How to set up a custom domain name in my blogger

Now a days one of the major hobby of youngsters is blogging. The major platforms used by young bloggers are :
1. Blogspot.com
2. WordPress.com
So a newbie blogger starts his blog on one of the above give blogger platforms. The reasons are:
1. free blog software ,
2. free hosting
3. a free sub domain name
As long as the blogger is a newbie he is satisfied with the services provided by them. When a newbie blogger starts to convert to professional blogger and try to generate income form his blog, he need more facilities. They are:
1. Unique and non dependable name (custom domain)
2. Hosting place where the blogger has full right
3. Data back-up
4. More promotional chances
The first step to convert your blog to a professional blog is set a custom domain for your blog and enable a permanent redirection (301 redirection) from the current url to new domain name. In this article I am presenting the steps to set custom domain name for blogs hosted in blogger.com(blogspot).

Steps to configure custom domain in blogspot / blogger blogs

The steps to set a custom domain in blogspot based blogs are:
1. Login to your blogger account
2. Click on settings
3. Click on Publishing under the settings
How to set custom domain name in blogspot blogs
4. Click on custom domain
Steps to set domain name
Now blogger will give you a chance to purchase the available domain name through blogger it self. If you have already a domain name for your blog, you should click on the link
Switch to advanced settings
5. Enter your domain name and click save settings
Now you will get a space to enter your domain name and after the word verification you can click on save settings. Now the custom domain for your blogspot blog is configured and you can access your blogger through the new domain name.
Benefits of setting custom domain in blogger
1. 301 redirection from old url to new custom domain
The PR and other site value gained by old url will be transfered to the new domain name.
2. Post wise redirection.
Each url in your blog will be redirected to the respective new urls.
3. Domain name is easy to promote than sub domain name.

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