Domain Setup:
- Buy new domain from G Suite
- First setup SPF Record
- Login to Google Domain
- Go to DNS Section
- Scroll down to Google Workspace: MXREcords, DKIM Signing and SPF Validation
- Click on it and setup following:
- Name: @
- Type: SPF
- TTL: 1hr
- Data: “v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com~all”
- Next set up, Google Domain Key
In Separate Tab:
- Sign into Google Admin Account
- In search bar, type ‘DKIM’
- Click on DKIM Authentication in recommendation
- Copy unique code under name
Come back to SPF Tab
- Name: google._domainkey
- Type: TXT
- TTL: 1HR
- In Record Value: Post unique code from Google Admin Account
- Save & Refresh
Next up DMARC
Same page as SPF
- Name: _dmarc
- Type: TXT
- TTL: 5m
- Data: ‘v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:name@emailending’
Next up Custom Domain Tracking
- Name: track
- Type: CNAME
- TTL: 3H type in (10800)
- Data: custom.lemlist.com
After this, check to see if everything is good.
Go to: Google Admin Toolbox and put in domain
Lemlist Setup:
- Go to www.lemlist.com
- Go to settings
- Billing section: Add Address and payment
- Silver Package
Validating Custom Tracking
- Go to User
- Scroll down to Tracking Custom Domain
- Just put in: your domain address (May take 24h - 48h)
Setting up Lemwarm
- Click on Lemwarm
- Number of Warm Up Emails Per Day: 20
- Ramp Up Per Day: 1
How To Load Emails & Scripts
- Click on New Campaign
- Type in ‘Name’
- Upload a CSV (Make sure of format)
- Set Variables with the list
- For compliments, click Icebreakers
- Click ‘Next’
- Sequence start with blank
- Add ‘Subject’ and be sure to click Custom Variable
- Copy script and replace the bolds to custom variables given
(Example: (First name) changes to ((firstname)))
- For multiple steps, click Step 2 and check business days
- Always check Preview and troubleshoot variables and send to yourself
- Check ‘Spamassasin’ for Spam letters (Keep under 3)
- Save and select Timezone for email sending time and time for lead 7-10 minutes depending on the number of emails.
- Select which email address to send emails
- Always TICK - Reply to Email Box
- Click ‘Create Campaign’
- Click ‘Review All’ and you’re done.
Revisiting Campaign Stats:
- This is done on a per project basis.
- If Open Rate falls 25%, stop the campaign and warm up Domain.
Setup For GoDaddy & Name Cheap
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