So you are here to know how to add a custom domain to your blogger blogs, before proceeding further lets know the difference between custom domains and sub-domains.
A sub-domain is that which is run under a domain for example www.yourblogname.blogspot.com here your blog name is under the .blogspot.com but in the custom domain www.yourblogname.com so i think you have understood the difference between the custom domain and sub-domain.
Advantage of Custom Domain- A custom domain is the name which describe your brand as well as it gets short in characters, The main big advantage of having A Custom domain for a blog is for Google Adsense approval, A blog must have a custom domain before applying for Google Adsense otherwise it is Impossible to get an Adsense Approval.
Read our Previous Post On "How to Get Google Adsense Approval In One Day."
How to add a Custom Domain- To add a custom domain in blog firstly you have to purchase a domain name, there are various domain registrar which sells domain names in various prices according to extensions, you can go for Godaddy, Hostgator, Bluehost, Bigrock, dreamhost these are popular domain selling companies. Let's you have purchased a domain name. Now follow these Steps to add it to Blogger Blogs.
Step-1 Login to your blogger account choose your blog in which you have to add custom domain.
Step-2 Now click on setting There will be the option of domain names, now choose for custom domain and put your domain name.
Step-3 You will get an error massage in which you will get two CNAME records with two host names.
Step-4 Copy the cname and host name records and login to your Domain registratr account and click to DNS setting.
Step-5 Now Add the CNAME records there which you have copied already from blogger error massage.
Step-6 Now add four Different 'A' Records, Below is the list of four different A records Copy and Paste them in your A records Field.
216.239.32.21
216.239.34.21
216.239.36.21
216.239.38.21
Now save it and Come back to blogger.Step-7 After 5-10 minutes Put your domain name again and click save Now your custom domain has been setup.
Now you have successfully added a custom domain in blogger, Now it's time to share it with friends.