{"id":7393,"date":"2020-06-11T10:30:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T08:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodpecker.co\/blog\/?p=7393"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:31:14","slug":"15-things-you-need-to-know-about-domains-before-running-a-cold-email-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodpecker.co\/blog\/15-things-you-need-to-know-about-domains-before-running-a-cold-email-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Things You Need to Know About Domains Before Running a Cold Email Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may already know why you should warm up a domain before hitting the \u2018send\u2019 button and how to do it<\/a>, and what to do when your domain reputation has gone downhill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But to clear any doubts that may still arise in the curious minds of cold email senders, I thought it\u2019d be a good idea to collect the most common domain questions that our users ask us.<\/p>\n

So, without further ado, here they are \u2013 check out the answers to some of the most common domain questions.<\/p>\n

1. I just bought a new domain. How do I configure it to be sure that it\u2019s ready for sending cold emails? Where do I even begin?<\/h2>\n

You need to properly set up your email domain<\/a> before starting a campaign<\/span>\u00a0– there\u2019s no other way if you care about your email<\/span> deliverability.<\/p>\n

There are four steps of the technical nitty-gritty you have to take to be ready for starting cold email<\/span> outreach the right way (AKA, so that your deliverability and domain reputation don\u2019t suffer):<\/p>\n