{"id":307558,"date":"2026-09-20T15:28:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T15:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aiassetman.com\/?p=307558"},"modified":"2026-09-20T18:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T18:13:55","slug":"i-told-you-that-you-dont-need-to-understand-all-the-technology-heres-how-i-actually-did-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aiassetman.com\/i-told-you-that-you-dont-need-to-understand-all-the-technology-heres-how-i-actually-did-it\/","title":{"rendered":"I Told You That You Don’t Need to Understand All the Technology. Here’s How I Actually Did It."},"content":{"rendered":"
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I Told You That You Don't Need to Understand All the Technology.<\/p>\n

Here's How I Actually Did It.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Why I decided my domain email needed attention<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Did you ever notice the email addresses that spammers use?\u00a0 It's the free ones like gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc.\u00a0 Don't get me wrong.\u00a0 Those are good to use for your family & friends... but not for your business<\/p>\n

Years ago it dawned on me that I didn't want to be in that category.\u00a0 Meaning the ISP's (Internet Service Providers) that route all your mail for you see exactly that!\u00a0 High volume email from free email services and they evaluate it as spam.\u00a0 What you need to get out of the ISP's Spam category is your own domain-based email.\u00a0 That gives you a professional identity and lets you properly authenticate the email being sent from your domain.<\/p>\n

What I thought I needed to learn<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

SMTP, MX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC (collectively known as DNS settings on your domain) and the apparent technical swamp initially looked daunting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But when I learned what they did for me and my email I got it!<\/p>\n

Here's a short explanation of each:<\/p>\n

SPF (Sender Policy Framework)<\/strong>
\nWhat it does: Lists the specific IP addresses and servers allowed to send emails on behalf of your domain.<\/p>\n

How it is used: The receiving mail server checks the sender's IP against the domain owner's published SPF list to see if the source is authorized.<\/p>\n

DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)<\/strong>
\nWhat it does: Adds a hidden, cryptographic digital signature to every outgoing email.<\/p>\n

How it is used: The receiving server uses the domain's public key from the DNS records to verify the signature, proving the email genuinely came from that domain and was not tampered with during transit.<\/p>\n

DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance)<\/strong>
\nWhat it does: Ties SPF and DKIM together and sets rules for how receiving servers should handle emails that fail authentication.<\/p>\n

How it is used: Domain owners use DMARC to instruct mailboxes whether to let failing emails through, send them to quarantine (spam), or reject them entirely. It also sends reporting data back on who is trying to send mail as your domain.<\/p>\n

What I actually did<\/strong> <\/span><\/h2>\n

I contacted my webhost and said \"How do I implement all this for my domain-based email<\/em>\".\u00a0 And they had a simple answer:\u00a0 Send us $25 and we'll implement it for you.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now I'm not for spending extra money but for a one time cost of $25, I can stay out of the spam filters and look professional, count me in!<\/p>\n

Where I got confused or stuck<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Here's my #1 tip:<\/strong>\u00a0 Have all the info you need for your webhost to do the job.\u00a0 My problem was I thought I had all the info but after I gave them the wrong username\/password TWICE (I looked in the wrong place), they were starting to wonder if I had left my senses.\u00a0 Just make sure you have that kind of info, some ISP's won't need it, some will (like mine did)<\/p>\n

Tip #2:<\/strong>\u00a0 The other thing you need to do to use domain-based email is find out how to send and receive using it.\u00a0 It's not hard and again, your domain host or registrar can help you with this.\u00a0 You can even use the Gmail interface that Google provides for your domain-based email.\u00a0 You just need to know that up front and give that info to your webhost.<\/p>\n

What I learned I did NOT need to know<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

I quickly learned that I did NOT know how to create DNS service entries for my domain on my own.\u00a0 Could I have learned it and saved $25?\u00a0 Probably.\u00a0 But my time is worth more than that!<\/p>\n

How I knew it was working<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Your webhost will give you is the how to access your domain-based email after they set up your DNS settings.\u00a0 Once you get that done, you can email and get emails from your new domain-based email.<\/p>\n

What I'd tell somebody doing it today<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

It's a one and done kind of thing.\u00a0 Once you get your own domain (website address) the next step is this; get your Domain-based Email to use to work with it.\u00a0 Your webhost will tell you how to access your domain-based email after they set up your DNS settings.<\/p>\n

Next steps<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Recommended Webhost:\u00a0Profit Hub<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 Geared for Online Digital Marketers<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Recommended EMail provider:\u00a0 Verified EMail<\/strong><\/span><\/a> \u00a0Perfect match for Profit Hub hosting<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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