Naming Your Blog

In this step, you’ll give your blog a name (title) and create the URL (the internet address). Sometimes, the title and the URL will be the same. Sometimes, it may be different. This is a personal choice.

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1. On the "Name your blog" page, type a name for your blog in the Blog Title field. The Title displays at the very top of your blog page. You can change this later if you want.
   
   
2. In the Blog address (URL) field, type a name for your blog address. This cannot be changed.

For an author site, your best bet is to go with your name, if it’s available. That is what readers will type into the Google search field when they are looking for you.

Use your name as it appears on your book cover as your URL, if it’s available. For example, if you were J.K. Rowling, you’d want the URL jkrowling.blogspot.com. If you were Stephenie Meyer, you’d want stepheniemeyer.blogspot.com.

After typing in the URL that you want, click the “Check Availability” link. If the address is available, you’re good to go. If it is not, you may need to be a little creative—just don't get too silly. This is a professional author blog, after all.

When you are satisfied with your URL, click the big orange Continue arrow.