Thursday, October 16, 2008

My first purchase online!

Now that I am now able to buy stuffs online using my debit card unionbank I bought domain name http://mons-p3.com just to try how it works, and so I can have a personalized email address.

I bought my domain at http://1and1.com which I was influenced by berryblog.net
For those who are interested to buy domain I recommend 1and.com

Setting-up 1&1 Domain for Blogger/Blogspot

I have successfully set-up this blog of mine to a new 1&1 domain.

The Idea:

I want to be able to load my blog as the following URL:

  • http://berryblitz79.blogspot.com/
  • http://berryblog.net/
  • http://www.berryblog.net/

Do you have a 1&1 account?

You would need to register for an account to do the steps. After you have registered, you would need to wait for an email containing your login information. Once you have received the email, login to your account to start setting up your domain.


The Process:

1. Log-in to https://admin.1and1.com/

2. On the "ADMINISTRATION" tab, click "Manage Domains".



3. Your domain's status should be labeled as "Ready" to begin setting-up your domain. You can wait for about half hour to one hour. If the status does not say "Ready", try to delete your temporary Internet files (maybe cookies too) and re-log in to your 1&1 account.

4. Select your domain by checking the check box. Then on the domain list menu, click the arrow on the "DNS". Select "Edit DNS Settings".

5. Select CNAME on the "General settings". Then put ghs.google.com on the "Alias". Check the acceptance check box then click "Ok" button. You would be back to the domain list.



6. Again, select your domain by checking the check box. Then on the domain list menu, click the arrow on the "Destination". Select "Edit Destination".

7. Select Forward Your Domain on the "Destination". Then on the "Forwarding destination", put in the your EXACT domain. As for me, I put in http://berryblog.net. Select HTTP redirect as the "Forwarding type". Then click "Ok" button. You would be back to the domain list.



8. On the domain list menu, click the arrow on the "New". Select "Create Subdomain". Put www on the box. Then click "Ok" button. You would be back to the domain list. (I put www because I want the web to recognize www.berryblog.net as one of the URL of my blog.)



9. Now wait for your status of the domain and subdomain to become "Ready". (Refer back to #2)

10. When the status of the domain and subdomain becomes "Ready", you can now set-up your blogger/blogspot URL. Log-in to your blogger/blogspot account.

11. Click on "Settings" and then click on the "Publishing" tab. Switch to Custom Domain. Then click Advance Settings.

12. Put the your domain name on the box provided. Then supply the word verification and click "Ok" button. I put berryblog.net because it is the domain name I registered on 1&1.



Try all you URLs. All of them should work fine. If not, give it some little time it to refresh.

(this post about 1and1 is copy pasted from berryblog.net)

I will buy a domain for this blog as well if It became more famoust.

9 comments:

warthpublishinginc said...

Be very careful before you choose a hosting company. I wish to God I had checked out 1and1's reputation before I signed. Rather than bore you with my long fight with them just ask yourself why their phone is answered by a recording that tells you what to do if you have been contacted by NCO, a collection agency. If they are above board why do they have to send so many accounts to a collection agency? Also Investigative journalist, Kelli Jack, has written 30 articles about this company and has a suit pending against them. Kelli alleges that 1and1 stole her domain name and sold it. Kelli states: "1and1 should be shut down."

And finally, the Pennsylvania Better Business Bureau has them listed as "Unsatisfactory" Read comments on the BBB why. Read some customer comments on Red Flag.

monstir said...

Thanks for the information, it is great help to me and the viewer. I was planning to buy hosting plan from them these coming days. But I guess I need to review more articles bout them.

Marilou / Lucky Cow Shop said...

@monstir

hey thanks for reposting my post :p i'm so happy seeing my link on other blogs :p


@brother rolf

it's my first time to buy a web host and you scared the hell out of me on your comment. thanks for giving us warning on 1&1.com

crossing my fingers, i hope everything would work well on my side

monstir said...

@berryblitz

no problem i have learned a lot from your blog thats why I try to share it on my blog. and about 1and1 yes I just read some article in wikipedia that 1and1 have been sued by companies (just cant remember the name) because they stole their domain that's what it says there I dont know if its true.

and by the way did they charge you additional authorization $6 when you purchased your domain?
domain $6.9
+
additonal authorization $6

Marilou / Lucky Cow Shop said...

i got no additional charge. i only paid for the domain which is worth 6.99

have you accessed other tools of them?

monstir said...

thats odd, it might be because I directly used my eon for paying and not my paypal account?

Marilou / Lucky Cow Shop said...

hmmmm may kinalaman ba yun???

monstir said...

siguro kasi nag tanong ako sa 1and1 through email sabi nila its a card verification fee daw, so if i used paypal maybe wala ng fee na ganun kasi secured naman ang paypal parang ganun siguro.

Marilou / Lucky Cow Shop said...

ah ic

ang laki naman ng fee na yun!

 
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