should point following 4 IP addresses.
- 216.239.32.21
- 216.239.34.21
- 216.239.36.21
- 216.239.38.21
It may take hours to activate the DNS settings you entered on the registrar's website. After this, you should make the following changes to the blogger account.
2. Add Custom Domain in Blogger Account for Your Blog
- Sign into Your blogger account and click on your blog listed here
- Click on Settings
- Click on Settings and click Setup a 3rd party URL for your blog link under Publishing
- Now enter the address you have purchased
- You must enter the WWW version of the name
- Now the address looks like
- If you haven't added CNAME details at the domain control panel, you will see the following error.
If you are seeing the alert, "We have not been able to verify your authority to this domain. Error 12", you must crosscheck the CNAME details entered under DNS settings in the domain registrar's control panel.
Now the custom address for your Blogspot site is configured and you can access your blog through the new address. Now onwards http://networksolutions4u.blogspot.com redirects to http://www.corenetworkz.com. All the published posts too will be redirected to respective pages.
Benefits
- 301 redirection from old URL to new URL:
Backlinks, bookmarks, PR, etc gained by your Posts URLs will be transferred to the new URLs.
- Post wise redirection:
Each blog post will be redirected to the respective new URLs.
- It is easy to promote a Custom name rather than a .blogspot address
The last point is also very important as the first two points because .blogspot or WordPress addresses are difficult to promote and look unprofessional. There are not many financial troubles associated with buying a new domain name because all you have to spend is around $10 per year as the registration fee.
I bet, any serious blogger can earn more than $10 per year from AdSense through this site. I have been blogging since my college days but after two years from the starting day only, I recognized the importance of having a domain name. Once I bought the address CoreNetwokZ.com, I understood its importance. It gave my blog a professional touch and gradually helped me to increase the visitors' count.
One advantage of starting with Blogspot is the facility to use the custom name even if you are hosting your site on their server. So you can avoid the expenses of buying a server space. Definitely, a custom domain name can make your blog promotion easier. To learn about the promotion, click on the link below.
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