Blogger gives you a free subdomain on the blogspot.com domain.
You can have any subdomain you like as long as it
- is available
- consists only of legal characters
- does not begin or end with a hyphen or underscore
For Blogger, legal characters are letters and numbers, and also hyphens when inside the subdomain name (not at the very beginning or end).
You need this blogspot web address even if you plan to buy a custom domain (such as yourdomain.com).
Your web address need not reflect the title of your blog.
Rejected
If your blog address of choice is rejected, the Blogger setup form will tell you why.
“Invalid” means you have an illegal character or began or ended with a hyphen or underscore.
Don't type more than your subdomain into the setup window.
"yourdomain.blogspot.com" includes periods, which are not allowed, and would be interpreted as a request for "yourdomain.blogspot.com.blogspot.com," which is nonsensical.
Not Available
If someone else has a blog at the address you want, you cannot have it.The only way to get the address would be to contact the blog owner and convince him or her to transfer the blog (and its address) to you.
Q: Will Google help me to contact the blog owner?A: No.
Q: Are there exceptions if the blog at that address is abandoned?
A: No.
Q: What if the blog was deleted? How long do I have to wait to get the web address?
A: Google's policy is that these web addresses will never be made available again.
Q: What if the blog infringes on my trademark?
A: In the case of a trademark violation, Google will remove the blog.
Q: And then I can have it, right?
A: No.
Q: Has anyone ever transferred an unused blog to a stranger who requests it?
A: I did that once.
Q: What is this blogspot thing anyway? How is it different from Blogger?
A: Blogspot.com is the default domain for Blogger blogs. Blogger.com is the back end of Blogger where you can sign into your account, write posts, and blog.
Once your url is approved, congratulations! Here are some next steps for blog setup.
Impossible lately to get a working domain name at blogger .. even purposely mistyping my name won't get me a valid one ... is blogger no longer doing this?
ReplyDeleteAFAIK everything is working as described above for subdomains. If what I have written does not help you, please post in the help community (link in sidebar). Hope you get it sorted! PS Your name maybe not as unusual as you might think, try using an underscore
DeleteHow do I change my blogger username?
ReplyDeleteHi Amy,
DeleteThere is actually no such thing as a "username" in Blogger, and you could be asking about several different things.
But the way to change your display name is by editing your blogger profile.
If that is not right, please take your issue to the Blogger help community.
How do I change to a new URL for my existing blog? In other words, I want to keep the same contents of my existing blog but change to a new URL.
ReplyDeleteYou have several options, available in settings.
DeleteCan you suggest me any name
ReplyDelete@Rashi, you can name your blog anything you like.
DeleteIf you are asking about a blogspot subdomain, "gubbish123" is currently available.
How do we find the perfect URL bcz whatever I choose to write it says
ReplyDelete"Address not found"
@Ahmed,
DeleteI don't know about the "perfect" url, but I have done my best to explain what your options are in this blog post.
If that is not helpful, I apologize for the limits of my abilities. You could try the help community.
Some help how to choose URL
ReplyDeleteHello, James,
DeleteI have done the best that I can in this blog post.
If that is not helpful, I apologize for the limits of my abilities. You could try the help community.
Late to the conversation, but I use namelix.com to help come up with name ideas and also namecheckr.com to help check blogger availability. I hope these suggestions help :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, that could help people who don't know what they want to call their blog! Thanks
DeleteMy Url name is “Reflecations On My Mind” It is showing not possible ' . Can you suggest one.
ReplyDeleteSee my reply to @Rashi, upthread.
Deleteremove space while typing URL blog name .like Pakistaicelebriti and use full name as your blog name that will shown on page. Changing old blog subdomain help me problem solve . example
Deletehttps://pakistanicelebriti.blogspot.com/
Can you please suggest me a web address?
ReplyDeleteLooks like "gubbish124" is available.
DeleteCan you help me in naming URL on art
ReplyDelete@Anony, that sounds like an editorial decision you need to make! I hope this blog post helps you understand how you can make it.
DeleteI have tried many url address but failed to generate url address.I need your suggestion.my name is Aditya Patel
DeleteHello everyone. Could someone suggest me for my subdomain name. It's related with finance.
ReplyDeleteهل لديك اقتراح اسم لمدونتي
ReplyDeleteThat's up to you (هل لديك اقتراح اسم لمدونتي, per Google Translate)
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