Get Your Own Custom .COM Domain for Your Blog

You may think that your blog is doing well and now its time to upgrade to your own custom  domain  (eg:www.myblog.com)   This post will hopefully help clarify the benefits of getting  your own web domain and where to start.Your .com domain leaves a professional impression on the visitors of your blog and is short and easy to remember.If you previously using .blogspot.com domains ,no matter how good your blog is people don't visit your blog much and even if they do so they tend to forget the name because of the long blogspot.com.In this post I'll Help you out in choosing the right webhost

Advantages of Custom Domains

1. It's Permanent.  You get to keep this domain name forever.  Services such as Blogger can deactivate your blog at any given time without notice.
2. Promote your own brand.  If your site is a subdomain (such as .blogspot.com) you're promoting Google Blogger. Get your own domain and you'll be promoting your own unique brand. It gives you credibility and more people will trust you and what you have to offer.
3. More Traffic.  Search engines prefer custom web domains over subdomains.
4. Name Recognition.  It's much easier to remember and locate a domain name such as freestuff.com than freestuff.blogspot.com.
5. Custom Email.  You can get your own custom email (eg: John@YourBlog.com). It looks very professional.
6. Selling Rights.  Subdomain blogs, such as Blogspot, do not allow you to sell your blog. With your own custom domain you have the right to sell your website if you choose to do so one day.
7. It's Cheap.  Give up one Starbucks drink a month and you can afford your own (.com, .net, .org, etc.) domain! It's only $3.96 a month with HostGator.

How to Choose the Right Web Host

HostGator

If you are searching for a web host whichis fast and can handle lot of traffic then HostGator is ideal.I know many people who use HostGator and share wonderful experiences.I have been a customer for over one year without any issues. Our high traffic site www.cgvalley.com has been running very smoothly since December of Last year and HostGator can handle it well.

Setup Your Custom Domain with Blogger

1. Assuming you have your own hosting plan ,contact your web hosting company about registering a domain. Tell them that you want to register a new domain name such as YourDomain.com.  Once the domain is registered ask them to create a CNAME record for your domain with the DNS directing to: ghs.google.com.  Please note that it may take a few hours to a day for your DNS settings to update correctly.
2. Now we need to update your Blogger Settings at Blogger.com.  Go to Settings and then click on the Publishing tab.  
3. Now Follow These Steps
4. Navigate to the Settings>Publishing Tab and Click on +add a custom domain
5. .Now Type The Domain Name
   

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