SMTP Setup
Password resets, order receipts, and contact form notifications need to arrive every time. We set up a proper sending service so they do.
At a glance
- Timeline
- Most SMTP setups take a few days to a week.
- You get
- Provider recommendation and account setup
- Domain authentication for sending
- Website, store, or app integration
- Tools
- Postmark, Amazon SES, SendGrid, Resend
- Price
- A fixed, written quote. Free to ask.
Page reviewed October 2026
What this covers
Websites and apps often send email directly from their web server. Those emails frequently land in spam or vanish, because the server isn't authenticated to send for your domain. Customers don't get their receipts, and form submissions never reach you.
We set up a dedicated transactional email provider, such as Postmark, Amazon SES, SendGrid, or Resend, authenticate it on your domain, and connect your website, store, or app to it. Bounces and complaints are handled automatically, and you get logs showing what was sent and whether it was delivered.
We keep transactional email separate from marketing email, often on a subdomain, so a marketing campaign that annoys people can't hurt delivery of your password resets.
Is this right for you?
You'll get the most out of it if any of these sound familiar:
- Contact form notifications don't arrive reliably.
- Customers say receipts or password resets go to spam.
- Your app sends email straight from the web server.
- You have no record of which emails were delivered.
What you get
Included in a typical engagement:
- Provider recommendation and account setup
- Domain authentication for sending
- Website, store, or app integration
- Bounce and complaint handling
- Branded email templates
- Delivery logs and alerts
How it works
Most SMTP setups take a few days to a week.
Review
We identify every email your systems send and how they send it today.
Set up
Provider account, domain authentication, and templates.
Integrate
Your site or app connected and tested for each email type.
Monitor
Delivery logs and alerts for bounces or failures.
What affects the price
Every quote is fixed and written down before work starts. These are the things that move it:
- Number of systems sending email
- Template design
- Email volume (which affects provider cost)
- Webhook handling in custom apps
Mistakes we plan around
The problems we see most often when this work is rushed:
- Sending transactional and marketing email from the same domain and provider.
- Ignoring bounce notifications.
- Using a personal Gmail account as the site's SMTP sender.
SMTP Setup questions
Which transactional email provider is best?
Postmark for the best deliverability on critical email, Amazon SES for low cost at high volume, Resend for developer-friendly setups, and SendGrid when you need both transactional and marketing features.
Why aren't our WordPress form emails arriving?
WordPress sends email through your web server by default, which usually isn't authenticated. Connecting it to a proper SMTP service fixes this in most cases.
Should transactional email use a subdomain?
Often, yes, such as mail.yourdomain.com. It separates its reputation from marketing email.
Can we see whether an email was delivered?
Yes. Transactional providers keep logs of every message, including delivery, opens where tracked, and bounces.
Often paired with
Services clients commonly combine with this one.
- Business Email Setup
Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 set up with proper authentication and a smooth migration.
- Email Marketing Setup
Email platform, automations, and templates set up so your emails land in inboxes and get read.
- DNS Configuration
DNS records set up correctly for your website, email, and services, without downtime.
- API Development
Well-documented APIs and integrations that connect your systems and partners reliably.
Want a quote for this?
A few sentences is enough. We'll reply within one business day with questions or a suggested next step, and a fixed quote once the scope is clear.
What you can count on
- A fixed, written quote before any work starts
- Code, domain, hosting, and analytics in your name
- A progress update every week during projects
- Monthly plans that run month to month
- A reply within one business day