Create a Free Website with Google Sites (With Custom Domain Name)

Google sites is a super easy way for anyone to create a free website. You can even use a custom domain name to give your site a more professional touch! After building your own site, you probably want a custom email to suit your site name too. You can do this for free with Zoho, follow our tutorial here: https://youtu.be/OE2yoJJVgjY If you're interested in a more powerful and functional method of building sites, you should consider WordPress. My favourite host is currently Cloudways, I have a tutorial here: https://youtu.be/N7C9RR28Ggg You can get started with a free Cloudways trial here: https://ideaspot.com.au/Cloudways You'll find my other hosting recommendations here: https://ideaspot.com.au/hosting Details for forwarding URL on various DNS hosts as mentioned: Namecheap: https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/385/2237/how-to-redirect-a-url-for-a-domain/ Godaddy: https://godaddy.com/help/forward-my-domain-12123 Google Domains: https://support.google.com/domains/answer/4522141?hl=en Cloudflare: https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200172286-Configuring-URL-forwarding-or-redirects-with-Cloudflare-Page-Rules If you're using cloudflare, you'll need a page rule like this: https://snipboard.io/dBC0S4.jpg And DNS like this: https://snipboard.io/CaVU4P.jpg (Notice I have a filler IP address, and its set to proxied with the orange cloud setting). SSL setting will work on either strict or full. 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Creating a website with google sites 3:05 google sites custom domain setup 08:22 menu design 09:07 Themes 09:40 Header design 11:00 Inserting content 13:56 Embedding custom html code 15:43 Adding and naming pages 17:11 Submenus 17:45 Footer 19:17 Conclusion & more tutorials Check out our blog for more tips at: https://ideaspot.com.au/ At IdeaSpot, we support the free and open exchange of knowledge and information. Please support us by using these description links included here. Besides the great discounts you can get from these links, they help us grow too by providing us a small commission on referral. Thank you for supporting IdeaSpot so we can continue to provide you with free content each week!