Activate DNS Settings
Blogspot.com provide its users with two publishing options for their blog, the default blogspot.com or a custom .com domain name for example www.example.com. you have the liberty to change your publishing options at any time from the default domain name to a custom registered domain and your content will always remain unaltered. Recently, Google has made changes to its DNS settings and it is pretty much hard for newbies to implement this. Previously i have written a post how to change your blogspot.com to a .com custom domain name but the steps are not complete so today, i will be writing on how to change the DNS settings in other to link your blog to your registered domain name.
How to Get Started
By now i assume you already have your registered domain name handy Okay? right then
Log in to your domain registrar’s website and find the control panel,
Locate your DNS (Domain Name System) settings. Then follow the instructions below to enter your "CNAME" and "A-records."
CNAME
Where it says Name, simply enter "www" and list ghs.google.com as the Host Name. You can checkout detailed instructions on setting up CNAMEs for various registrars here. If yours isn't listed, or if you run into other difficulties, then contact your registrar directly and they can help you out.
Where it says Name, simply enter "www" and list ghs.google.com as the Host Name. You can checkout detailed instructions on setting up CNAMEs for various registrars here. If yours isn't listed, or if you run into other difficulties, then contact your registrar directly and they can help you out.
A-records (optional)
The following action links your naked domain (example.com) to your actual site (www.example.com). If you skip this step, visitors who leave off the "www" when typing your site address will see an error page. Enter your domain name in the format example.com, and list the I.P. addresses shown below in the "A" section. You'll need to create four separate A-records which point to four different Google IPs.
The following action links your naked domain (example.com) to your actual site (www.example.com). If you skip this step, visitors who leave off the "www" when typing your site address will see an error page. Enter your domain name in the format example.com, and list the I.P. addresses shown below in the "A" section. You'll need to create four separate A-records which point to four different Google IPs.
216.239.32.21
216.239.34.21
216.239.36.21
216.239.38.21
216.239.38.21
Now you will have to update your Blogger settings
But before you move onto this step, wait about an hour for your DNS settings to activate. If you attempt to change the publishing settings before the DNS changes activate, then you will get a warning message. Now it’s time to make sure Blogger knows about your custom domain so that Google can direct readers to your blog. Just go back to Blogger and update the information on your Settings | Basic tab. Find the area for "Publishing," and click the link to add a custom domain. You can read step by step guide on how to add a registered custom domain to blogger here.
Congratulations you are set.
Note that,
If your new domain isn't taking you to your blog, wait for 24hours 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 Blogspot 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 also continue to display on your blog. But if you still can't do this, then reach for my help, i will do it for you.
Source: support.google.com
Source: support.google.com