DNS Record Setup for Cold Outreach
by Drake Ballew, Owner-Operator
Below are the basic patterns for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC DNS records for Google Workspace accounts. Note that you'll need to verify all of your domains and subdomain with Google beforehand. All changes will be made in your hosting provider (e.g. Namecheap, GoDaddy, etc), or whichever provider manages your DNS records (e.g. if you use Cloudflare).
For the examples, [subdomain] represents "hey" in hey.pacaya.io, for instance.
SPF
Record type: TXT
Host: [subdomain] Value :v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all
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DKIM
Record type: TXT
Host: google._domainkey.[subdomain] Value: [generated by Google]
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DMARC
Record type: TXT
Host: _dmarc.[subdomain] Value:v=DMARC1; p=none; sp=none; rua=mailto:johndoe+dmarc-report@yourdomain.com
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Redirect
Record type: URL Redirect Record
Host: [subdomain] Value: [root domain] Unmasked
That's it! Be sure to check that your records are set up correctly for each domain and subdomain using tools like those from dmarcly. test