Connect your site (DNS)
One CNAME record makes your blog live at blog.yourdomain.com. Step by step for every registrar.
- How connecting works (one DNS record, explained simply)You add one line where you bought your domain. It points blog.yourdomain.com at us. That's all.48s video guided tour
- Can my blog live at yourdomain.com/blog instead of blog.yourdomain.com?Depends on your platform. On WordPress, GoHighLevel, Wix, and HubSpot it already does. On the hosted blog, here's the honest answer and why the subdomain is fine.
- Add the CNAME at GoDaddyGoDaddy: Domains > DNS > Add > CNAME.8 steps
- Add the CNAME at NamecheapNamecheap: Domain List > Manage > Advanced DNS > Add New Record.7 steps
- Add the CNAME at Squarespace, Google Domains, or WixWhere the DNS screen hides on the site-builder registrars.4 steps
- Add the CNAME at Cloudflare (turn the orange cloud off)Cloudflare works fine. Set the record to DNS only (grey cloud) so certificates issue cleanly.6 steps
- Check DNS says no record, or points somewhere elseWhat each message means and the fix.55s video
- Your hosted blog: preview link, sitemap, RSS, robotsWhere your articles live, before and after DNS, and the technical extras that come free.34s video
- Blog analytics and SEO extras: GA4, Tag Manager, and verification tagsSee blog traffic in your own Google Analytics and prove blog ownership to Search Console, Bing, or Pinterest. Where every ID lives and which box it goes in.
- Connect Google to see your real traffic (the easy way)One click, then pick your site. We can only read your Search Console numbers, never change anything. Works on WordPress, GoHighLevel, Wix, HubSpot, and custom sites.
- See real Google traffic data on WordPress, GoHighLevel, Wix, or HubSpotThese publish into your own existing blog, so we can't auto-verify Search Console the way we do the hosted blog. Add our service account as a user instead - two minutes.