{"id":838,"date":"2019-04-08T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T12:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/?p=838"},"modified":"2019-06-17T04:53:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T04:53:51","slug":"how-to-use-a-custom-domain-in-blogger-agm-web-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-use-a-custom-domain-in-blogger-agm-web-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use A Custom Domain In Blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a newbies, we\u2019ve all been in this situation: we love to commence our blogging journey with the free blogging platform such as <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourname.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.yourname.blogspot.com<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourname.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.yourname.wordpress.com <\/a><\/strong>as it costs no amount and requires less technical skills to get started. What\u2019s more, you\u2019re also offered with unlimited storage(though storage is not technically \u201cunlimited\u201d) and bandwidth. It makes sense, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What if you now have learned the importance of custom domain name(<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourname.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.yourname.com<\/a><\/strong>) over the free domain name(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourname.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.yourname.blogspot.com<\/a>) and wished you had started off with the custom domain name making it look more professional. If you\u2019ve ever started blogging with a free blogging platform, you know that credibility is important as most websites don\u2019t like BlogSpot links to backlinks. Thus, the importance of custom domain name outweighs the free domain name. So, let\u2019s take a closer look at setting up the custom domain in BlogSpot. This article shares the step by step guide which any technical and even non-technical people can follow to setup BlogSpot with your custom domain name. Moreover, by the end of this article, one can easily set up his custom domain in blogger. Without further ado, let\u2019s dive straight into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to setup a custom domain in blogger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"760\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hKSbpRYM8DI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Firstly, you just need to buy a domain name of your choice from any reliable <a href=\"https:\/\/buydomaininnepal.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domain name registrar<\/a> and have access to your domain details and then the blog can be re-directed to your custom domain in few simple steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step:1 \u2013 Simply Login to your blogspot.com, Go to Settings and then click on Basics<\/strong>. The screen could look something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/001-1024x618.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/001-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/001-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/001-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/001.png 1149w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step:2 \u2013 Click the \u2018Set up a third-party URL for your blog\u2019 under blog address.<\/strong>  Kindly enter the domain you have registeredand click Save button at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/002-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/002-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/002-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/002-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/002.png 1157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step:3 <\/strong>\u2013 Kindly enter the domain you have registeredand click Save button at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/003-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/003-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/003-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/003-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/003.png 1158w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On clicking save button, It will give the error message \u201c<strong>We have not been able to verify your authority to this domain<\/strong>\u201d. This error message signifies blogger needs to verify the domain ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you can also see the two CNAMEs with different value and corresponding points to field. Now, you need to configure these two CNAMEs with your custom domain name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/004-1024x582.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/004-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/004-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/004-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/004.png 1154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step:4 \u2013 To configure CNAMEs<\/strong>, Go to www.agmwebhosting.com and Login to your Customer Portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/005-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/005-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/005-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/005-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/005.png 1159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, click on the \u201cDomains\u201d sections <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/006-1024x560.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/006-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/006-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/006-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/006.png 1191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Settings of the desired custom domain. And the screen could look something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/007-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/007-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/007-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/007-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/007-355x199.png 355w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/007.png 1165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step:5<\/strong> \u2013 After Setting option, now click on the Nameservers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/008-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/008-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/008-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/008-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/008-355x199.png 355w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/008.png 1151w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Before using DNS Settings, make sure you click on the use default nameservers as above and click \u2018Change Nameservers\u2019 button at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step:6<\/strong> \u2013 Once changes saved. Now, Click on the DNS Management tab at the left where you can add new records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/009-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/009-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/009-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/009-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/009.png 1107w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step:7<\/strong> \u2013 Click on \u201cAdd Record\u201d and select CNAME (Alias) as Record types. Enter the first Host Name i.e. \u2018www\u2019 and corresponding address provided right next to it in the destination field on the blogger dashboard section and then click on \u201cSave Changes\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/10-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/10-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/10-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/10-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/10-355x199.png 355w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/10.png 1164w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The \u201cSave Changes\u201d should be performed at DNS Management Section only not in the blogger dashboard, Once you entered both the Host Name and Points to Field information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/11-1024x600.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/11-1024x600.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/11-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/11-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/11.png 1051w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now again, you need to enter another CNAME and points to field in the below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/12-1024x597.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/12-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/12-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/12-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/12.png 1071w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/13-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/13-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/13-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/13-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/13.png 1168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once, you enter the Second Host Name and Points to Field with CNAME(Alias) as record types. Then again click on the \u201cSave Changes\u201d button at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/14-1024x557.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/14-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/14-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/14-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/14.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step:8<\/strong> \u2013 Once, you have added both the CNAME in the DNS Management Section. Navigate to your blogger section and now, click on the \u2018Save\u2019 button at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/15-1024x591.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/15-1024x591.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/15-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/15-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/15.png 1172w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once, you click on the save button, it might be will take some time to update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step:9<\/strong> \u2013 Now, the next step is to click on the View settings instructionson the below and you can find the four A records in there. The same four A Records under Address box and @ in Hosts box needs to entered one by one following save changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>216.239.32.21<br>\n216.239.34.21<br>\n216.239.36.21<br>\n216.239.38.21<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/16-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/16-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/16-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/16-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/16-355x199.png 355w, https:\/\/www.agmwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/16.png 1166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure all the A records and CNAME as specified are entered. Now, click \u201cSave Changes\u201d to save all the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step:10<\/strong> \u2013 Now, Go back to the blogger dashboard and click \u201cSave\u201d button. The error message that you were getting previously should disappear now.Still, if the error message doesn\u2019t get vanished, wait upto 4-6 hours. Once, it gets updated then click the save button again. Then your blogger with new custom domain will be working fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your custom domain name has successfully been configured in blogger. 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