On the Domains page, select the domain (or domains), click Redirect in the action bar, enter the URL (usually your main website), and click Update. Visitors to the domain then get a permanent (301) redirect to that URL. Click Forward to enter an address that receives a copy of the mail sent to the domain's mailboxes. Both are optional but recommended: a domain that loads nothing looks suspicious to spam filters and to any recipient who checks it. You can also set a redirect and a forwarding address when you buy domains.
Why redirects matter for cold email
Recipients who get a cold email sometimes visit the sender's domain to check it's real. A blank or parked domain says "this is fake". A redirect to your main website says "this is a sending domain for a legitimate company".
Spam filters use a similar signal. Domains that resolve to a live website (even through a redirect) look more established than bare ones.
Redirect vs. forwarding
Redirect is for web traffic. Someone visits yourdomain.com in a browser and is sent to your target URL.
Forwarding is for email. Mail that arrives at the domain's mailboxes is also copied to your real inbox.
They're independent. You can set one without the other.
Common setup for a sending domain
- Buy
getyourcompany.comthrough Winnr, entering your main site as the Redirect URL and your main inbox as the Forward Address in the purchase wizard. - Or, for a domain you already have, select it on the Domains page and set Redirect and Forward there.
- Keep the sending mailboxes the wizard created (for example
sam@getyourcompany.comandjordan@getyourcompany.com), or add more. - Warm and send.
Result: the domain looks legitimate to filters and visitors, and replies reach an inbox you already check.
What's next
Step-by-step
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1. Select the domain on the Domains page
Check the box on the domain's row. You can select several at once to apply the same redirect or forwarding address to all of them.
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2. Set a redirect URL
Click Redirect in the action bar. Under "Update Redirect URL", paste the target URL (usually your main site, such as https://yourcompany.com) and click Update. Anyone visiting the domain in a browser is then sent to that URL with a 301 redirect.
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3. Set a forwarding address
Click Forward in the action bar. Under "Update Email Forward", enter the address in "Forward email to" (your real inbox) and click Update. Mail that arrives at the domain's mailboxes is copied to that address.
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4. Check it's live
Both are applied in the background. The domain's Redirect/Forward column on the Domains page shows what's set. Test the redirect by visiting the domain in a browser, and test forwarding by sending an email to one of the domain's mailboxes.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need both a redirect and forwarding?
Neither is required, but a redirect is recommended for any sending domain. A domain that shows nothing, or a parked page, is a signal spam filters and recipients both notice. Forwarding is useful if you want replies to reach an inbox you already watch.
Can I set a redirect or forwarding when I buy domains?
Yes. The Configure Users step of the Purchase Domains wizard has optional Redirect URL and Forward Address fields that apply to every domain in the order. The forwarding address is switched on once each domain's mailboxes are created. You can change either one later from the Domains page.
I connected my domain with manual DNS records. Why isn't my redirect working?
Because Winnr doesn't host that domain's DNS, the redirect only works once you publish one extra A record at your DNS provider. When a redirect is set on a manual-DNS domain, the Redirect/Forward column shows an "Add A record" hint. Hover it to see the host and IP address to publish, and click it to copy the IP.
What if my main website is on the same domain?
Then you don't need a redirect, because visitors already reach a real site.
How does forwarding work?
Forwarding copies every message that arrives at the domain's mailboxes to the address you set. The original still lands in the mailbox, so it also shows in your Winnr inbox and your sending tool. There's one forwarding address per domain. Forwarding doesn't create new addresses, so mail sent to an address that doesn't exist on the domain isn't picked up.
How do I turn a redirect or forward off?
Select the domain, open Redirect or Forward, and click Remove.
Does forwarding count against my mailbox limit?
No. Forwarding is a domain-level setting and doesn't create a mailbox.
Can the Winnr Agent set these for me?
Yes. Ask the Winnr Agent in the app to set a redirect or forwarding address on a domain. It shows the change and waits for you to click Confirm.