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How it works

The 11 steps from your domain to your logo in the inbox. The first five are free and need no account.

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The process is a wizard with 11 steps in four phases. We start with the quick, free steps so you know where you stand within minutes. Slow work (like the trademark search) starts in the background as soon as it can, so you rarely wait.

You can go back to any completed step at any time. Every step has its own link, so you can bookmark it or share it with a colleague.

Phase 1 — Check (free, no account)#

# Step What happens
1 Your domain We confirm it's your own domain (not a shared one like gmail.com) and that it's registered, and show a preview of your emails in Gmail.
2 Email health We check your email security settings (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI) and explain in plain English what's ready and what to fix.
3 Your logo Upload your logo, give us a link, or use the one we found on your website. We prepare the special file inboxes need and show it in a Gmail preview.
4 Trademark We search the US trademark office (USPTO) for your logo, or check a registration number you give us.
5 Eligibility You see which option you qualify for (logo + checkmark, logo only, or not yet), the evidence, the next steps and the estimated total price.

Phase 2 — Setup (account and payment)#

# Step What happens
6 Checkout Sign in (your free-step progress moves into your account) and pay through Stripe's secure checkout.
7 Business Enter your company's legal details and who is applying. We verify them (business verification).
8 Logo approval Compare your original logo with the inbox-ready version side by side, and approve it.
9 DNS All the settings to add to your domain, on one page, with copy buttons. We confirm them within seconds. See DNS records.

Phase 3 — Certificate#

# Step What happens
10 Certificate We order your certificate from the certificate issuer. They verify your business and logo; if they need anything from you (for example an email confirmation), we tell you.

Phase 4 — Live#

# Step What happens
11 Go live Your logo and certificate are published. You send a test email and confirm you see your logo in Gmail. Monitoring and automatic renewals switch on.

How long it takes#

  • Free checks: about a minute. The trademark search may take a few minutes in the background.
  • Setup: as fast as you can enter your details and add the DNS settings.
  • Certificate: the issuer's checks usually take from a few days to a few weeks.

What "done" means#

We track four results separately, because they happen at different times:

  1. Eligibility assessed — you know which option you qualify for.
  2. Certificate issued — the issuer has issued your certificate.
  3. Published — your settings and hosted files are live and correct.
  4. Seen in the inbox — you've seen your logo in a real Gmail inbox.

Gmail decides when to show logos and checkmarks, so display can't be guaranteed, but we make sure everything on your side is right. For a logo-only (CMC) plan, success is your logo showing; no checkmark is expected.

Your progress is saved#

Your progress lives on our servers, not just in your browser:

  • Without an account, it's tied to your browser (and to a private guest token if you use the API or an AI assistant).
  • You can move to another device with a one-time resume link.
  • When you sign in, your progress moves into your account automatically.