This video shows how you can use a free Cloudflare account to easily add your existing domain, or a subdomain to your platform for use in funnels and websites. Use this when you want your own domain for a ZipLeads funnel or website.
You can get started with Cloudflare at https://dash.cloudflare.com/sign-up
Before you start
A free Cloudflare account
Login details for the domain registrar where the domain is registered (GoDaddy in this example)
A funnel or website already built in ZipLeads to link the domain to
1. Open the Domains settings in ZipLeads
In the left menu click Settings.
Open the Domains tab in the row of settings tabs.
Check which domains are already connected for this sub-account.
2. Add the site to Cloudflare
Log in to Cloudflare and click + Add site.
Type the root domain (for example theloopeffect.com) into the Enter your site field.
Click Add site and choose the Free plan when prompted.
Tip: Enter the root domain only, with no www and no https://.
For example 'theloopeffect.com'
3. Copy the Cloudflare nameservers
Cloudflare shows the two nameservers it wants you to use under Replace with Cloudflare's nameservers.
Note the registrar nameservers listed under Remove these nameservers (ns51.domaincontrol.com and ns52.domaincontrol.com for GoDaddy).
Click Click to copy under Nameserver 1, then come back for Nameserver 2.
Watch out: Do not click 'Done, check nameservers' yet. Change the nameservers at the registrar first.
4. Replace the nameservers at your registrar
Log in to the registrar (GoDaddy in this example) and open the domain's settings.
Scroll to the nameserver section, choose to use custom nameservers and remove the existing ones
Paste in the two Cloudflare nameservers and save.
5. Tell Cloudflare to check the nameservers
Go back to the Cloudflare tab.
Click Done, check nameservers.
6. Wait for Cloudflare to activate the domain
In the left side menu under Speed > Settings > Click Enable all Settings
In Cloudflare Refresh the Cloudflare Overview page until the warning that the site is not yet active disappears.
7. Open the DNS records in Cloudflare
Click the DNS icon in the Cloudflare toolbar.
Review the records Cloudflare imported from the registrar: an A record for the root domain, a CNAME for www and a _domainconnect CNAME.
8. Delete the existing www CNAME record
On the CNAME row named www, click Delete.
In the Delete record confirmation box click Delete again.
Watch out: Only remove the www record. Leave the A record for the root domain in place.
9. Add the domain in ZipLeads to get the record details
Back in ZipLeads, on the Domains tab click + Add New Domain.
Type the full domain you want to connect, for example www.theloopeffect.com, into the Add your own domain field.
Read the note: it tells you to add either an A record pointing to the IP shown or a CNAME record pointing to funnels.msgsndr.com for that domain.
Tip: Highlight and copy the CNAME value from the note so you can paste it straight into Cloudflare.
10. Create the www CNAME record in Cloudflare
In Cloudflare DNS click + Add record.
Set Type to CNAME, Name to www and Content to funnels.msgsndr.com.
Set Proxy status to DNS only (grey cloud), then save the record.
Watch out: The ZipLeads record must be DNS only. If it is left Proxied (orange cloud) the funnel will not load correctly.
11. Save the domain in ZipLeads
Return to the Add Domain box in ZipLeads and click Add.
12. Link the domain to a funnel
In the Link Domain to Funnel box, open Select Funnel for Domain and pick the funnel or website you want on this domain.
Click Link Domain.
Tip: If you are not ready to link it yet, click Cancel. You can link it later from the funnel's Settings tab.
13. Repeat for any subdomains
Click + Add New Domain again and enter the subdomain, for example offers.theloopeffect.com.
Note that the CNAME instruction now names the subdomain (offers) instead of www.
Add the matching CNAME record in Cloudflare, pointing to funnels.msgsndr.com with Proxy status set to DNS only, then click Add in ZipLeads.
Tip: A subdomain such as offers is handy for funnels, while www is normally used for the main website.
14. Check the domain list
Back on the Domains tab, confirm the new domains now appear in the list.
A 'Manage' button allows you to further edit your custom domain set-up
15. Confirm the domain on the funnel
Open the funnel from Funnels and Websites, then click the Settings tab.
Check the Domain field shows the domain you connected. Use Add/Edit Domains underneath if you need to change it.
Click Save.
Notes
Cloudflare is free for this purpose and also gives you SSL and basic security on the domain.
Nameserver changes can take up to 24 hours to propagate, so allow time before expecting the funnel to load on the new domain.