Create a FREE subdomain for your blog

Do you own a blog or website with standard domain? If not, then you can get it at Rs. 91 only which is almost FREE. GoDaddy is offering .com domains at Rs 91 only. Further if you want to create a service page or contact page for your website, then professionally you will need a web page such as services.yoursite.com or contact.yoursite.com etc. Getting separate domains for different services is quite difficult and costly too.

Well, creating a sub-domain is completely FREE with GoDaddy. In this tutorial, I will guide you how to make a standard sub-domain for any of services offered by your business website. Such as @ PcTricksBlog, I have created two such sub-domains as:

• http://offers.pctricksblog.com/ for latest online offers and coupons website.
• http://wallpapers.pctricksblog.com/ for mobile phone wallpapers site.

Follow these steps to create a sub-domain for your website and that's completely FREE.

What you need:

The only requirement is that your standard top level domain must be registered with GoDaddy. As GoDaddy offer amazing services such as free hosting for blogger blogs. And recently,I have found a way to create FREE sub-domain. I think, that's not less than a wonderful service too.

How to create FREE sub-domain with GoDaddy:

If you don't have a top level domain for your blog or website, you can get it now for almost free cost. After getting your standard domain, you are ready to create your free sub-domain.

Steps to follow:

• Login to your GoDaddy account @ godaddy.com.
• Navigate to All Products >> Domains >>Domain Management.

Here, you will see your GoDaddy account Control Panel, from where you can manage your domains.

• Under Domains Tab >> Click on Domain Name for which you want to create a sub-domain as shown in below Image.

• Click on the domain Link and you will land on domain configuration page. From there, click on DNS Manager link to add DNS records for new sub-domain.
• On DNS manager page, click on Edit Zone for particular domain name for which you want to create a new sub-domain, as shown in below image.

• Now,on DNS Manager - Zone file editor page >> Click on Quick Add under CNAME panel. Here you have to provide details for your sub-domain.
• Enter your sub-domain name to Host field.
• Enter ghs.google.com to points to field.
• Select 1hour or 1/2 hour as TTL.
• Click on Save Zone File.
• And you are done here. Your sub-domain will take effect within 1/2 hour. See below image for guide.

Entering sub-domain to blogger interface:

After creating your sub-domain, you need to add it to the blog for which you want to use this sub-domain on blogger dashboard. To make effect, you need to update the new blog-address in blogger dashboard.

• Go to blogger Dashboard.
• Navigate to Settings >> Basic >>Blog Address.
• Click on Add a custom domain >> Click on Switch to advanced settings.
• Enter your subdomain in the required textbox and click Save.
• That all done.

 After a while, your blog will redirect to your new sub-domain.

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