Setting up a Go Daddy domain for a newspaper is straight forward. A domain name can be redirected from the Domain Manager. The domain name to be changed must be selected. Once selected, Go Daddy provides a status report for the domain. In this report is a section called Total DNS. “Total DNS Control and MX Records” is a link at the bottom of the Total DNS section of the report. This link is where the domain name can be easily mapped to a Genwi newspaper.
Go Daddy Domain Manager
Total DNS Control and MX Manager
For the domain to go to Genwi all that needs to be changed is the first item under A (Host). There is an Edit button in the table under Actions. The Edit button is a pencil in a small square. The Edit button opens up a popup with the fields: Host Name, Points to Address, and TTL. Only “Points to Address” needs to be changed. Points to Address should point to: 68.142.96.178. This is Genwi’s IP Address (web address). Now the domain is ready to map to Genwi. The Domains tab under Newspaper Settings at Genwi contains a field to enter the Go Daddy domain. Once entered, the Go Daddy domain will start going to the newspaper page and the newspaper page will have the Go Daddy domain name.
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Lane Rapp // April 3, 2009 at 11:09 pm |
Consider actively prompting users to watch this demo video the first few times they are on Genwi. This was a good overview. Make it available in many places as Genwi ramps up many new users.
Lane Rapp // April 3, 2009 at 11:10 pm |
Also, more comments might be logged if you assured people the mail address was kept private
Lane Rapp // April 3, 2009 at 11:13 pm |
Consider linking the Godaddy sites for people for an extra $10. These instructions might seem simple but these hints will help the new user:
1.) Number the steps rather than have a cumbersome paragraph. I found myself reading and rereading.
2.) highlight or italicize titles to make it clear when you are referring to a label or something a user will ’see’ on the GoDaddy page