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April 19, 2023
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Using Secondary Email in the same account?

  • April 19, 2023
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Hi all! So I’ve just learned about using a secondary email for marketing emails, which I have set up successfully. 

What I’m wondering is: can I use both our regular email (which I use for customers that have purchased to give them tips) and the secondary email (for marketing emails only, an email like hi@emails.domain.com) in the same Klaviyo account? Or would that hurt the sending reputation? 

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    Best answer by ebusiness pros

    Hey @ebab4138,

     

    @inboxingmaestro and @David To have given you helpful context. At this point, it comes down to your personal preference of workflow. 

     

    If you feel up to managing multiple sender profiles using the same domain (so shipping@mywebsite.com and marketing@mywebsite.com ) then it that would solve what you’re looking for. If you want to add an extra level of complexity, then you could move into using specific sub-domains for email addresses as @inboxingmaestro described.

     

    Or, you could stay with the current simplest path, and use one email address for sending. If you want to switch the email address you’re currently using for another one, then just take care to build up the sender reputation of the new email address by slowly incorporating it into your email marketing before completing the switch. Verifying DKIM and SPF records in Klaviyo is important also. 

     

    Whichever route you take, you’ll need to take care to maintain the sender reputation. But you can add or take away levels of complexity in that work, depending on what you choose to do. 

     

    If your list is < 100k active profiles, it seems unlikely it would be worth the extra effort of using and managing sub-domains. But you could easily start using different email addresses depending on the context of the flow or the campaign email. I’ve seen other stores have great success using things like “shipping@mywebsite.com” for post-purchase emails and something like “marketing@mywebsite.com” or “info@mywebsite.com” for other marketing emails. 

     

    At the end of the day, I’d encourage you to have the same “reply-to” email address configured for all, so people know who to contact when they need help. And you’d want that reply-to email to be connected to a customer service help desk where that team can help people promptly, so requests for help don’t get lost in another inbox. 

     

    Warmly,

    ~ Gabrielle, ebusiness pros

     

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    Omar
    Partner - Platinum
    2025 Champion
    April 26, 2023

    @ebab4138,

    I've had a client that has had big issues with all their corporate personal emails getting marked as spam. Which was a reason to start moving and sending emails from a seconds (sub-sub) domain.

    So even though the above answers mainly tackle the deliverability part I have seen companies that require separate domains. This would add @mail.domain.com as the primary from address in Klaviyo and there are certain situations that could use this solution.

    Hope this helps.

    Omar Lovert // Polaris Growth // Klaviyo Master Platinum Partner

    We help with e-commerce growth through CRO, Klaviyo and CVO

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