How to Use the Domain I Bought With Google Apps for My Blogger Account

Blogger is the push-button publishing website owned by Google, and used by many bloggers to design and publish their own websites. When you register with Blogger, you can choose a domain name that ends in "blogspot.com." It is to this URL that your posts will publish. If you wish to give your Blogger website a custom domain name, you must first purchase it through a registrar licensed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, then change your Blogger settings to route your site to this new URL.

Things You'll Need

• Domain name

Instructions

1. Log in to your Blogger account.

2. Click the "Settings" tab on the Dashboard.

3. Click the "Publishing" option inside the "Settings" tab. It is the second option from the left.

4. Find the text that says "You're publishing on Blogspot.com." Underneath this text is a link that says "Custom Domain." Click this link.

5. Find the red line that runs horizontally across the page. Below this line on the right side of the page is a link that reads "Switch to advanced settings." Click on this link.

6. Enter the domain name you bought through Google Apps in the text box next to the words "Your domain." You will not need to re-enter the "http://" portion of your URL, as it is already listed in the template.

7. Enter the CAPTCHA code at the bottom of the page to verify and apply your changes. Click the "Save settings" button to complete the process.

Tips & Warnings

• It may take up to three days for Blogger to relocate your blog to the custom domain name you linked to your Blogger account.

• Blogger will reroute visitors to your old "blogspot.com" domain name to the custom domain name you purchased.