How to Transfer your Blog from Blogspot to Private Domain Name?

How to transfer your Blogger Blog from Blogspot to Private Domain Name?

Recently a reader has asked me a question,

“Dear Asav,

I must congratulate you for successfully running your blog and seeing all your hard work getting success.

I am also running my blog and want transfer it to my domain. As you have recently transferred your blog to your own domain, can you plz help me in following areas:

1. to start my blog in my own domain, what do i have to do? do I need to develop whole website or there is some easier way?

2. google has a clause of minimum 6 months of successful running blog to get google adsense; if I am running my blog since 1 year, can I apply for displaying adsense on my domain or new website which I want to start.

with regards,
Reader”

Well, let me tell you the exact procedure of transferring your blogger blog to the private Domain.

Step:1 Buy a Domain Name. I Prefer GoDaddy.com simply because it is the market leader. Google also recommends GoDaddy to buy a private Domain Name. GoDaddy is very easy to use. But before buying a Domain name, you have to check the availability of that Domain Name on GoDaddy. If it is available than Proceed to check out and pay $ 10 (1 Year Fee). The Domain Name will be in your GoDaddy account right away.

Step:2 Log on to your Blogger account and go to Settings –> Publishing –> Private Domain/Advanced Settings Option.  First of all click on “Switch to Private Domain” Option. Now Enter your new Domain Name in the “Your Domain” Option and click Ok.

Step:3 Now Login into your GoDaddy Account and Click on your Domain Name. You will be redirected to the Domains Control Panel. Click on “Total DNC Control” Button at the bottom of the Total DNS Section.

Here you have to change the CNAME of your server. See the first Host name under CNAME. It will be www. Click on the Modify Button and change the CNAME from @ to ghs.google.com

And Click Ok.

You are Done….!!!!

Let me tell you in layman’s language that what you have done. You have changed the CNAME of your Domain name and give your Blogger/Google Server the Command to transfer the Domain Name of your Blogspot Blog.

It will take 24-48 hours. Because once you give this command, Google & GoDaddy have to inform every server in this world that, they are doing so with your permission. After 24 hours, your Blog will be transferred.

You don’t need to build any another website for this. Once you do this, Your Domain Name will be on GoDaddy & your Blog will be hosted on the same FREE Blogspot Host.

Now, suppose, if you want to change your Host to the private host than the procedure is technically difficult. I advise Hostgator.com as a Best Private Hosting provider. But unless your Blog is earning few thousand dollars every month, No need to shift to private Host….

Now comes your second query about Google AdSense account opening. Yes, you are right. Your Blog MUST be more than 6 months old before it gets adsense approval. And yeah, it MUST have more than 150-200 posts for approval….

You say that, you are a new Blogger, so the effect of shifting your blog to a private domain on web traffic is not a question for you. But in my case, the web traffic was deteriorated for few weeks when i transferred “My Journey To Billionaire Club” on private Domain from Blogspot.com

Hope this much Information will be useful to you….!!!!