Buy new domains through Winnr (full walkthrough)

One wizard, two things at once

The most important thing to understand about Purchase Domains: it isn't a domain-only checkout. In one flow it registers the domains and provisions mailboxes on them. That's why the steps are Search Domains → Configure Users → Review. If you came in expecting to just buy a domain, the "Configure Users" step is where you decide how many mailboxes to create (default 5 per domain) — and it's what can add a monthly charge on top of the one-time domain cost.

What it costs

• Domains — one-time, a small flat markup over the registration cost, rounded up (roughly $9 for .org, $13 for .com, $14 for .net, $17 for .co). No recurring domain fee, no auto-renewal.
• Mailboxes — free up to your plan's included email-user limit (50 on Startup, 200 on Enterprise). Any beyond that are email-user credits at $1/mailbox/month, charged immediately and shown on the Review step as "+$X/mo."

What Winnr does behind the scenes

After you pay, for each domain in the order:

1. Registration. Winnr registers the domain on your behalf (spaced out across a multi-domain order).
2. DNS setup. The full record set is created — inbound A, MX (10 inbound.yourdomain.com), SPF (-all), DKIM at dkim._domainkey, and a p=reject DMARC policy.
3. Mailbox creation. The email users you configured are provisioned on the domain.
4. Health tracking. The domain is added to the nameserver-delegation health monitor.

You don't touch DNS or handle registrar credentials. You own the domain — it shows up in your Domains list and is yours to keep.

One-time cost, no renewals

Domains bought through Winnr are a one-time purchase — no recurring domain fee and no auto-renewal to manage. There's no renewal toggle anywhere in the app. If you ever need a domain extended, contact support@winnr.app.

What's next

• Add or adjust mailboxes later: Create a mailbox
• Bring a domain you already own: Connect an existing domain
• Pick the right extension: TLD guide for cold email

Step-by-step

1. 1. Open Purchase Domains and pick Classic

   On the Domains page, click "Purchase Domain(s)." Winnr offers two routes — Classic domains (multiple .com/.co/.org/.net) and the Subdomain Strategy (fewer premium .io/.sh/.vc/.to domains with subdomains under each). For a normal cold-email setup, choose Classic.

   

2. 2. Generate or search for names

   The recommended mode is "Random brandable names" — pick how many to generate (5, 10, 25, or 50) and click Generate. Winnr returns available invented names that don't share a spam-filter fingerprint with your real brand. (The "Brand variations" mode lets you type a keyword, but it warns that look-alike names cluster in spam filters.) Only .com/.co/.org/.net are available; a Max price filter caps results.

   

3. 3. Select the domains you want

   Tick the checkboxes for the domains to buy (or Select All). The bar at the bottom tracks how many are selected and the running total. Prices vary by extension — for example .org around $9, .com around $13 — each a one-time cost. Then click "Setup Email Users."

4. 4. Configure the mailboxes (this wizard also creates them)

   This is the part people miss: buying domains here also provisions mailboxes on them in the same order. "Use different email users for each domain" is on by default (recommended — it avoids an identical-mailbox pattern across domains), with 5 mailboxes per domain by default. Winnr auto-generates realistic names (like john.smith@yourdomain.com); change the count (1-10 per domain), regenerate, or edit any name. You can also add optional tags, a redirect URL, or a forward address.

   

5. 5. Review and pay

   The Review step shows the one-time domain total and the mailboxes to be created. If those mailboxes push you over your plan's email-user limit, a notice appears — the extra ones are added as email-user credits at $1/mailbox/month, charged immediately. The final button reads "Pay & Setup" with the domain total (and any monthly add-on). Multi-domain orders register a few minutes apart to protect deliverability, so the button also explains the timing.

   

6. 6. Watch the domains go live

   After you pay, each domain registers, gets its DNS set up, and has its mailboxes created in the background. A single domain is usually ready within a few minutes. In a multi-domain order the later domains show as "Scheduled" and come online in sequence (7-13 minutes apart) — a big order can take an hour or two to finish.