TL;DR
Branded domains are always .com and are generated from your company domain.
Start from Billing > Bundle Setup > Setup now (or Inboxes > Set up inboxes). Pick 20 domains, add your website redirect URL, set up 2 sender personas and confirm. Nothing is due.
ListKit registers the domains, sets up DNS (SPF, DKIM and DMARC), creates the Google Workspace inboxes and warms them up for you.
Branded inboxes take up to 72 hours to set up, then warm up for 14 days (about 2 to 3 weeks from signup). Pre-warmed inboxes skip warmup. After that, every inbox ramps up: it starts at 1 email a day and adds 4 on each weekday it sends in a live campaign (1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25), so it reaches 25 a day on its 7th sending day, about 9 calendar days.
Domain names are permanent once setup starts, so choose carefully. Most people should choose pre-warmed domains instead, which are usually ready within minutes.
When you'd use this
Use this when you want new .com domains that look like your brand and can wait about 2 to 3 weeks before your first campaign. If you want to start faster, see What are pre-warmed inboxes, how do I set them up, and what if they're out of stock?
Step 1: Open Bundle Setup
Click your initial at the bottom left, choose Billing, and in the Bundle Setup section click Setup now. You can also start from the Inboxes page with Set up inboxes.
There's no deadline: you can set up each Bundle whenever you're ready.
Step 2: Confirm your sending volume
The first step shows the volume your Bundle includes. You've already paid for it, so nothing is due. You can set up part of it now and the rest later. Click Continue to Domains, then choose the option to generate new domains.
Step 3: Pick your domains
Enter your company domain, for example yourbrand.com, and generate options. ListKit combines your name with prefixes and suffixes to suggest .com domains. Scroll to load more, or generate a fresh set if you need more choices.
Let ListKit auto-select the number of domains your Bundle needs (20 per Bundle), or tick them yourself.
Then enter your website redirect URL as a full URL, for example https://yourcompany.com. Anyone who types one of your sending domains into a browser lands there.
Step 4: Set up your two sender personas
Each inbox needs a sender identity: a first name, last name and inbox username. Prospects see these in the From field. The username becomes the part before the @, for example [email protected].
Each domain gets 2 Google Workspace inboxes, one per persona. For a 1,000 emails a day Bundle that is 20 domains and 40 inboxes, so assign all 20 domains to both personas and save.
Choose the names carefully. There's no setting to change them later, and a change restarts warmup on each changed inbox.
Step 5: Review and confirm
Continue to checkout. You see your domains, your personas and $0.00 due today, because domains and inboxes are included in your Bundle, and ListKit pays for the Google Workspace inboxes. Confirm the setup.
What happens after you confirm
Up to 72 hours: ListKit registers your domains, sets up DNS and creates your Google Workspace inboxes. They appear on the Inboxes page, with a progress bar showing each stage.
Next 14 days: warmup runs automatically in the background. Don't launch campaigns on inboxes that are still warming.
Then: once the inboxes show Ready, add them to a campaign. Each inbox ramps up from 1 email a day to 25 a day on its 7th sending day.
Expected outcome
About 2 to 3 weeks after you confirm, your inboxes show Ready and you can launch campaigns. Use the waiting time to build lists, write your copy, book your onboarding call and run the Dream 100 bonus. See What is the Dream 100 bonus and how do I use it?
FAQ
Can I change my domain names after setup?
Once setup starts, your domains can't be changed, swapped or reset. ListKit buys and manages them for sending only: there's no DNS access, and they can't host a website. ListKit owns your domains. Transfers aren't automatic: any transfer is at ListKit's discretion, and some domains and inboxes can't be transferred. See I picked the wrong domain or details during setup. What can I change?
Can I change the redirect URL later?
Yes. Message us with the new URL and we change it for you. It doesn't affect warmup or sending. See How do I change my website redirect URL?
Can I change the persona names later?
There's no setting to change the sender name yourself. If you really need it changed, email [email protected] with the inboxes (or "all") and the new first and last name. It's a manual change that takes time, and each changed inbox restarts its 14-day warmup, so we strongly advise against it. See How do I change the sender name on my inboxes?
Why won't setup accept my redirect URL?
Setup checks the URL before it submits. Use a full URL with no spaces, for example https://yourcompany.com.
I can't continue to checkout.
Not every inbox has a persona yet. Make sure both personas have all your domains assigned. For a 1,000 emails a day Bundle, that covers all 40 inboxes.
My inboxes aren't showing after 72 hours.
Message us with a screenshot of the Inboxes page. See Some of my inboxes are missing or my setup is stuck. What should I do?
Can I skip warmup?
Not for new domains. To skip it, choose pre-warmed domains when you set up a Bundle. See Should I choose pre-warmed or branded domains?