SPF with Google Email Domain for Warmup in Cold Email Marketing (2024)

Setting Up SPF with Google

1. Sign In: Log in to your Google Workspace Admin Console using your administrator credentials.

2. Navigate to Settings: Go to Apps > Google Workspace > Gmail.

3. Authenticate Emails: Ensure that DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is enabled for your domain. DKIM works alongside SPF to provide a comprehensive authentication mechanism.

1. Create an SPF Record: To configure SPF, you need to create a TXT record in your domain’s DNS settings.
• Example SPF Record:

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v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all

• v=spf1: Version of SPF protocol.
• include:_spf.google.com: Specifies that Google's mail servers are authorized to send emails on behalf of your domain.
• ~all: Soft fail option, which means that emails that do not match the SPF record should be treated with caution but not necessarily rejected.
 

2. Add SPF Record to DNS: Log in to your domain registrar or DNS hosting provider’s website.
• Create TXT Record: Add the SPF record to your DNS settings as a TXT record. This involves entering the SPF record value provided by Google.
 

1. Use SPF Checker Tools: After adding the SPF record, use SPF checker tools like MXToolbox or SPF Record Checker to verify that the SPF record is correctly published and configured.