What is Email Authentication, and Why You Need it Configured TODAY!
Email deliverability is vital and if you don’t manage your email reputation then it’s costing your business.
Getting your email delivered to your prospects inbox, is similar to a scientific formula… and the formula for email deliverability is comprised of numerous different elements.
Here Are the most important ones...
Reputation
Set expectations, keep in contact, don’t spam, treat your contacts with respect. Your reputation is key.
Engagement
Opening, clicking, replying, taking action is what you want from your contacts.
Content
Subject, first paragraph, number of images, links, etc. They all matter when it comes to getting in the inbox.
Hygiene
A clean list is better than a big list. Excluding fake and spam traps is key.
Authenticate
Wait... What the heck is that?!
The one thing that so many marketers, business owners and anyone with an email list leaves out of the formula, can actually be key to it all.
PLUS not getting this part right, will often mean your formula gives you the wrong result (poor email deliverability) time and time again. Want to know what the crazy thing is? It’s not that hard to do, yet so many don’t. Is it Simple? Yes. Is it easy to get wrong if you do it yourself? You Betcha. What’s the value of getting it done the right way?
It’s priceless.
What would happen to your marketing campaign if you could increase deliverability by 1%, 2%, 10%, 50%?
What would happen if more of your emails arrived in your prospects inbox, more of them opened them? More of them saw your awesome sales message? And more of them clicked on your links to your sales pages? Increase in profits? I think so.
Can we promise that? Of course not – we didn’t work on the other 3 elements listed above with you, so that my friend, is up to you. But can we help you to get this crucial element of the email deliverability formula setup right, so you’re setup with the best chance of success? You betcha. Let us help you put your best emails forward.
The Details*
- Correct SPF record name created and tested for your CRM, email provider, and any other services you use that send email on your behalf.
- DKIM record setup and tested for your CRM/Email Marketing platform and your main email service provider (e.g. Google Workspace, Office365, etc.)
- A DMARC record configured to manage your reputation and stop scammers using your domain name.
- 2 week trial of a DMARC analyser and monitoring service.
- Up to 2 free changes/additions to your SPF or DKIM records within 30 days.
- All work guaranteed – if it’s not right the first time, or your web or email provider doesn’t follow our instructions the first time, we will keep at it until it’s done right.
What We Will Need
A List of Your Online Services that Send Email From Your Domain
It’s vital that you tell us about every service that you use that sends email from your domain. From your email provider, to your project management tool, help desk, or website. We want to get it right first time, so this list is critical.
Access to your web or DNS hosting
The changes we need to make are to what is called the DNS. This is the system that turns friendly domain names (like meppy.com) into IP addresses and also holds information on where to deliver email to, and the SPF, DKIM and DMARC records that we need to create or modify.
For most people this service is with their web host provider, for some it’s a separate service, and for others it’s provided by their domain name registrar. We will help work this out with you, so that you can provide us with the correct details. We have decades of experience in setting up and working with web, DNS and domain name hosting. So you don’t need to worry about us breaking anything. In fact we may even point out things that need fixing to you while we are there.
Access to your CRM or Email Marketing app
So that we can obtain the DKIM records for your app, and configure your email marketing or CRM app correctly, we will need admin access to your Keap/ActiveCampaign/Mailchimp/Constant Contact/Hubspot/Campaign Monitor, etc. (We are Keap/Infusionsoft Certified so you can add us without using up one of your user licences). Or we can work with you to get the DKIM record enabled and the details from you.
Admin Access to your Email Service
So that we can make sure your emails sent from your mail service are being authenticated, we may need access to your email provider control panel (e.g. Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, CPanel, etc). We have a lot of experience working with these services (including setting them up for customers) but we can also work with your IT provider to get this part done.
Setup Email Authentication for One Domain
Email Authentication includes SPF, DKIM and DMARC DNS records for one domain*-
We take care of the techie stuff
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Free minor updates for 30 days
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Guaranteed done right
**GST applies to Australian Customers only
Approximately: USD$319 / £250 / €304 / CAD$451 + relevant currency and bank charges