Using a custom domain with your Blogger account is easy and cheap. Instead of using a URL with .blogspot in it, choose your own domain name and 'publish' to it. All your extensions will be www.yourdomainname/page1 so you can link to individual pages in your blog using your cusom domain!
- If you own the domain you want already, you will have to set it up to work properly. There are several steps to follow, and they will vary slightly depending on which domain registrar you used. Some common ones are http://www.godaddy.com/ or EasyDNS. See the setup instructions for this case. Prices range a bit, but are about $10 per year. Some registrars include free email (yourname@yourdomainname.com), or other features, some don't.
- If you don't own your domain, you can register with blogger for $10 per year. In this case you don't need do any setup (they do all the CNAME & DNS record changes for you automatically). When you are logged into blogger, go to the Settings Tab > Publishing submenu and follow the instructions to publish on a custom domain. I believe the only limitiation is that you can't create an email like yourname@yourdomain.com. since it only comes with a free gmail service. (checking into this- will update when I find out for sure!)
Having your own domain is important for establishing yourself as a proper business, and for $10 a year, who can go wrong?
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