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WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT
As a music producer having a custom domain and email will help to establish your business’ level of professionalism. Using a domain specific to you will help to boost reputability, build trust among potential customers, and ultimately help drive traffic to your site by ranking you higher on search engines.
Get help with setting up a custom domain as your pro page url
Please Note: After following these instructions, it can take a few business days (weekends excluded) to apply the SSL certificate. Your default URL (your username followed by .beatstars.com) will remain secure in the meantime. The BeatStars Team appreciates your patience as we work to apply your SSL after you follow these instructions. If any settings are incorrect, we will not be able to apply your SSL.
Set up with go daddy
1. Click the ‘Add’ link.
2. Next, select ‘CNAME’ for the ‘Type’ field and input ‘www’ in the ‘Host’ field. Then, input propage.beatstars.com (NOT YOUR URL) in the ‘Points to’ field and click ‘Save’.
Please Note:
If you receive an unexpected error message during this step, this usually occurs when users already have an existing ‘CNAME’ with ‘WWW’ as the host. If this is the case, you will need to edit that one instead of creating a new one.
3. Next, you will need to create an A Record. Click ‘Add’ and fill in the A Record with the information below:
Type: A
Host: @
Points To: 52.206.159.80
4. DELETE any Forwarding you have set-up. Click the Trash can icon to delete.
5. Delete any old A Record with an @ Host. YOU MAY NEED TO REFRESH PAGE FIRST TO BE ABLE TO DELETE THEM.
6. Lastly, log into your BeatStars account and visit the link Pro Page Setup. You will need to input your domain name in the ‘Domain Name’ field.
Note: Do not include ‘http://’ and/or ‘www.’ before your entry. Simply start with your actual domain name. You may need to clear your browser's cache, close your browser, and then re-open your browser after this step in order to see your Pro Page populate correctly.
SETUP YOUR CUSTOMER
EMAIL DOMAIN
Customers are more reluctant to trust emails coming from a generic email account such as Yahoo, Gmail, or Hotmail. Setting up a custom email domain (the part of an email address that comes after the @ symbol) will make your business look more professional and gives credibility to your business.
There are multiple ways to get an email domain for your business, but here are some of the best options:
1. Bluehost ($2.95/month)
2. HostGator ($2.75/month)
3. GoDaddy ($1.99/month)
