Move Beyond a Personal Email Address
A professional email address uses your own domain instead of a generic address. For example, it can help your business look consistent across your website, sales pages, and customer communications.
Replace this example with your own domain and email address.
There are two separate things to consider: creating an actual mailbox with an email provider, and configuring your domain so email can be sent and received correctly.
Your goal for this step
Decide which professional email address you'll use, set up the mailbox if needed, and identify the DNS configuration your email provider requires.
Choose the Right Email Setup
If you already have a working email address on your domain, you may not need to create another one. First, check what you already have.
Already Have a Business Mailbox?
If your domain already has a working mailbox, verify that you can sign in, send messages, and receive replies.
Need a New Email Address?
Choose an email provider that supports custom-domain email. Depending on your needs, this could be a dedicated business email service or a hosting provider that offers email mailboxes.
Choose a Simple Address
Common choices include hello@, info@, support@, or your first name at your business domain. Choose an address that fits how you'll use it.
Important: connecting a domain to GetWealthStack does not automatically create a mailbox. You generally need an email provider to create and host the mailbox itself.
How to Set Up Your Professional Email
Choose Your Business Email Address
Decide which address you want to use for your business. Keep it clear, professional, and easy for customers to remember.
Choose or Access Your Email Provider
If you don't have a mailbox yet, select an email provider and follow its process to add your domain and create the mailbox. If you already have one, sign in to your existing provider.
Verify Your Domain if Requested
Your email provider may ask you to verify that you own the domain. Follow its instructions and add the exact verification record it supplies.
Configure the Required Email DNS Records
Your provider may require MX records for receiving email and TXT records for verification or authentication. Add the specific records it provides in your domain's DNS settings.
Keep Your Existing Services Working
Review existing DNS records before making changes. Incorrect changes to MX records can interrupt email delivery. Don't delete or replace records unless your provider's instructions call for it.
Test Your Email
Once the mailbox and DNS setup are ready, send a test email to another address and reply to it. Confirm that you can both send and receive messages.
Understand the Important Email Records
You don't need to become a technical expert. Just understand what the main records do, and follow the values provided by your email provider.
MX Records — Receiving Email
These records tell other mail servers where to deliver email for your domain. Your email provider supplies the correct values.
SPF — Authorized Sending Servers
SPF is a DNS-based policy that identifies which servers are authorized to send email for your domain. Follow your provider's instructions and avoid creating multiple conflicting SPF records.
DKIM — Email Authentication
DKIM helps receiving systems verify that an email has an authenticated signature associated with your domain. Your provider will give you the required configuration.
DMARC — A Policy for Authentication Results
DMARC tells receiving systems how to handle messages that fail relevant authentication checks and can provide reporting. Configure it carefully, especially if you're already sending email from multiple services.
Don't guess DNS values. The correct records depend on your email provider. If you're unsure about an existing record, check with that provider before changing it.
What Should Be Ready?
Ideally, you now have a professional email address selected, a mailbox created or confirmed, and the required DNS settings configured.
If your provider is still verifying the domain or waiting for DNS changes to propagate, make a note of what's pending and continue with the onboarding. You can return to verify the final result once the changes take effect.
Next Up: Connect Your Payment Providers
Your business is taking shape. In Step 4, we'll look at connecting payment providers so you can prepare to accept payments when your offer is ready to sell.
CONTINUE TO STEP 4 →Keep moving forward. You can finish any pending verification as it becomes available.