I’ve written extensively about the importance of having a dedicated tracking domain for your GMass account. Now, you can set your tracking domain all on your own after you’ve implemented the DNS setup for it.
Set your dedicated tracking domain in GMass
Compose a new message in Gmail, put trackingdomain@gmass.co in the To field, and put the tracking domain you created in the Subject. Then hit the main GMass button. Do not hit the Send button.
Note: For instant approval, your tracking domain must contain the domain of your G Suite email address. Meaning, if you are john@abcwidgets.com, your tracking domain should be something like link.abcwidgets.com. If your email address domain and your tracking domain don’t match, your request will be accepted but will be held for manual approval.
To clear your tracking domain settings
If you want to clear your custom tracking domain so that your mailings revert to the system shared tracking domain, do the same as above except put the word “clear” (without the quotes) in the Subject line. That will clear the tracking domain for your account, and if your account is a G Suite account, it will also clear the tracking domain for any other GMass accounts of the same domain name.
Hi Ajay, this may be a bit of a noob question but would there be a risk that our tracking domain could be used by anyone else? I guess my concern is that IF someone could then this could be severely harmful to our businesses domain.
Hi Ajay….i cant get my godaddy domain name added to my g suite gmass account. I signed up for g suite 14 day trial.
Godaddy domain pro-art.online Used the DNS with go daddy CNAME etc..but it will not add to my gmass account.
Any ideas? i am so frustrated,
Thanks
Jason Higgins
Hi Jason,
Please contact our support team directly as we would need to request for screenshots of your DNS entry in your GoDaddy DNS settings. Please see gmass.co/g/support
This isn't possible, because we would have to manually approve the assignment of a tracking domain to an account, when the domain of the tracking domain doesn't match the domain of the Google Apps account.
Question:
I want my own tracking domain BUT have a Gmail e-mail address. How can I request one?
You’ll still need to set up a CNAME record to create a tracking domain. Please contact our support team through http://gmass.co/g/support if you have more questions or don’t have a domain that you manage.
Hi created new CNAME & got approved by GMASS that I have custom tracking domain but all my emails are still ending up in spam folders when sending. Please help
It’s a bit irritating that after paying for GMass I have to do this to make it actually work. It really should have been mentioned up front. And “one simple step” is plainly a lie. This is my first moth using gmass and will likely be my last.
Hi John,
I’m sorry you feel that way. We try to make it as simple as possible (and even offer to set it up for you if you don’t feel technically able) – we developed this feature to ensure the deliverability our users prefer. If you want me to set up your CNAME record for you, Please contact our support team through http://gmass.co/g/support
Hello Maya, this is a different John but I’m having the same problem. Issues with the cname record. Would it be possible to set mine up for me? John
3D cart set up my tracking domain CNAME: email.emerges.com.
I sent it to you all as instructed and you approved it.
Now what do I do? Do I have to embed the CNAME into each email that I compose or how does it work?
Hi
I have purchased a Gmass for one of my business emails set up through my website. I am curious if a bundle package exists for other email accounts under the same domain? We have a total of 5 accounts. Does gmail offer any type of package deal. Even for 3 of us that need it the most. Thank you
Hi Colleen,
GMass subscriptions are per Gmail or G Suite account, and GMass doesn’t care what alias addresses are connected to a single account. So if you have all of your aliases on the various domains set up in a single Gmail account, and that single Gmail account is subscribed to GMass, then you are able to send from all of those different alias addresses with a single GMass subscription.
If, however, those aliases are spread across multiple Gmail accounts, then you would need a subscription for each of those Gmail accounts.
can I Use a regular gmail account to set up a custom tracking domain such as deals.gmail.com
if my email is customercare4ecommerce@gmail.com?
Hi Brandon,
Yes you can.
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Hi Danilo,
I’ve responded to your ticket directly.
When I try to compose the message I don’t have a GMass button to click on.
Hi Valerie,
Please see https://www.gmass.co/blog/troubleshoot-missing-gmass-button/
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Hi,
Please make sure you click the GMass button instead of the Gmail send button.
Hello – my emails to trackingdomain@gmass.com are bouncing. why?
Hi R,
Please use the GMass button instead of the Gmail send button.
I followed the instructions to send to trackingdomain@gmass.co by using the Gmass button. and the email bounced. gave me an error message. I tried it again. did you get the request?
HI David,
Please make sure to click on the GMass button instead of the send button as trackingdomain@gmass.co is not a valid email address but a command that is sent to GMass when used with the GMass button.
Guys! Does this tool still work ? I have set up the SMTP server with sendgrid, created a Cname and pointed it to >> x.gmtrack.net , however the emails that i send as a test to my other emal adress are landing in the spam folder. What am i missing ?
There are numerous factors that can affect this. Reasons that an email platform filter your emails as spam varies from one platform to another. The best way to check what the reason is provided is to test sending to a Gmail account of your own. If the email ends up in spam, see if a reason is provided, like in the example below:
https://www.gmass.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Gmail-Spam-Folder-From-Address.gif
For more troubleshooting steps please see https://www.gmass.co/blog/spam-folder-email-blocking-issue-determine-cause/
I have a standard gmail address, and I sent up my CNAME on my domain, but when I try to send the email, I keep getting this error notice: “Uh oh, something went wrong. Here is the detailed error: We couldn’t find a CNAME entry for email.angiekillianrealestate.com pointing to x.gmtrack.net. If you need help resolving this, please contact support at support@gmass.zendesk.com.”
Hi Angie,
Please contact our support team at https://www.gmass.co/blog/how-to-get-support-from-the-gmass-team/
I have the same problem.
I have Subscribed for two emails with gmass. Now to create a tracking domain can i make two CNAME in the same domain & would it work perfect. or i have to purchase two domain for my two emails.
Hi Fayaz,
No, you can use the same domain for both subscriptions. You can have each one to use different hostnames.
For example, you can use something like track.yourdomain.com and mailtrack.yourdomain.com both pointing to x.gmtrack.net so you won’t have to purchase another domain.
I have a Gmail account that has two “from” addresses: the Gmail account itself (call it: me@domain1.com) and an email alias on a different domain (call it: friend@domain2.com).
When I try to set up a custom tracking domain for domain1.com, everything works perfectly.
However, when I change the default from address to friend@domain2.com and try to set a different custom tracking domain for domain2.com the new tracking domain gets set for domain1.com instead.
Is there a way to set a custom tracking domain for domain2.com when the domain on the email address is only an alias, rather than the Gmail account itself?
Thanks,
Jesse
Hi Jesse,
Unfortunately, no, since the GMass subscription is connected to the main account (not the alias) so any changes such as adding a custom tracking domain would apply to the main account and any aliases under it.
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Hi Marvin,
Where can I get the template, please? I just got confirmation that a dedicated server has been allocated for my tracking: do you still advise me to include links in my emails, or to remove them, to reduce the flagging?
Hi Nadine,
If you’ve recently added your tracking domain, you would want to send your email outreach that includes your tracking link first to just the previously blocked email addresses.
Hi there,
I am just looking for clarification. my company website is reliablecapital.ca
can i register the domain name reliablecapital.CO if its available and use that for all my email marketing efforts. As in create new email address for this domain also and get a new gmass account.
Will that be the same as getting separate tracking domain. Or will I still need to do this CNAME stuff.
Cheers
Hi Jeevan,
You would still need to add the CNAME entry and set it as your tracking domain.
nowhere in the instructions does it specify what to use for the “Host” when setting up the CNAME?
Hi Guys, I am having a problem in sending a message to trackmydomain@gmass.co to enable me to add my custom tracking domain to my account.
Do i need to verify my TXT code with my Domain Host for my G-suite eMail before this works or what am i doing wrong?
I will appreciate some help here,
Hi Alexeenko,
Please use trackingdomain@gmass.co. Upon checking though, it doesn’t appear that you’ve added the CNAME entry in your domain’s DNS. Since you already have your domain, skip to step 4 in the following article: https://www.gmass.co/blog/register-tracking-domain-for-gmail-mail-merge/
I add GMass to my gmail account yesterday.. GMass asks me to send a test message to 10 GMass staffs.. I sent them a test message before I set my dedicated tracking domain in GMass.. Will that affect email deliverability? or it’s all good?
Hi Akhil,
No, sending your test campaign prior to having a custom tracking domain will not affect your deliverability but adding a custom tracking domain will surely help with deliverability and help prevent your emails from being blocked.