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Domain and email

Your name on the internet under your own name, and email that actually works. These are things you set up once but often get wrong the first time: here's the exact order so nothing breaks along the way.

6 courses · 37 lessons · 3 h 28 min read

Where to start

Three doors, depending on where you're at today.

I don't have a domain yet

Before you buy it, the business-only account you'll use to pay for and manage it.

7 min read 2

I already have one, somewhere else

What to check before and after you touch it so you don't lose your email.

4 min read 3

I'm writing from a Gmail address

Switching to sending from your own domain without shutting off Gmail all at once.

4 min read

The topic, step by step

From the business account to having email up and running. In that order.

Step 1

A business-only account

The one that pays for and manages the domain and email, so they don't hang off your personal account.

7 min read Step 2

Make sure it's in your name

The most costly mistake in this area: having the domain registered under whoever built your website.

4 min read Step 3

Point it to your site

What to check in the DNS before and after the change, so you don't lose email along the way.

5 min read Step 4

Turn on email

Your address with your domain, and the three signatures that help keep it out of spam.

5 min read

What do you want to solve today?

Each row links straight to the article that explains it.

I'm about to buy my domainFirst, the business account you'll pay for it and manage it from.My emails are going to spamThe three signatures that help prevent it: SPF, DKIM, and DMARC.I'm writing from a Gmail addressHow to switch to your domain without shutting off Gmail all at once.My domain is somewhere elseWhat to check before and after the change so you don't lose email.I don't know whose name it's underHow to find out who can access your domain and email today, and which account paid for them.I got a notice that it's expiringHow to tell if the notice is real before you pay anything.How many mailboxes do I need?Two to start, and which one shouldn't be mixed with bulk sends.

Depending on where you're at

Find the one that fits, and start there.

Before your first step

Buying your domain is one of the few things in this business that's hard to fix later. If you're buying it today, read this first on which account to buy it from: it's seven minutes, and it saves you the most expensive problem in the whole thing.

The mistake to avoid →

All 6 domain and email courses

6 courses · 37 lessons · 3 h 28 min read

7 lessons · 32 minYour domain and email, truly yours 6 lessons · 39 minOne domain for everything you sell: your website, payments, and WhatsApp, without any overlap 6 lessons · 42 minDon't let anyone take what's already yours: lock down your domain and email 6 lessons · 31 minThe keys to your domain: what happens when the person in charge changes 6 lessons · 26 minGetting your emails delivered, not lost in spam 6 lessons · 38 minDomain and email when you're no longer running the business alone