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Practical guides to DMARC, SPF, DKIM, and keeping your email out of spam.

How to Set Up a DMARC Record (Step-by-Step Guide)

A complete step-by-step guide to creating and publishing a DMARC DNS record — including choosing your policy, adding the TXT record at your DNS provider, setting up reporting, and verifying it works.

2026-08-13

How to Set Up a DKIM Record Correctly (Step-by-Step Guide)

A complete step-by-step guide to setting up DKIM for your domain — including generating a key pair, publishing the public key, enabling signing, and testing your configuration.

2026-08-11

How to Set Up an SPF Record Correctly (Step-by-Step Guide)

A complete step-by-step guide to setting up your SPF record correctly — including syntax, include statements, the 10-lookup limit, and how to test it.

2026-08-04

Your DMARC Is Set to p=none. Here's How to Actually Turn It On.

p=none means DMARC is watching, not protecting. Here's what quarantine and reject actually do, and how to move up safely without breaking your email.

2026-07-29

Why Are My Emails Going to Spam? 9 Reasons and How to Fix Each

If your emails keep landing in spam, it's almost always one of nine fixable causes — most of them about authentication and reputation, not your writing. Here's how to find and fix each.

2026-07-22

SPF vs DKIM vs DMARC: What Each One Does and Why You Need All Three

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC each solve a different piece of email security. Here's what each record actually does, how they work together, and how to check yours in seconds.

2026-07-20
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