This is MY Domain, Baby!
When I started this blog, I really had no idea where it was going to go. I just want to try to make some money online doing different things and document it, mostly for myself. But as I began to do more and more with the site, and learn more about making money online and money making programs, I wanted to expand this blog to become more of a helpful and friendly resource and reference for people who were looking to do the same. As I began doing some of my traffic building tasks such as submitting to search engines, requesting link backs, joining communities, etc. a serious problem became clear to me:
My site (http://internetreviewsandnews.blogspot.com) was completely forgettable. There is nothing that would allow a person who clicked on my link to be able to remember my URL if they tried to recall it.
Preferring for my blog to have a lasting effect on its visitors, I decided to invest in my own domain name. www.mymoneymakingjourney.com!! There it is, my very own domain name hosted by GoDaddy.com. What was great about it, is that I purchased it through Blogger so that all of the old links that direct to http://internetrev...... now redirect to my new domain.
I can honestly say that there are no downsides to deciding to purchase your own domain. I got mine for a measly $10.00 for a year registration and it officially became my property. Having a custom domain name, adds a sort of credibility to your site. It gives the reader a sense that you own the site yourself, and are therefore automatically more legit.
More than that, having your own domain name, allows your site to be more memorable. Now we both know that no one would have remembered my long winded blogspot address, but my new domain offers visitors an easy catch phrase with the same name as my blog so that it sticks more vividly in their minds.
If you have a blog and are looking to expand its functionality or simply want to solidify its place on the internet, then I would highly recommend investing in your own domain. The cost is usually negligible in comparison to the benefit that it brings.
Here are the steps to buying your own domain name with Blogger:
1. Log into your blogger account and click on the "Settings" link for the blog for which you would like to register a domain
2. Under your settings tab click on "Publishing"
3. If you do not already have a domain name, click on "Buy Domain Name"
4. Enter your desired domain name and keep your fingers crossed that it is not taken.
5. Checkout and you're done! There might be a problem, where you run into the predicament that all of the domain names that you desire are already taken. To view all of the domain names related to your desired one that are both take and available. Check out GoDaddy Here.
6. Enjoy the comfort and confidence that owning your own domain name brings.
Leave a comment and tell me if you guys out there have purchased your own domain name, or are you still stuck with a blogspot or/blog address?
My site (http://internetreviewsandnews.blogspot.com) was completely forgettable. There is nothing that would allow a person who clicked on my link to be able to remember my URL if they tried to recall it.
Preferring for my blog to have a lasting effect on its visitors, I decided to invest in my own domain name. www.mymoneymakingjourney.com!! There it is, my very own domain name hosted by GoDaddy.com. What was great about it, is that I purchased it through Blogger so that all of the old links that direct to http://internetrev...... now redirect to my new domain.
I can honestly say that there are no downsides to deciding to purchase your own domain. I got mine for a measly $10.00 for a year registration and it officially became my property. Having a custom domain name, adds a sort of credibility to your site. It gives the reader a sense that you own the site yourself, and are therefore automatically more legit.
More than that, having your own domain name, allows your site to be more memorable. Now we both know that no one would have remembered my long winded blogspot address, but my new domain offers visitors an easy catch phrase with the same name as my blog so that it sticks more vividly in their minds.
If you have a blog and are looking to expand its functionality or simply want to solidify its place on the internet, then I would highly recommend investing in your own domain. The cost is usually negligible in comparison to the benefit that it brings.
Here are the steps to buying your own domain name with Blogger:
1. Log into your blogger account and click on the "Settings" link for the blog for which you would like to register a domain
2. Under your settings tab click on "Publishing"
3. If you do not already have a domain name, click on "Buy Domain Name"
4. Enter your desired domain name and keep your fingers crossed that it is not taken.
5. Checkout and you're done! There might be a problem, where you run into the predicament that all of the domain names that you desire are already taken. To view all of the domain names related to your desired one that are both take and available. Check out GoDaddy Here.6. Enjoy the comfort and confidence that owning your own domain name brings.
Leave a comment and tell me if you guys out there have purchased your own domain name, or are you still stuck with a blogspot or/blog address?
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