Integrate blogspot blogger blog with Dot TK free domain

Blogspot or Blogger is a blog service from Google. This service provides us many functions to make a small website as creating a blog, posting, commenting, . . . But there is a thing which might cause you dissatisfy. That's the blog address is too long, like http://www.your-tips-tricks.blogspot.com. If you own a short Dot TK domain, then your problems will be solved.

• Sign-in to your Dot TK domain panel. Choose to modify your registed domain (regist new here)


• On the Domain settings panel, you have 2 choices to shorten your blog address:
  
  
  
  • Use Domain forwarding: just fill your current blog address into Your referer URL textbox > Save changes. But with this option, your guests can't bookmark a specified page in your blog because it will be hidden.

• Use Dot TK DNS Service: This option will allow everyone  who visit your blog can bookmark any specified page. But your setup has some difficulty:
  
  
  
  • Step 1: modify Dot TK DNS settings
    
    
    
    • Add A Record: fill Host Name: yourdomain.tk (not have WWW) and IP address: 216.239.32.21. Similar with 216.239.34.21, 216.239.36.21, 216.239.38.21
    
    
    • Add CNAME Record:  fill Host Name: www.yourdomain.tk (has WWW) and IP address: ghs.google.com

• Save changes


• Step 2: Go to blogger, choose your blog Settings > Basic > Publishing > Blog address:
  
  
  
  • Choose Add a custom domain

• Swicth to advanced settings

• Enter your Dot TK domain > Save

• Then Edit to redirect yourdomain.tk to www.yourdomain.tk > Save

• Wait 10 - 20 minutes for this config affect


• Now you can publish your blog with a short domain.

Wish succeed!