Having a blogspot blog still doesn't stop you from changing your blogger Url to a .com address whenever you're ready to do that. Perhaps you didn't know about this, which is the more reason why you should subscribe to my blog or better still follow my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/consyadione/ to get updates about my blog.
OK, back to where I stopped. It is possible to switch your blogger blog to have a custom domain and still be posting to your blog from blogger dashboard provided you haven't deleted your blog changing only the address, i.e from www.anything.blogspot.com to www.anything.com if only you follow the required steps which am ready to share with you because I have done that myself using my own blog if you noticed. My blog was www.travelwithcurrent.blogspot.com but I have changed it now to www.travelwithcurrent.com.
Reasons why you need to change your blogger address URL.
First, before I continue with the guidelines to follow for switching your address url, I want to give you few reasons why you should change your blogger address url to a custom domain url. There are a lot of reasons why getting your own domain is much better than a free domain. Personally, I changed mine because of branding for future purposes.
One major reason reason is to secure domain name of your choice before someone else or cyber squatters buys buys it off.Secondly, is for branding and professionalizing for future purposes which includes other reasons.
Blogger has a CNAME setup settings for custom domains which requires two CNAME records entered in your domain name server (DNS) settings for your custom domain to work with your blogspot blog.
This sounds daunt but trust me, it is easy and you can learn it if you're willing with determination. Don't let people scare you and just forget about what people are saying about getting it wrong when you do it your self and asking you to let them do it all in the name of professionals and relieving stress.
Below is a link to a YouTube video of how to change your blogger address.
https://youtu.be/h6RpfIfreaU
Sincerely, is better off doing it yourself to be able to learn it and also teach others like the up comings or better still make money with it but you can still hire someone else to do the job for if you feel that you don't want to go through the stress, fine and good, just saying because is still your choice to make and not mine to make for you.
The Guidelines to follow for switching your address URL.
You need to get your custom domain from any registrar (web hosting site) of your choice. There are quite a lot options to consider or choose from.
Honestly, there is always challenges, frustration or problems in finding the right hosting provider because of fear of missing out from the best so I get it if you're confused about the hosting site to use tho is all about making up your mind to buy from your choice.
I used only #5,171.54 naria only on hostinger.com to buy my own custom domain which am still using my existing blogger free hosting for now because I only changed my site url.
You can still pay far less than what I paid on hostinger.com if you want to,depending on what you're buying which is the more reason why I recommend this site.
Go to hostinger.com
Choose your domain eg .com, .org, .store, .tech, .xyz etc
Search for your domain name in the search bar near the top of the page till you find a domain that is available, then add it to your cart and purchase it.
You will have to sign in to their site in order to get and manage your domain.
Next step is to login to your blogger account and select the blog you want to update.
Go to your settings _ Basic under publishing
Click on +setup a 3rd party url for your blog.
Add the domain name you purchased with www.your new address url then press save.
There will be an error page that says we have not been able to verify your authority to this domain.
It means you have to go back and locate your domain name server (DNS) setting in your registrar ( hostinger.com ) and enter th CNAME given to you below it.
Add exactly the two CNAME you got from your blog blogspot setup page which differs for each blog to the column for CNAME in your domain name server (DNS) of your registrar. Example:
CNAME
Host points to TTL
Next step is to login to your blogger account and select the blog you want to update.
Go to your settings _ Basic under publishing
Click on +setup a 3rd party url for your blog.
Add the domain name you purchased with www.your new address url then press save.
There will be an error page that says we have not been able to verify your authority to this domain.
It means you have to go back and locate your domain name server (DNS) setting in your registrar ( hostinger.com ) and enter th CNAME given to you below it.
Add exactly the two CNAME you got from your blog blogspot setup page which differs for each blog to the column for CNAME in your domain name server (DNS) of your registrar. Example:
CNAME
Host points to TTL
www ghs.google.com. 1/2hrs
ou2v6ussxufc gu_eflxyeboidexk.dv
.googlehosted.com. 1/2hrs
Next step is to add four IP adress under your A records still in your domain name server (DNS) of your registrar.
ou2v6ussxufc gu_eflxyeboidexk.dv
.googlehosted.com. 1/2hrs
Next step is to add four IP adress under your A records still in your domain name server (DNS) of your registrar.
A records
Host. IP address. TTL
Host. IP address. TTL
@ 216.239.32.21 1/2hrs
@ 216.239.34.21 1/2hrs
@ 216.239.36.21 1/2hrs
@ 216.239.38.21 1/2hrs
The last step is to add your text record given to you by google for verification of ownership through the google webmaster tool which is after you must have added the needed records above.
The link below is an article on this topic that can also help for more visual learning.
https://hackernoon.com/guide-you-need-to-setup-blogspot-custom-domain-f6734335fdc1
@ 216.239.34.21 1/2hrs
@ 216.239.36.21 1/2hrs
@ 216.239.38.21 1/2hrs
The last step is to add your text record given to you by google for verification of ownership through the google webmaster tool which is after you must have added the needed records above.
The link below is an article on this topic that can also help for more visual learning.
https://hackernoon.com/guide-you-need-to-setup-blogspot-custom-domain-f6734335fdc1
Interested tho still confused and needs more lessons/tutorials to get the job done with a service fee of #1000 naira only.
Send me a mail to adioneconstance@gmail.com and I will guide you on what to do.
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Effect or consequences of switching your address url.
One general effect of this change is the temporal drop in blog traffic for a while due to system redirect which also affects your page ranking. This is the more reason why you need to switch as soon as possible because the earlier you change your blog address url the better for you to start building up your page rank.
Finally, don't forget to update your old back links both internal and external with the new address url after the switch and also write regularly to improve you page ranking.
