How to add custom Godaddy domain with blogspot blog

Hello friends. In this post i am going to tell you that how can we add a top level custom Godaddy domain with blogspot blog. Friends you you will have know that blogspot gives us free hosting and domain but add its name in your blog domain name like     abc.blogspot.com

You can also change your domain name and can buy a custom domain name from godaddy in your blogspot blog. If you buy a custom domain then your domain name will be called a top level or custom domain and your domain name will be like   abc.com

And it is very necessary for the professional look of your blog domain. Beside this Google adsense also like a top level domain for their ads. Because if you did not buy a custom domain for your blog your blog can not grow.

How to add a custom Godaddy domain with blogspot blog

• Open your blog dashboard:

To add a custom domain with your blog you should go to your blogspot blog. Www.blogger.com. now enter your gmail id and password. After signing in you will reach in your blogger blog dashboard.

• Go to basic settings:

click on the settings menu in the blogger dashboard. Here click on “setup a third party url for your blog”.

• Third party:

Here enter the domain name which you purchased from godaddy and want to add with your blogger blog. Do not enter your domain name without www. After this click on save button.

• Error messages and cnames: Here you will see an error message and you will also see two cnames. Now leave this page and open a new tab in your browser. Go to godaddy website. Then sign in to godaddy website.

• My products:

1. Click on your name.
2. Click on my products.

After clicking in my products. You will see the domain option.

• Manage: Here click on the manage button before the domains. By clicking on manage button you will see the domain name.
• Domain name:

click on the domain name you have to add with your blog. By clicking on the domain name button the domain details page will be opened.

• DNS zone file:

click on the DNS zone file in the domain details page. After clicking on the DNS zone file you will see the details.

• Add record:

1. Here go to cname.
2. Then click on add record.

After clicking on Add record Add zone record page will be opened.

• Enter cname 1:

1. Select cname in the record type.
2. Go to the first tab of your browser means go to your blogger blog. Copy the 1st code of cname 1 and paste it into the host box.
3. Go to the first tab of your browser again and copy the 2nd code of cname 1 and paste it into the points to box.
4. Select one hour in the Ttl.
5. Now click on add another.

After clicking on the Add another your 1 cname record will be added. Now you should have to add another cname record on this page.

• Enter cname 2:

1. In the record type leave the cname selected.
2. Now remove www. And then go to the first tab of your browser copy the 1st code of cname 2 in your blogger blog and paste it into the host box.
3. Now remove ghs.google.com. Now go to your blog again and copy the 2nd code of cname 2 and paste it into your points to box.
4. Select 1 hour in the Ttl. And then click on finish.

After clicking on the finish you will see a message

• Save changes:

‘action needed !  Your two changer are not final until you save them’. Read this message. Then click on save changes button.

• Zone file updated:

After clicking on the save changes button your two cname records will be saved. After this you will see ‘your zone file has been updated dns resolution may take upto 48 hours to reflect changes’ message on the right side of your computer screen.

Now your work has been completed in the godaddy. Now return to your blog dashboard.

• Save domain:

Here you should have to click on the save button. After clicking on the save button you will be redirected to your godaddy purchased top level domain.

• Edit domain name:

After this you will see two domain names. Your old one .blogspot.com and your new purchased .com domain name. Here click on edit before .com domain name.

Here click on the redirect. Your blog should open with www and also without www.

Click on the save button and save the settings. After clicking on save button you will see ‘your settings were saved successfully’ message.

And thus your blog got the custom domain.