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Setting General Quick Blogcast Options

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Last Updated: October 8, 2008 12:16 PM

Quick Blogcast allows you to set the general options for your site at any time.

To Set General Options for Your Site

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. In the My Products section, click Quick Blogcast.
  3. Click Manage Account next to the blog account you want to modify.
  4. From the Manage Blog menu, select Settings.
  5. Select the General tab.
  6. From the Blog time zone list, select the time zone you want to assign to your blogcast site.
  7. In the Favicon field, click Browse if you want to add a favicon to your site.
  8. From the Blog title list, specify the title you want to give to your blogcast site.
  9. From the Blog URL list, do one of the following:
    • To select a domain from a list of domains associated with your customer account, select Select from an available domain, and then select the domain name from the list.
    • To use a subdomain, select Enter a subdomain, and then specify the prefix of the subdomain and select the domain name from the list of domains associated with your customer account. For example, blog.coolexample.com.
    • To specify a domain name, select Enter a domain, and then enter the domain name.
  10. To enable bandwidth protection, select On. This feature is set to Off by default. For information about bandwidth protection, see Bandwidth Overage Protection for Quick Blogcast
  11. Click Apply.

NOTE: If you specify a subdomain that is registered through another registrar, the A Record must point to 208.109.80.14 in your DNS with your registrar. The entry should include your domain or subdomain URL and IP address. To get the IP address, please contact your registrar's customer support and request instructions to ping your domain. The format for the A Record is similar to: sub.coolexample.com - A type - IP Address (208.109.80.14).