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Now that you have created your Web Site using Google Sites

it may be time to assign it a Domain Name

• • Google Sites - web address = http://sites.google.com/TheWebSiteNameYouHaveGivenIt

  • To purchase a Domain Name will run from $12 - $50+ depending on where you get it and what features you get with it.

  • Once you have purchased the Domain Name - you need to point it to your site.

  • You also need to tell your Domain Name Registry the cname

  • You can point up to 5 Domain Names to each Google Site it is the cheapest form of Advertising

cname = ghs.google.com

STEPS on your Google Web Site:

1. Log into Google

2. More > Even More > Sites

3. Select the Google Site you are attaching a Domain Name to

4. More > Manage Site

5. Web Address

6. Enter the new URL ex. www.HortonsGarage.com

7. Enter information about the Site Description - give a sentence about the site. You may be told that the site has to be verified

STEPS on your Domain

Sire VERIFICATION

https://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35179

To VERIFY site using another method

https://www.google.com/webmasters/verification/home?hl=en

https://www.google.com/webmasters/verification/verification?hl=en&siteUrl=http://sites.google.com/site/brattleborodropincenter/

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Webmasters/thread?tid=4f62b2160ee4696f&hl=en

When you MAP your .com where you purchased it, you will have 2 choices

1. to Forward - allows you to have Google Sites url's

2. Forward with Masking - only your Domain Name will appear in the Browser address bar

Then you will need to fill in the Title, Description and Keywords.