HOW TO ADD UP YOUR CUSTOM DOMAIN NAME TO YOUR BLOGSPOT DASHBOARD SITE.

It has been a big problem to some new bloggers, who are still coming up.

I was once a victim to this, which caused me $3,000 to fix, but as time went on I discovered that it is something you do, within few minutes your custom domain is set and running.

I dimmed it fit to share, for I wouldn’t like to see new bloggers to be victim of such.

Here are the steps to take on how to setup your custom domain in your blogger-:

First step-: Purchase a domain name.

Before you think of owning a blog of your own, bear it in mind that you will have to spend for it.

Don’t be scared, owning a domain name of your own is quite cheaper on godaddy all you have to do is to create an account with them and purchase your own domain.

But if you already have a domain name, then you are good to go for the next step.

Step 2-: Login to your blogspot dashboard

Setting up of a thirdparty domain name (custom domain as the case maybe), with blogspot shows that you already have an existing site but sponsored by blogger.

But if you dont have an existing blogspot site, then click on the blue link here and create one now for free.

But if you do have an existing blogspot site, then you are in for the next step

Step 3-: Go to settings in your blogger dashboard, and locate click on "Basic".

Step 4-: Go to blog address click on setup thirdparty.

Type your domain name in the box in this format (www.mydomain.com), then click save and you will see an error will appear with a red-written ink, then move to step 5

Step 5-: Login to your godaddy dashboard

In your godaddy dashboard, then click on Domains, select the domain you want to customise, then click on “manage DNS” See picture below-:

Step 6-:

In your “manage DNS” go to or click to “RECORD”, look for CNAME in your DNS RECORDS, register your www. And @ add ghs.google.com.

Step 7-:

Go back to your blogger dashboard, add up the codes below from the error from your blogger setting thirdparty

Next you go to your godaddy records and create a second CNAME that's if you have only the first CNAME created in your step 6, and then add up the remaining code

(which are-: 216.239.32, 216.239.34, 216.239.36, 216.239.38. Apply them separately) click on save.

Note-: that this will take up to 4-5hours or less

Step 8-:

Add up google Ip addresses Click on the blue link you see


There are four ip addresses you will find when you click on the blue link seen on (step 8 picture), copy Ip address one by one.


Step 9-:

Then go to your godaddy dashboard and create a 4 "A records" in the MANAGE DNS, click on "Add"-"type"-"A"-"host (@)-"point to ( apply the first Ip address number),

Note-: follow above steps one by one, create 4 A records in each point in the 4 Ip address codes.-:

216.239.32
216.239.34
216.239.36
216.239.38


Click done. After few minutes or hours your custom domain in blogger is set.

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