Fix guides

Step-by-step instructions with the exact records to copy. Not sure where to start? Run the email health check first.

• Set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC for Microsoft 365 with GoDaddy DNSStep-by-step guide to adding MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records for Microsoft 365 at GoDaddy, with the exact records to copy and how to check your work.
• Set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC for Microsoft 365 with Cloudflare DNSStep-by-step guide to adding MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records for Microsoft 365 at Cloudflare, with the exact records to copy and how to check your work.
• Set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC for Google Workspace with GoDaddy DNSStep-by-step guide to adding MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records for Google Workspace at GoDaddy, with the exact records to copy and how to check your work.
• Set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC for Google Workspace with Cloudflare DNSStep-by-step guide to adding MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records for Google Workspace at Cloudflare, with the exact records to copy and how to check your work.
• Microsoft 365 bought through GoDaddy: SPF, DKIM and DMARCMicrosoft 365 bought from GoDaddy works differently.
• Set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC for Zoho MailHow to add Zoho Mail’s MX and SPF records, create and verify a DKIM key, and publish DMARC, with notes for Zoho’s regional data centres.
• Email hosted with your web host (cPanel, SiteGround and similar)Email bundled with your web hosting? Switch on SPF and DKIM in cPanel or SiteGround, fix records when your DNS is elsewhere, and add DMARC.
• Make Mailchimp, SendGrid and your CRM pass DMARCWhy newsletter and CRM emails pass SPF but fail DMARC, and how to fix it with domain authentication so they sign with your domain.
• Fix “SPF too many DNS lookups” (the 10-lookup limit)Why SPF has a 10 DNS lookup limit, how to find what’s using your lookups, and five safe ways to get back under it without breaking your email.
• Move DMARC from p=none to reject, safelyA week-by-week plan for moving your DMARC policy from monitoring to full protection without blocking your own email.

Learn the basics

• SPF, DKIM and DMARC explainedWhat each record checks and why you need all three.
• Gmail, Yahoo and Microsoft sender requirementsWhat the big inbox providers require, and how to comply.
• What does DMARC p=none mean?Why monitor-only isn’t protection, and how to move on safely.

More guides are added regularly.