Domain Ownership Verification, And DNS Latency
Some blog owners are confused about how domain ownership verification works - or should work. The domain ownership verification process involves two …
Registrar
When Correcting A DNS "CNAME", Maybe Delete Before Adding
Very few registrars allow multiple "CNAME" addresses, for a single DNS host. When I diagnose DNS address problems, I generally recommend Ad…
Custom Domain Publishing, And DNS Latency
The Internet is diverse and large - and the Internet directory system, aka the DNS Infrastructure, supports the diversity and size. When we setup a …
The Mysterious "Destination" / "Points To" Label
Some blog owners buy domains, for publishing a Blogger blog, and ask about how to address the domain. What address do I use for "Points to"…
Custom Domain Setup, And The Blogger Instructions
Custom domain setups continue to confuse blog owners - and lead sometimes to frustration, expressed in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue . W…
Don't Always Blame Blogger, With Your Blog Down!
Some of my favourite problem reports, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue , are about inconsistent blog online status. It was fine yesterda…
The DNS TTL Setting Is Chosen By The Registrar
Some blog owners, publishing their blog to a custom domain, wonder about the mysterious TTL setting for the domain. What is "3600"? Why do…
Fixing Custom Domain Problems Start With The URLs
Over half of the problem reports, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue , which mention custom domain URLs, start with improperly setup domai…
You Get What You Pay For
Free "Domains" may be worth exactly what you pay. A "free domains" registrar won't be a charity - nor are registrars, in gene…
Don't Be The Registrar, With Your First Custom Domain
Every domain, to be visible to the world - has to be visible to the root name servers . Your registrar adds your domain to their servers - then sets …
Transfer A Domain, From Google Domains
Google Domains describes their view of the domain transfer process, in Google Domains Help: Transfer a domain out . The transfer process supports dif…
Domain Registrations Require Email Verification
We're seeing a few blog owners, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue , reporting new custom domains that don't work - or that worked…
Basics: You Cannot Login To My Domain Account
We see evidence of naivete, about responsibilities of Blogger custom domain publishing, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue . Why does Goog…
Renewing A Google Domains Registered Domain
All good things must come to an end. So did the first year of my Google Domains registered domain. Fortunately, renewing took but a few minutes. Jus…
Email, For Your Blog Or Domain
Periodically, we see questions about email delivery, in Blogger Help Forum: Learn More About Blogger . How do I setup email delivery, for my domain? …
Please, NEVER Share Your Domain Account!
Along with access to your Blogger dashboard, access to your domain dashboard is a sensitive issue. The domain dashboard, also known as the "zone…