How to Transfer a Blogger Blog to a Custom Domain

Usually newbie bloggers are advised to start blogging on a free blogging platform. This enables them master the game of blogging, start driving traffic before they consider spending money on custom domain and hosting.

While there are many free blogging platforms for a newbie blogger to start with, Blogger(owned by Google) and Wordpress stand out from the rest.

These free blogging platforms have their own limitations, just as there are limitations in putting on another man's cloth to a party or cultivating in a free portion of land belonging to another man.

This is why at a particular point in time, those who started on a free platform will always want to move on to a custom domain where their web address is no more www.myname.blogspot.com or www.freename.wordpress.com, but www.myname.com  and all that.

Guess this has been your dream! Wow.

But the begging question is, 'how do I transfer my blogger blog to a custom domain without losing my contents'? This simply means setting up a custom domain so that your original Blogger address automatically forwards to your new domain I once asked that question. Now I am here to help you.

Just follow these simple steps:

Steps:

1. Purchase a custom domain from a Domain Name Registrar

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2. Sign in to Blogger.com

3. Select the blog to update (if you have more than one)

4. In the left menu, click Settings > Basic > Publishing.

5. Under your current domain, click Set up a 3rd party URL for your blog. (See the figure below)

6. Enter your URL, including the www. (something like http://www.yourblog.com)

7. Click Save

You will notice the following:

1. An error will appear with two CNAMEs.
2. Visit your domain registrar's website and find the DNS (Domain Name System) or the Name Server settings in the control panel.
3. Delete existing CNAME entries.
4. Enter the CNAMEs provided in the error message and click Save.
5. Wait for a few hours for your settings to activate, then follow steps 1–6 above.

It may take up to 24 hours for the process to complete. If you see an error after 24 hours, try the process again. Contact your domain registrar for further help.

Note:

Host Name/Alias: www

This is the part of your website's address that you designated. For example, if www.mydomain.com is your address, enter www.

Value/Destination: <YOUR DOMAIN>.ghs.googlehosted.com

For example, if you chose www.mydomain.com as the address, enter www.mydomain.com.ghs.googlehosted.com.

Optional: You can also enter A-records, which link your naked domain (example.com) to an actual site (www.example.com).

Enter your domain name in the format example.com, and list the IP addresses shown below in the "A" section. You'll need to add four separate A-records which point to four different Google IPs.

• 216.239.32.21
• 216.239.34.21
• 216.239.36.21
• 216.239.38.21

Try it and it should work for you...

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How to Make a Blogger Header Font in 5 Simple Steps

The Blogger user log-in site gives you numerous options for customizing your blog, including editing HTML code such as your header fonts. By changing your font to one that matches the character of your blog, you can set your blog apart and make it more unique.

Just follow these 5 steps, and you're there:

Step 1

Launch your computer's Web browser and go to blogger.com. Type your Gmail email and password into the fields provided and click "Sign In."

Step 2

Click "Layout" and select "Edit HTML."

Step 3

Go to the "#header h1" and type "font-family" in any section between the opening and closing curly brackets.

Step 4

Type the name of the font you want to use for your header. For example, select "Arial." Type two or more font names just in case your viewer's browser cannot display your preferred font. For example: #header h1 { font-family: arial, times new roman, georgia; }

Step 5

Click the "Preview" button to view your new fonts, then click "Save Template" to apply your modifications.

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How to Change the Design of Your Blogger Blog

Blogger usually comes with default templates one must have chosen from while launching a blogger blog site. Usually, after having a feel of one's blog site in comparison with the attractive designs of others, one may wish to redesign the blog interface. To do this, you just need to follow the following steps:

To change the design of your blog, you can use the template designer or CSS.

Change the design with the template designer

1. Sign in to Blogger.
2. Select the blog to update.
3. In the left menu, click Template.
4. Under “Live on blog," click Customize.
5. At the top, use the carousel to choose a template. Below the carousel, use the preview to see how your blog will appear.
6. Use the left menu to customize your background, adjust widths, layout, and other settings.
7. On the top right, click Apply to Blog to make your changes live.

To clear your changes, click Live on Blog.

Change the design with CSS

You can also personalize your blog's appearance by using cascading style sheets (CSS).

To add custom CSS snippets to your template:

1. Sign in to Blogger.
2. Select the blog to update.
3. In the left menu, click Template.
4. Under Live on blog, click Customize.
5. In the left menu, select Advanced > Add CSS.
6. Add your code.
7. On the top right, click Apply to blog.

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