I’m really blown away by how many Blogger users are still using their Blogspot address instead of getting their own Custom Domain that Blogger has so generously offered.

The reasons for wanting your own Custom Domain Name aren’t only just for Blogspot users. It goes for ALL bloggers as well, so let me explain the benefits of getting your own Custom Domain name.

A lot of people don’t seem to appreciate or understand what this really means. Many bloggers are worried about how it will affect their blog page rank instead of embracing this wonderful feature.

Ironically, it’s your blog page rank that will benefit (amongst others) when you make the move to a Custom Domain.

Six Blog Tips why you should be using a Custom Domain with Blogger:

1. After you purchase your own Custom Domain you will own your blog address instead of Blogspot. Right now Blogger is getting all of the credit – not YOU.
2. Once you purchase your Custom Domain you will own your posts. Why? Because your posts will no longer have the butt-ugly Blogspot subdomain tacked on it, so YOU will get the pagerank credit and not Blogger.
3. When you own a Custom Domain you can move your blog to be hosted wherever you want and keep your page rank because your links will still remain the same.
4. Your blog traffic statistics will no longer be diluted. I own http://www.blogbloke.com, and I used to forward that URL to my http://instabloke.blogspot.com address. So I had to insert separate codefor each URL (my custom domain and blogspot) into my template which split the data for my real stats.
5. Before Blogger Custom Domains came along I had to use URL forwarding to my Blogspot address. URL forwarding is confusing because it creates a frame that makes every page show the same address as the Custom Domain instead of the actual post page. So trying to navigate your site can create unexpected results and frustration for your readers. Frames can also confuse the search engines (i.e. GoogleBot) which will have dire consequences for your blog PageRank and SEO.
6. Not having a Custom Domain also creates a problem for blog tracking sites. For the same reasons above it confuses the data for sites such as the Truth Laid Bear, Alexa, Technorati etc. So your rank with them also gets diluted.

Trust me folks when I say the benefits of owning your own Custom Domain far outweigh any concerns that you could ever have. This alone is the most exciting feature that New Blogger has introduced.

If you blog long enough you will eventually want your own Custom Domain. The longer you put it off the more you will regret not doing it so my advice is everyone should take advantage of this generous offer today.

Article in http://blogbloke.com http://www.blogbloke.com/6-reasons-why-you-should-be-using/

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Web Pages rather Web identity is not only for big .com companies but also for every domain names. Though we have 30 million domain names registered (Thanks to Domain tools) majority of them does not reflect individualism. Web page represents your company, It reflects your brand identity, It is unique. Your individual/Business Pages are called as your Web identity. “No two zebras have same stripes, No two humans have same finger prints”, But web pages driven my freebies likes Google Page creator, Yahoo Geocities represent the same group FREE Web Pages. Actually free web pages doesn’t reflect your brand instead X or G or Y brand.

As an end user You wanted to have your own web identity in your own style. Free web pages have limited scope for this. As long as  your idea is to start up with easy web page creating tools, and then get in to CMS kind of platform, Free web pages serve the purpose.

Google aps provides numerous applications for your web pages. They don’t limit them self with their own pages, they provide these features with other Hosting providers too. Because they see the market with the different view, for them as long as people are connected well and good. They are not bothered your page source.  As a long time on-liner i appreciate each and every steps taken by Google, Yahoo, Amazon, Godaddy and other Hosting companies to makes hosting affordable. Now Web Hosting industry is matured a lot, you don’t have to be a Geek to design your website. Tools like RV sitebuilder can create your web pages in minutes. Web blog Platforms like WordPress enables you to create your Blogs in secs.

Best strategy for your Web Identity is to have convergence. Buy a Domain. Host it With quality Hosting provider, numerous Hosting providers are available to choose from. Where is my webhosting provider ? Integrate them with available Applications, Widgets, Themes, and casting tools. Make your identity Speak for you.

Happy WWW!

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