How to use a custom domain name for your BlogSpot blog
You know why you must get your own custom domain for your BlogSpot blog. Firstly, you must register the desired domain name and managed DNS service. If you haven’t register both yet, you can do so here. After that, you need to update the DNS and your Blogger settings.
Update the DNS Settings
Now it is time to tell all the servers in the World where should Internet users go to when they visit www.yourcustomdomain.com. To do that, you must login to the control panel of managed DNS service. If the managed DNS service is purchased from Surf7.net, then the control panel is located at http://storefront2.surf7.net/customer. Please refer to the welcome email with the subject “Welcome! Extra Service Details For yourcustomdomain.com” for your username and password.
This is the screen you will see after you login. The most convenient way to find your domain name is go to Domains > List Last 10.
Your domain name will be listed here. Next, click on Managed DNS link.
In this screen, click on Manage DNS Records button.
This window will pop up. You need to add CNAME record. Click on CNAME Records button. On the next screen, click on Add CNAME Record button.
Now, leave the host name blank, enter ghs.google.com. in Value field and enter 14400 in the TTL field as shown above. Please note the period at the end of ghs.google.com. . Finally click on the Add Record button.
Add another record as shown above. But this time, enter www in the host name.
That’s all you need to do for the DNS setting. Next is to update your Blogger setting.
Update Your Blogger Settings
Now, log into your Blogger account. Go to Setting > Publishing.
On this screen, you will see that it says you’re publishing on blogspot.com together with your Blog*Spot address. Click on the Switch to Custom Domain link.
It will ask you to buy a domain name. Since you already registered the domain name, ignore it and click on the Switch to advanced settings link.
Finally, key in your domain name (without the www) in to the box. Update the setting.
Now your new blog address is http://yourcustomdomain.com/ (without the www). To redirect user who go to your blog with the www prefix, tick the option “Redirect www.yourcustomdomain.com to yourcustomdomain.com”.
Now the only thing left to do is to tell everybody about your new address!
Important notice:
- If your new domain isn’t taking you to your blog, wait another day or two to make sure all the DNS servers have been updated. If it still isn’t working, contact your registrar to make sure you entered the DNS settings correctly.
- Your original Blog*Spot address will automatically forward to your new domain. That way, any existing links or bookmarks to your site will still work.
- Your posted images will continue to display on your blog unless they are more than 400px. For images more than 400px, you need to update your post to use the custom domain URL.
