Most small businesses only think about their domain when they need email working. That’s a mistake. Your domain name and DNS settings quietly control a long list of business-critical systems: your website, email security, Microsoft 365 sign-ins, SSL certificates, and the “prove you own this domain” checks used by lots of software. If the DNS…
How an SPF Record Works: A Clear, Practical Guide for Small Businesses Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is one of the core systems that email providers use to decide whether a message claiming to come from your domain is actually legitimate. At its simplest level, SPF is a published list of mail servers that are authorised…
Domains and DNS are one of those “set it once and forget it” topics, right up until something breaks. Then it’s urgent, confusing, and usually happening at the worst possible time. If you run a small business, the most common problem is not that DNS is complicated. It’s that people think it’s something it isn’t….
DNS Gotchas! Most small businesses assume their Microsoft 365 setup is complete the moment email starts working. The inbox loads, messages send and receive, and nothing appears obviously broken — so the domain must be configured properly, right? Unfortunately, this is one of the most misleading assumptions in the entire Microsoft 365 ecosystem. “Email working”…
Changed your domain or rebranded and now clients can’t find your emails? Here’s what breaks deliverability, what to check, and how to recover safely.