Welcome to the .Com!

Over the past couple of months, I have thrown around the idea of taking off the blogspot portion of my URL. At first, the only way I knew to make this leap was through GoDaddy.com. If I did this, I was scared I would lose the followers I had already gained and that was not an option.

Then, yesterday, I saw an article on Snap! that discussed that exact topic. Kendra @ Key Lime Digital Designs discussed the simple way to accomplish the .com site without losing your important followers. It was almost like they knew I had been toying with the idea for awhile and needed to make a decision.

Here is what sold me on the idea...

I Won't Lose Followers!!! 

Such a relief to know...

So, for those of you that already use the www.theocdlifestyle.blogspot.com, you will still see my posts. What happens is that you will be redirected to my new site. If you look at the top of your screen on the address bar, I bet it says http://www.theocdlifestyle.com. This makes me super happy. And, the easy process of changing it makes me even happier!!!

All of the additions and changes were made straight through blogger. GoDaddy.com is the site that is housing my new domain name, but it is done through blogger, if that makes sense. So now, I actually have two addresses that can be used to get to my blog. : )

So, how did I do it? I want to walk everyone through my whole process, which took 5 minutes by the way.

Step 1: I clicked on the Settings tab in blogger.

Step 2: Then, I clicked "Add a Custom Domain" under the 

Publishing section.

Step 3: Next, I typed in the domain name that I wanted to 

use & clicked "Check Availability."

Step 4: I was directed to a page that stated 

my domain name was available. If it wasn't available, 
I would have gone back to Step 3 

and found one that was available. 

Step 5: Since my domain name was available, 

I clicked "Continue to Registration."

Step 6: I filled out the information form

and provided payment for my site.

When filling out this information, I unchecked the box that said, "Automatically renew my registration every year." I would like to receive notification every year, so I can make the decision to keep the site or not. 

Step 7: DONE!!!!

I am super excited about having my own domain name. A year ago, I thought it was going to cost a lot of money to have my own site name, but it only cost me $10 for an entire year!!! If I would've known that last year, I would've taken the plunge then.