{"id":7901,"date":"2014-10-03T15:42:55","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T22:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/?p=7901"},"modified":"2014-10-03T15:42:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T22:42:55","slug":"5-minute-website-fixes-adding-multiple-domains-to-your-business-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/5-minute-website-fixes-adding-multiple-domains-to-your-business-website\/","title":{"rendered":"5-minute website fixes: Adding multiple domains to your business website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So here&#8217;s the sitch. With all of this talk about <a title=\"Why Brand Identity and Logos Help Your Business\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/why-brand-identity-and-logos-help-your-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">business branding<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Why your small business needs its own email address\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/why-your-small-business-needs-its-own-email-address\/\" target=\"_blank\">custom email addresses<\/a> to stay <a title=\"Keeping your brand at the top of your customers\u2019 minds: Part one\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/keeping-your-brand-at-the-top-of-your-customers-minds-part-one\/\" target=\"_blank\">fresh in the eyes of your audience<\/a>, you&#8217;ve decided to take the plunge\u00a0and buy a custom .COM domain name. In addition, you&#8217;ve decided to optimize your site for local business purchased\u00a0the same domain with your local country extension (.ca, .co.uk, .com.br, etc.).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-03-at-9.17.55-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7902 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-03-at-9.17.55-AM.png\" alt=\"Buying a domain name with Yola\" width=\"567\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Buy a domain with Yola\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/buy-a-domain?cid=501050\" target=\"_blank\">After you buy\u00a0domain names<\/a>, hit publish, and voila! Your .COM domain is up\u00a0and ready for business.<\/p>\n<p>Now, how do you add your local domain to your website to make it reflect as well? We have all of the details\u00a0to get your business up and running with your local domain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting started<br \/>\n<\/strong>Once you&#8217;ve purchase your domain, you will need to show My Yola which site you&#8217;d like it to be published to. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to your <a title=\"My Yola\" href=\"http:\/\/www.my.yola.com\" target=\"_blank\">My Yola Dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Domain Settings&#8221; from the website of your choice.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7909 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-03-at-1.58.15-PM.png\" alt=\"Hosting your domain name with Yola\" width=\"524\" height=\"251\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Within your settings,\u00a0find &#8220;Add an existing domain,&#8221; select your local URL from the drop-down menu and click &#8220;Add.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7910 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-03-at-2.26.22-PM.png\" alt=\"Adding multiple domains to your yola website\" width=\"534\" height=\"317\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Next choose a domain name that you&#8217;d like to have as your primary web address\u00a0\u2013 this is what\u00a0your URL will default to when visitors reach your website.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7911 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-03-at-2.32.36-PM.png\" alt=\"Choosing your primary domain name with Yola\" width=\"569\" height=\"157\" \/><em>*Pro tip: While you&#8217;re in these settings, feel free to change your display options to include &#8220;www&#8221; before your domain name.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Type in your local\u00a0domain in your browser tab, and watch your website appear before your eyes, defaulting to the URL of your choice.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7906 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-03-at-9.53.14-AM.png\" alt=\"Adding a custom domain to your website\" width=\"508\" height=\"69\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>And there you have it! Want your\u00a0tip featured within our <em>5-Minute Website Fix<\/em> series? Feel free to add them to the comments below!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yola makes it possible for users to have multiple domains per website. 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