Step 1: Go to www.sendgrid.com then click start for free
Step 2: Enter in the email address you’d like to use as your login and enter in a password
Step 3: Provide your information
First and Last Name
Company Name
Company Website
Phone Number
Your Role
Emails sent per month
How many employees
Step 4: Create Identity for Sender click on Create Identity
Step 5: Submit the following information as the email you want to use your sender.
From Name
From Email Address
Reply To
Company Address
Nickname
Step 6: Verify your sender email address
Step 7: Click Return to Single Sender Verification
Step 8: Click on Dashboard
Step 9: Scroll down to Important Next Steps
Step 10: Click Start under Sender Authentication
Step 11: Click Get Started For Authenticate Your Domain
Step 12: Choose your DNS (Domain Name Server) host you use and if you’d like to brand the links for this domain.
By choosing to brand all links to the domain it will rewrite all tracking links. (I’d choose no)
Step 13: Authenticate your domain by entering your domain and then click advanced settings to choose automated security.
Step 14: Install your DNS Records with your host.
You will go to your provider click add new record
Choose CNAME
Then copy the HOST from Sendgrid and add to your provider
Next copy the value for that CNAME
Continue doing this for all 3 CNAME
This can take up to 48 hours to propagate.
Step 15: Click on Settings then API Keys
Step 16: Click Create API Key
Step 17: Name API Key and pick Full Access
Step 18: Copy API Key and store in a safe location.
Step 19: Login to app.customerengine.io
Step 20: Go to settings
Step 21: Click on integrations
Step 22: Click on set SendGrid Config
Step 23: Set SendGrid Credentials
Enter saved API key from previous step
Set from email
Step 24: Login to your agency or business you are setting up the email for.
Step 25: Go to Settings and click integration
Step 26: Choose SendGrid Integration
Step 27: Set up integration
Integration Name
API Key (From saved step) or create a new one for a different business
From Email
Step 28: You may have to go through the review process for SendGrid. It will be located at the top of the screen in a yellow box. Click the link.
Step 29: Provide them with the following information
Business Name
Business Website
Screenshot of opt in page (Use your landing page showing your disclaimer of how often you will send emails)
Business address
Business phone number
Step 30: Wait 24-48 hours for approval and emails will start sending!