How To Add a Custom Domain To Blogger Hostinger 2021
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In this post, you will get information about the custom domain which is connected to your Blogspot domain of blogger. Example: PAIRGet.com For those who are using a free domain on blogging like BlogSpot.com or WordPress.com, I suggest you use a custom domain instead of a free one.
Now, once you receive these CNAME details, it's the moment to log in to your domain control panel, and where you need to make modifications.
Like this, you need to add a total of 4 A records and your last screen for A record will glance like this. Here is the I.P. address of the 4 A record which you need to enhance.
Now once you have added CNAME and 4A record, you need to wait for 5 minutes to some hours for these changes to reflect globally.
The entire process of setting up a domain has been completed, now you see your website with your new domain of the website.
If you are a beginner, Let me clear your doubts about free domain vs custom domain.
When you start a blog on BlogSpot, your domain name looks like (name.blogspot.com) and we named it a free domain. Where you use a custom domain is something like name.com example is PAIRGet.com
Benefits of having a Custom Domain
There are so many benefits of using a custom domain for your website. But here I gonna mention only a few important.
- you will get a better experience in search engines. Especially Google and Bing which are best among all other search engines
- You can also get chances of getting AdSense approval quickly.
- Free domains are greatly better reliable in the eyes of users. If you are thinking of earning money from blogging, then you must have a custom domain.
- In the future, you can create a brand of your Domain that will be famous among the list of the top domain
It is very easy to set up a custom domain in Blogspot. Here's a complete guide to setting up a custom domain on Blogger's free domain BlogSpot
In this case, you have to buy a domain name from Hostinger and have full access to your Blogspot site.
Complete Setup of Custom Domain to BlogSpot
Free domain in Blogger does not sound professional at all because looking at the link address where it will remind a free blog. That's why you need to purchase a custom domain which is needed to make a blog professional. With the help of a custom domain, you will get a professional address for your free blog website.
For example,
Moreover, Which domain sounds good PAIRGet.BlogSpot.com or PAIRGet.com
You must say PAIRGet.com sounds good and further it will give a professional as a well brand name.
First thing you need to buy a domain for this which will usually cost around $10 for one year. The benefit you will receive with a custom domain name is well worth your investment in the domain name.
Now, I conclude you have two things with you:
- Your BlogSpot blog up and operating/running
- You have full permission to your domain name
We need to make changes in two places, and once you set up Blogspot's custom domain feature, Google will take care of all traffic migration and you won't lose any traffic.
Come on, now let's learn how to set up a domain
Add Registered Domain Name to BlogSpot site
This is the primary step where we will be putting in the registered domain name to your site. Just login to your Blogger Dashboard and Go through to Setting > Basic and you will notice a selection that lets out Publishing > Custom Domain > + Enter a URL for your blogger site.
Here you require to enter the domain URL that you have bought, and after putting in the domain name, it will provide you with two CNAME records and 4A records which we will be preferring in the next step.
Now you have to enter the domain name with www, then you will get the CNAME records that you need to verify. (See below Screenshot).
Follow the steps to assure of setting up a domain with your BlogSpot with a custom domain.
Complete Guide for setup a custom domain for your blogger site
Setting up CNAME for BlogSpot
- Login to your Hostinger account Dashboard & click on Manage domains. You will see a screen look like this:
- Click on the Domain Name which you have bought inside of your dashboard, and. You will be on the Manage domain page.
- On the page, you will notice a DNS/Nameserver start adding the records which you have got from the blogger.
- Now click on Add record and from the pop-up window Select CNAME record and add both the record one by one from the blogger setting screen. Here is the screenshot to make it easier for you to understand the setup.
Click on to Add Record for another and copy the second CNAME record from your BlogSpot.
Click on Done and you have to click on Save Changes
Setting up 4A records to your Domain DNS
The process of adding A records to your DNS domain name settings where you need to put 4 I.P. address into your A record instead of CNAME.
- Select A name under record type. In Name portion impress @ and on Destination IPv4 address or Point to add 216.239.32.21, Click on Add Record.
216.239.32.21
216.239.34.21
216.239.36.21
216.239.38.21
Here is all the record of my A record on Hostinger:
Now you need to go back to your Blogger Dashboard and click on Save.
Once it's added, Google will take care of the redirection processes, and anyone, if opens your BlogSpot site address, will automatically redirect to your new domain address.
This will also function seamlessly for internal pages, and you will not mislay any traffic.
One final thing:
Also, you need to click on Edit here and divert the non-www version of your domain to www. Just click on Edit and search the preferences which assert “Redirect xxxx.com to www.xxxx.com”
Conclusion
Hope you will understand the whole process of a custom domain setup for BlogSpot or Blogger website. If you are facing anywhere in the process and require some help, think free to let me know through comments.
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