Creating a personal blog

So, a lot of us like to blog, and of course would it not be super cool if we had our own blog url and all the jazz effects at of course a minimal of a cost.

Well, now we can. And even the most basic of a computer user can go ahead and have his personal url blog ... here's how you do it.

1. Go to a domains seller. I bought mine from Aalphanet. Needless to say, you will have to register first.
   
2. Search for an available domain eg- kidakaka.com
3. If available, go for the kill, purchase it. A .com comes for somewhere around Rs. 450.00 per annum, a .in comes at half the price.
4. Once that is done, buy the Manage Domain rights for your domain. This costs an additional Rs. 45.00 per year.
5. Now start a blog on the blogger platform
6. In the Settings->Publishing->Advanced settings, go to the your own domain name, and provide the same.
7. The complete instructions are given here, but this is what you do simply -
1. Enter you domain name in the Advanced tab
2. In your Manage DNS section of domain dashboard, make a CNAME entry for your domain to point to ghs.google.com
8. It should take an hour and two and Voila!!

The blog now is hosted on the blogger platform, but the url is yours. A customized personal blog for less than Rs. 500.00 a year.