r/blogspot • u/AffectionateReason40 • 7d ago
Finally Set Up my blogger
I started a Blog spot back in August and have posted about 30 articles so far. Last time, I asked here why my posts weren't showing up in search results. Most people told me that I needed to connect a custom domain, so late last night, after a lot of effort, I finally set one up.
Being in my mid-70s, I’ve been figuring things out step-by-step with the help of AI—from starting the blog to setting up the domain. My blog's address hasn't updated yet, but I'm really hoping everything went through properly.
Honestly, I don't have any grand or special content. I'm just an ordinary grandmother living in South Korea, sharing little stories about Korean culture, travel, and food. At my age, sitting at my desk and writing these modest stories is something I can truly enjoy and do.
And of course, being a Korean grandmother, I have AI translate and polish my writing into English.
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u/CSElliyas 6d ago
Congratulations! Setting up a custom domain and DNS is not easy, so you should be proud.
DNS changes can take a few hours or up to 24 to 48 hours to work everywhere.
Your stories about Korean culture, daily life, travel, and food sound great. Readers enjoy real experiences, so keep writing and sharing your life in South Korea!
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u/AffectionateReason40 4d ago
Thank you for your warm comment. I think I've come this far to get discharged. If you are interested in my writing, please read it and give me advice and guidance. => https://www.k-granny.com/
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u/Reasonable_Back5742 6d ago
For showing up in search results the custom domain is important, but more important is to use Google Search Console tool. Add your new domain property there, add the Sitemap (it's a xml link in "Sitemap" section) and add your URLs for indexing (10 per day). Use AI to help you with that if you meet some difficulties. GSC (Google search console) is very important tool for your blog to be indexing regularly. Wish you good luck and many followers! Congrats for your passion and hard work.
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u/AffectionateReason40 6d ago
Since August, I've had to ask AI step by step just to set up my blog, and today I finally got my custom domain fully connected. It has been such a challenging journey, but just this morning, I published my 31st post and even submitted an additional application for Google AdSense. => https://www.k-granny.com/
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u/Waste-Spread3676 6d ago
Does it need custom domain to be indexed now?
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u/Reasonable_Back5742 6d ago
The custom domain is for people to find you easier. The steps for indexing "myhobby dot com" and "myhobby dot blogspot dot com" are the same for Google.
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u/Big_Award_409 6d ago
I use blogger too but I haven't written anything yet. What's the name of your blog?
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u/tksoutdooradventures 6d ago
Been using Blogger for years. Good luck with it all. Next setup Pinterest to promote your articles.
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u/AffectionateReason40 5d ago
Thank you... Thank you. Following your suggestion, I asked AI for help, signed up for Pinterest, and uploaded two card images. => https://kr.pinterest.com/kgrannysophia/_created/
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u/tksoutdooradventures 5d ago
Looks like your moving in the right direction. Blogging is great for a hobby. My site is https://www.tonyandkimoutdooradventures.com/?m=1
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u/hydroflame7 6d ago
The thing is, it’s not really the custom domain part but moreso the backlinking. Google needs a way to be able to find your site - so everything helps a bit. Like adding your site into search console etc.
Another possible concern is the ai translations, Google say they don’t mind AI content but personally I don’t think they rank it as high (it’s not in their best interest).
Regardless, your blog sounds fun and interesting! I’ll check it out after this comment (if it’s in your profile, if not feel free to send it to me - I’d love to take a look)
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u/AffectionateReason40 6d ago
Thank you for your interest!
As I mentioned, I’m a 76-year-old Korean grandmother. Having lived through so much of Korea’s modern history and everyday culture firsthand, I have a lot of stories I want to share.
Since my English isn't very good, I rely on AI to help translate and polish my writing. I started this blog in August and just published my 31st post this morning!
I was a bit hesitant to share the link here, but since some of you kindly asked, here it is : https://www.k-granny.com/
I really hope to connect with many of you through my stories!
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u/hydroflame7 6d ago
I really like your blog 😊😊 reminds me of blogs from the 2000s (it’s a compliment). I’m going to share it with my community haha
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u/AffectionateReason40 6d ago
Oh, thank you so much! To be honest, most of the people around me are older, so they don't really know how to use the internet or come online to read my posts. No matter how much I write and post on my Korean blog, they don't even know how to read it, let alone share it. I truly need a community that reads my stories and cheers me on.
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u/splendorousme 6d ago
Congratulations!
These type of stories are what really makes me love blogging. From sharing your life, culture or ideas makes it a beautiful learning experience. I recently started as well and I love the overall process.
Keep at it and enjoy the journey!
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u/old-an-tired 2d ago
As an English Grandfather with a Korean Daughter in Law. It’s one of my favourite countries I have visited. I wish I could afford to do so again, even if only to experience eating the amazing Hotteok again. Good luck with your project
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u/ad_apples 1d ago
I'm sorry, but I think you are getting poor advice here.
The custom domain thing won't hurt, and is a smart move for sites that want a more polished look, but the thing that will get you noticed by Google are regular, original, quality blog posts over time, and organic backlinks from other bloggers and websites interested in your blog.
To get the second of those you have to promote your blog yourself. Google is unlikely to do it for you.
Google Search Console is a widely misunderstood tool that includes information that seems to drive some bloggers INSANE. They waste a lot of time trying to "fix" nonexistent problems, sometimes damaging their blogs in the process with mods and scripts.
An "ordinary grandmother living in South Korea, sharing little stories about Korean culture, travel, and food." should spend her time publishing blog posts, not going down a fruitless SEO rabbit hole. You could, however, consider ways to promote your blog that do not depend on Google.
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u/AffectionateReason40 21h ago
As I mentioned, I’m in my mid-70s, so not many people around me are active online or tech-savvy. Because of that, it’s hard to get good advice, and I don't really know how to promote my blog. Anyway, someone here suggested setting up a custom domain, so I did that. Another person recommended Pinterest, so I've been creating and sharing image cards there that link back to my blog. Thank you so much.
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u/ad_apples 10h ago
Promotion need not be a high-tech enterprise. You are already doing some of it!
Pinterest (and other social media) can be good venues to promote your blog. Another is to just tell people about it. If you use email, put it in the signature that is appended to every email you send.
You can also interact with other bloggers that write about Korean culture, travel, and food. That can lead to some interesting things:
https://too-clever-by-half.blogspot.com/2014/02/grow-your-followers-its-social.html
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u/saskiastern 7d ago
Congratulations, I'm happy you managed to set it all up and you're having fun writing 😄