If you do not want to build or customize your own game store, then Big Fish Games offer you an out of the box solution you can instantly start promoting to earn money, this solution is the easy to use "My Game Space". When you sign up for Big Fish Games you will get access to your Game Space, however the domain you will have to promote to your customers will allways be "http://www.mygamespace.com/YourUsername", to show an example you can see that our Game Space is located at http://www.mygamespace.com/GameStoreBuilder.

If you want a cleaner looking domain for your Game Space, you can use domain forwarding that is available at most hosting providers. Using domain forwarding your Game Space will use your custom domain name instead of the default domain name. This article will show you how to enable domain forwarding when using our hosting services.

Domain forwarding lets you automatically direct your domain's visitors to a different website.

Masking prevents visitors from seeing your domain forwarding by keeping your domain name in the Web browser's address bar.

Let's look at this example of how you can configure forwarding.

To forward or mask your domain, you must use our name servers. For more information, see Setting Nameservers for Your Domains.

For your domain to forward, your domain's A record must be 64.202.189.170. For more information, see Using the Forwarding IP Address.

To Forward or Mask Your Domain

1. Log in to your Account Manager.
2. In the My Products section, click Domain Manager.
3. Select the domains to modify.
4. Click Forward, and then select Forward Domain.
5. Select http:// or https:// depending on your server settings. For more information, see HTTP vs. HTTPS.
6. In the Forward to field, enter the URL to which you want your domain to forward.
7. To automatically update your nameservers to accommodate your forwarding changes, select Update my DNS setting to support this change.
8. To view additional options, including masking, click the Advanced Options hyperlink.
9. Select one of the following:

   Forward Only

   Specifies the length of time for this forwarding setting. Select one of the following Redirect types:

   • I am permanently forwarding my domain — Redirects to the site you specified in the Forward To field using a "301 Moved Permanently" HTTP response. The HTTP 301 response code tells user-agents (including search engines) that the location has permanently moved.
   • I am only temporarily forwarding my domain — Redirects to the site you specified in the Forward To field using a "302 Found" HTTP response. The HTTP 302 response code tells user-agents (including search engines) that the location has temporarily moved.

   Forward with Masking

   Prevents the forwarded domain URL from displaying in the browser's address bar, and lets you specify Meta Tags for search engine crawlers by completing the following fields:

   • Title — Displays at the top of the browser window and in search results.
   • Description — A short description of your website to display in search engine results.
   • Keyword — A list of comma-separated keywords that describes the content and purpose of your website.

10. Click OK.

NOTE: Forwarded domains can take up to 24-48 hours to become active.

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