Google recently announced some major changes along with Yahoo to email authentication requirements. This is very important for anyone who sends email through a third party application like ConvertKit.

These new requirements are NOT recommendations. If they are not followed, your emails may bounce or be sent to spam. If you have been sending email through ConvertKit with a @gmail.com sending address, you will need to make some changes to your account for your emails to keep landing in the inbox.

While this article covers the basics, our Deliverability experts Melissa and Alyssa have made a podcast episode about all of the latest news about these changes. Click here or the image below to listen to the episode.

Senders with a sending volume of at least 5,000 emails in a day.

We will start to see these requirements implemented beginning in February 2024. ConvertKit is currently working to provide an easy solution for making changes to your DNS settings. We will release more information about this in the coming weeks. (This article has last been updated January 12th, 2024)

Email abuse runs rampant in the email world. While mailbox providers have worked diligently to keep their customers safe, it has become crucial that some of the responsibility falls on senders. It becomes difficult to reward good senders and keep spam and phish out of users' inboxes.

You’ll need the following:

We know how important it is for your emails to be received by your subscribers. These changes can seem scary, but with a little preparation it will be smooth sailing.

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