Step 1: DNS Configuration

Domain Pointing

  1. Godaddy
  2. Go to
  3. Login using the client’s login information.
  4. Click on “Domain Manager” on the left.
  5. Check the box next to the domain name and click “Nameservers” above.
  6. Check “I host my domains with another provider” and type in the following name servers in the spaces provided and click “OK”:
  7. NS1.SLICEHOST.NET
  8. NS2.SLICEHOST.NET
  9. NS3.SLICEHOST.NET

Slicehost

  1. Go to
  2. Click “Manage Your Slices” in the top right.
  3. Login is and skja1991
  4. Open SliceManager and click DNS.
  5. In one window, click “New Domain.” Type in the domain name (i.e. mysite.com, no
  6. Click “Create this zone.”
  7. Click “Records” for domain just added.
  8. A RECORD
  9. Click “New Record” and add the following DNS records:
  10. Type – A
  11. Name – Domain name without www.
  12. Data – 208.75.85.201
  13. Click “Create this record.”
  14. CNAME RECORD
  15. Click “New Record” and add the following DNS records:
  16. Type – CNAME
  17. Name – Domain name WITH www.
  18. Data – Domain name W/OUT www.
  19. Click “Create this record.”
  20. THREE (3) NS RECORDS
  21. Click “New Record” and add the following DNS records for all three records:
  22. Type – NS
  23. Name – Domain name W/OUT www.
  24. Data – NS1.SLICEHOST.NET (NS2, NS3 for additional two.)
  25. Click “Create this record.”

Existing Email Records

  1. Below are instructions to look up the DNS Records online. If searching for the existing DNS Records fails, then you will need to contact the person managing their DNS to get the records. You must have these to configure existing email. IF YOU DO NOT CONFIGURE CORRECTLY, THEY WILL HATE YOU!
  2. To look up the DNS Records, go to Select DNS Records at the top of the page, enter the domain and press “GO!”
  3. Copy all DNS Records and save them in a document for future reference.
  4. Scroll down to where it shows the MX Records. Each MX Record will typically take two lines;
  5. Example: likesewwebsites.comMX preference:2086400s

exchange: alt1.aspmx.I.google.com

  1. In Slicehost, add the MX records for the appropriate domain. Enter as follows using the example from above:
  2. Type – MX
  3. Name – likesewwebsites.com
  4. Data – alt1.aspmx.I.google.com
  5. Auxiliary Info – 20
  6. TTL – 86400
  7. If you notice that one of your MX Records has a value that is one of the A Records (i.e. MX mydomain.com mail.mydomain.com/A mail.mydomain.com 205.75.85.201), then you will have to also copy the A Record as well.
  8. Let the client know that it will take about 4-8 hours to take effect. If they are not able to access their email at that point, they need to call you back so that we can troubleshoot. This is why we need ALL DNS Records.

Step 2:Set Up a Google Account

* IMPORTANT: If the client is going to be setting up Corporate Email in step 3, then you will use that email for this step. You will need to complete step 3 before completing this step if that is the case.

  1. Go to to create a generic Google account.
  2. Enter their corporate email address () if you created one. Or if they don’t, enter any email address. THIS GOOGLE ACCOUNT LOGIN WILL BE USED FOR LOCAL SEARCH SUBMISSION AND GOOGLE ANALYTICS.
  3. Let the client know what the username and password if they would like to login to local search and analytics.

Step 3: Corporate Email ()

* IMPORTANT:If the client has an existing email service using this domain, then DO NOTfollow this process. Instructions for entering existing MX record for mail are found in the DNS configuration (Step 1).

  1. Go to
  2. Click “Gmail for Organizations” at the bottom of the page.
  3. Click “Standard” below “Other Google Apps editions:” to the right.
  4. Click “Get Started” on the top right.
  5. Under “I want to use an existing domain name,” select “Administrator: I own or control this domain.”
  6. Enter the domain name (i.e. onyxwebsites.com -- no www)
  7. Fill out the information for an account Administrator, then press continue.
  8. Type our company name (ONYX, iGov, Like Sew, etc.) as the first name, and then type Administrator for the last name for every account. (i.e. ONYX Administrator)
  9. Email Address is .
  10. Phone is 877-909-6699
  11. Country is US
  12. Check the box “*I understand…”
  13. Skip the Organization Information Section.
  14. Create an administrator email account for us that we will keep on file. Accept and Continue.
  15. Username: administrator
  16. Password: 0nyxw3bs1t3s
  17. Press “I accept. Continue with set up”
  18. Select “Change CNAME record from the options and press continue.
  19. Login to SliceHost at UN: PW: skja1991
  20. Click on DNS
  21. Click on “Records” for the client’s domain.
  22. Click “New Record”
  23. Type: CNAME
  24. Name: unique string from step #2 on the Google instructions page for verifying domain ownership plus the domain name and a period at the end (i.e. googlef3f67f26158eeacf.onyxwebsites.com)
  25. Data: google.com. (with a period at the end)
  26. Click “Create this record”
  27. Click on “I’ve completed the steps above” on the Google website.
  28. In SliceHost, add the following DNS records:
  29. CNAME - calendar.[DOMAIN NAME]. - ghs.google.com. - blank - 86400
  30. CNAME -docs.[DOMAIN NAME]. - ghs.google.com - blank - 86400
  31. CNAME - mail.[DOMAIN NAME]. - ghs.google.com - blank - 86400
  32. CNAME - start.[DOMAIN NAME]. - ghs.google.com - blank - 86400
  33. MX -[DOMAIN NAME]. -aspmx2.google.com. - 30 - 86400
  34. MX -[DOMAIN NAME]. - alt2.aspmx.l.google.com. - 20 - 86400
  35. MX -[DOMAIN NAME]. - alt1.aspmx.l.google.com. - 20 - 86400
  36. MX -[DOMAIN NAME]. - aspmx.l.google.com. - 10 - 86400
  37. MX -[DOMAIN NAME]. - aspmx5.google.com. - 30 - 86400
  38. MX -[DOMAIN NAME]. - aspmx4.google.com. - 30 - 86400
  39. MX -[DOMAIN NAME]. - aspmx3.google.com. - 30 - 86400
  40. Return to Google page and click on “Dashboard.”
  41. Click on “Email” below Service Settings.
  42. Click “Change URL” under Web Address where users can access Email.
  43. Select the Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. (custom) and press continue.
  44. Click “I’ve completed these steps.”
  45. From the Dashboard, click “Activate Email,” and click “I’ve completed these steps.”
  46. Create new user for the client that will give them administrative access.
  47. From the Dashboard, click “Create new users”
  48. Put the name of the city or business for the first and last name.
  49. is the standard username name.
  50. Save
  51. On the next screen, select the “Email Instructions” option and type the contacts email they can access right now.
  52. Click “Edit settings for <name>”
  53. Check the box under “Privileges” that will allow administrative access and save.
  54. Schedule task in 24 hours to make sure that the email has been successfully activated.

* Alternate process: If the client already has an email service using their existing domain name, first determine if they would like to continue using that service. If they would like to switch to Google, then simply follow the process outlined in Step 2.

Step 4: Newsletter Configuration (iContact)

  1. Log in to
  2. username:seanroylance
  3. password: skja1991
  4. Create a new campaign
  5. Click "Settings" in the upper right
  6. Click "New Campaign"
  7. Campaign & Archive Name => [Company Name]
  8. From Name => [Company Name]
  9. From Email Address => [company email address--can get from our admin page]
  10. Uncheck the box next to "Use Mailing Address from my contact information."
  11. Street Address => Enter company address from our records (DONT USE A P.O. BOX -- USE OUR ADDRESS IF NECESSARY)
  12. Click "Save"
  13. Get the Campaign ID
  14. Click on the campaign we just created and copy the campaign ID on a notepad. The ID is the number at the very end of the URL. For example, if the URL is

    then the ID is 66454
  15. Create a List
  16. Click on “My Contacts” tab
  17. Click on “Create a List”
  18. List Name => [Company Name]
  19. Check the box next to “one-at-a-time or copy/paste”
  20. Email Subject => Free Quilt Pattern from [Company Name]
  21. Sending Options => [Campaign for the company that we just created]
  22. HTML Version =>

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">

html

head

</head>

body

<h3<font color="#226699">Welcome!</font</h3>

<p>Thank you for signing up for our newsletter.</p>

<p>To show our appreciation, we would like you to have a free quilt pattern. Please click on the following link to download your free quilt pattern:</p>

<p<a href=" Quilt Pattern</a</p>

<p>Sincerely,</p>

<p[COMPANY NAME]</p>

</body>

</html>

  1. Text Version =>

Welcome!

Thank you for signing up for our newsletter.

To show our appreciation, we would like you to have a free quilt pattern. Please click on the following link to download your free quilt pattern:

Sincerely,

[COMPANY NAME]

  1. Click “Save”
  2. Click on the list you just created.
  3. Get the List ID from the end of the URL and copy onto the notepad. For example, if the URL is:

    then the List ID is 9860700
  1. Add the ID’s to the database
  1. Log in to the SliceHost server using the MySQL Query Browser
  2. Expand the quilt_stores database
  3. Double click on the "store" table
  4. Double click on the "store" table a 2nd time
  5. Scroll to the bottom and find the newly added store
  6. Click "Edit" just below the table listing
  7. Enter the List ID in to the newsletter_id column for that store.
  8. Enter the Campaign ID in the thenewsletter_campaign_id column for that store.
  9. Click "Apply Changes" at the bottom of the application.
  10. TEST IT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS!!! Go and submit and email on their site.

Step 5: Local Directory Submission

  1. Go to
  2. Sign in to the client’s google account, if necessary.
  3. Click “Add new business.”
  4. Fill in all information that applies and click “Next.” Remember to choose multiple categories if more than one applies to your business.
  5. Enter hours of operation, etc. if you would like and click “Next.” Remember that you may edit this information at a later point.
  6. Validate your listing by phone or postcard and click “Finish.” If you have an automated system, you will need to validate by postcard, as the dialer will not make additional entries after calling.
  7. Google will dial your number and give you a PIN to enter below, or mail you the postcard within two weeks. The post card will have additional instructions. The phone option will call the number listed and provide a PIN. Once you have entered the PIN, press “Go.” Your business has been registered.

Step 6: Submit Site to Bing

  1. Go to
  2. Type in your website URL exactly as it appears on your homepage then click “Submit URL.”

Step 7: Google Analytics

* IMPORTANT: A Google account must have been created for the client prior to this step. If we created an administrative email account for the client which they have access to, use that email for this process. If they did not configure email, they must use a personal Gmail account or create one prior to this step.

Sign in to the Onyx google account.

  1. Create New Website Profile (DONE FOR EVERY CLIENT)
  2. Click “Add Website Profile” at the bottom of the Overview page.
  3. Leave selected “Add a Profile for a new domain.”
  4. Enter the domain name below.
  5. Uncheck the box under “Apply Cost Data:” and click “Finish.”
  6. Copy the code block from the next page and paste it in the “Analytics Code” field under website configuration on the site builder.
  7. Click “Finish” to end.
  8. Create User Profile (ONLY DONE FOR CLIENTS WHO WANT ACCESS)
  9. Click “User Manager” at the bottom of the Overview page.
  10. Click “+ Add User” in the top right corner of the Existing Access box.
  11. Enter the client’s Google email address (as previously mentioned above) and leave access type at “View Reports Only.”
  12. Select the website profile they will be able to access and click “Add.”
  13. Click “Save Changes” to end.
  14. Email client instructions on how to access analytics. The client will need to go to