One can use this detailed tutorial if you find an error saying “Another blog is already hosted at this address” while creating a Custom Domain Blogger, After redirecting DNS settings to google like CNAME, A and Host name

One can use this detailed tutorial if you find an error saying “Another blog is already hosted at this address” while creating a Custom Domain Blogger, After redirecting DNS settings to google like CNAME, A and Host name 

Some of you might have encountered “Another blog is already hosted at this address” ERROR while moving your blogspot domain to a custom domain. Just do the following simple steps to get rid off that error!

1. Sign-in to Google Apps account
Sign-in URL - https://www.google.com/a/YOURDOMAIN.com/ or you will find a control panel link in an email when you purchased domain name or you can login in gmail.com with your admin id for example [email protected] and your password.

2. Now go to Settings last tab in the navigation bar and click on it, you will find a list of services from google like calendar, mail, chat,docs sites etc.. See above image.

3. Click on Sites and you will find General and Web address mapping,

Click on Web address mapping See image:

4. You will see a web addresses and delete mapping option, select the web addresses and delete all. see image below

5. Now go to your Blogger Dashboard - Settings - Publishing - Custom Domain - then point your blogspot domain to the new custom domain!(Don’t forget to prefix www before your domain name).

6. You all set

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