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When attempting to set up their Blogger custom domain, many Blogger users have received the following error message: Another blog is already hosted at this domain Although I have set up many custom domains to use with Blogger , until this weekend I had never experienced this issue for myself (and was unable to offer any definitive solution for those experiencing this problem). My friend was experiencing this very persoalan after setting up her new blog a few days ago. We have been able to find some solutions which I hope may help others who see this error message when attempting to set up their custom domain. Assuming you have already configured the DNS settings for your particular domain provider and have attempted to publish to a custom domain through your Blogger dashboard, here are the steps you should take: 1. Publish back to your Blog*Spot domain In order to make your blog accessible while troubleshooting your custom domain, it is advisable to publish back to your Blog*Spot...

how to set up a custom domain . While this post is still highly relevant for those publishing to Blogger, there have been many updates to this service in the three years since my post was published. Here is an extract from my forthcoming ebook, Building Websites with Blogger: an updated tutorial to help you learn how to set up custom domains. If you'd prefer not to have the *.blogspot.com extension in the URL for your website, you can choose to use a Custom Domain . When you set up a custom domain, Blogger will continue to host your website, but visitors will be able to visit at your new .com, .org or .net address. When using a custom domain for our site, we can also set up personalized email addresses and other services for free using Google Apps. There are two different methods we can use to set up a custom domain with Blogger: Purchase a domain through Blogger for $10 – through which our domain is automatically configured Use advanced settings to purchase and s...

Having spent a little time away from blogging, I recently discovered that properly  setting up custom domains with Blogger has changed a little. I realised that some of my sites were no longer reachable at their "naked" domain (as in bloggerbuster.com , without the www), and that setting up a new custom domain now requires verification. Unfortunately the current instructions on Blogger Help don't quite cover all of the steps required to set up a custom domain, so for those of you who may need help I'll clarify the full process here. About this tutorial This tutorial is for those who want to set up a WWW custom domain rather than a subdomain for their Blogger hosted blog. If you need to set up a subdomain (for example, myblog. mycoolsite.com) the process is different and you should follow the instructions set out on this page. If you have already set up a custom domain but find the naked URL (mycoolsite.com) does not redirect to your website, use this t...