Domain Mapping with Blogger and Go Daddy

As previously mentioned, Laura Torgerud's new blog is a Blogger blog.  She registered the domain name, www.stampwithlaura.com and it is mapped to her blogger address.

First, you need to register a domain name.  Click here for instructions on how to register a domain name with Go Daddy, but you can also register a domain name with other companies as well.

To map a domain name to a Blogger blog, you have to modify the CNAME record in your Go Daddy account for example, and then also do a few things in Blogger - to all be explained below.

Modify the CNAME in Go Daddy

• Login to Go Daddy.
• Click on My Account from the right, upper area.
• Then click on Domains in the left sidebar area under My Products.
• Click on your Domain Name (such as www.stampwithlaura.com for this example).
• In the middle, under Forwarding.  Make sure it is turned off!  If you see something there, click on it and then uncheck the Enable so it then becomes inactive (unchecked/disabled) and no forwarding is present.
• Then, from under Total DNS, click on the bottom link, "Total DNS Control and MX Records."
• Here check the box to the left of www. 
• Then all the way to the right, click on the Pencil icon to Edit.
• Click Yes to the prompt about editing the CNAME record.
• From the next screen, leave the alias as www.
• In the Points To box, ghs.google.com. This is the same for all Blogger blogs!
• Click OK.
• Click OK when you get the successful change message.

Setup Domain Mapping In Blogger

• Login to Blogger.
• From the Dashboard, click on Settings.
• Then click on the Publishing tab.
• It currently says "You're publishing on blogspot.com".
• Underneath that, it says Switch To: Custom Domain.  Click on Custom Domain.
• Then under "Buying a Domain" go to the right and you'll see text "Already have a Domain? Switch to Advanced Settings".  Click on Switch to Advanced Settings.
• Then where it says Your Domain, enter your domain name, such as www.stampwithlaura.com for this example.
• Then enter the verification letters/characters under Word Verification.
• Then click on Save Settings.
• Then click on View Blog and it's live, it's mapped, you're done!

Hope this helps!

Comments

[Nomadwayoflife]

Great tip. Thank you.

[Bob's Blitz]

How about the step Google includes in its directions?

There are four separate A records you will create, and can be done from the same control panel you accessed your CNAME records. Simply point your naked domain (example.com, without the 'www') to each IP address.

[Lei]

This is really delayed, but do you have tips on how to redirect the naked domain to the main site? I use GoDaddy and Blogger and I can't figure it out for the life of me. I've tried different tutorials already. Thanks.

[alexiel]

Hi, Blogger removed my blog before using a .blogspot.com sub-domain as they claimed their robot detected that I was spamming. It was a 4 month old blog. If I map my domain will they still have the rights to do such?

[Heather Wright-Porto]

Kevin,
You can choose Park.

Heather :D

[Kevin]

Hi Heather,
what about parking? Do we want to click park or forward domains?
Thanks!

Kev

[Heather Wright-Porto]

Hi Chelsea,
When you edited the CNAME record for www for your domain in Go Daddy, you left out the http:// right? meaning it would just read
Points To:
ghs.google.com

Then in Blogger, again, you don't need to write the http://

and make sure you are switching to ADVANCED SETTINGS in the Custom Domain area in Blogger. There you enter

www.blogsbyheather.com for example. No http://

Then enter Word Verification. Immediately upon saving it is normally activated.

If you still have trouble, email me your blogger acct login info and your Go Daddy login info and I will do it for you.

Heather :D

[ChelseaSprague]

Hi Heather, I am having the same problem a few other people have had. I went through the Total DNS Steps and then went to blogger and saved my custom URL but when I go to "View my Blog" I see the Go Daddy add page and not my blog. Does it take 24 hours to change over or is something going on?

[LisaLisa]

Thank you so much for your directions Heather! I was able to get my site mapped.

[johnmukkad]

its very nice information.thanks
www.johnmukkad.blogspot.com

[Lisa]

Thank you Heather. I think it is all fixed now. I am new to all this. Your instructions are great. How long will it be before GoDaddy or the Domain can process my .com to pull my blog. Is it usually instant or do I have to wait 24 hours. The fellow at Go Daddy said something about 24-48 hours. Should I expect this?

[Heather Wright-Porto]

Hi Lisa!

In Go Daddy, when you get to your Domain and see all the main information for that domain....in the middle under URL Forwarding is there anything? That needs to be disabled/turned off for domain mapping to work.

Then, you found the Total DNS Settings and you edited the CNAME record for www? And saved the changes?

Worse case I can always take a look for ya...you can email me privately with your Go Daddy info and we can work together on getting it working for ya.

Happy blogging :)
Heather

[Lisa Newton]

Hi Heather: I know you are going to be glad when I am over this. Okay, i got my site back by going back to publishingn on blogspot. But when it was publishing on the domain - and I tried to go in my site useing the .com address - a "go daddy" web page with a bunch of advertisements came up. What do you think is up with this.

[Lisa Newton]

Hi Heather: I found the Total DNS and I did everything you said but it did not work and now I can't get into my webpage all - can you email me and tell me what may have happened or how I can get by blog back - I am worried it is lost. THank you

[Lisa Newton]

Hi Heather: I just registerd my domain name and am trying to forward the domain to blogger. I don't see any thing that says Total DNS. I will keep looking, maybe I will find before I hear from you. Thank you, Lisa

[Tammy]

Hi Heather
I spoke to soon. I got it figured out.
Thank you so much for the instructions!
Im's so glad to have a .com addy now.
thanks,
Tammy

[Tammy]

HI Heather
I got to the Total DNS part. I couldn't find anywhere where it said Total DNS. All I see is is Off-Site DNS Manamgent. But it just say's I don't have any off site DNS domains.
Can you help?
Thanks,
Tammy