22.7 Domains (Connecting Brokerage Website/Funnel Domains)

Purpose:

Connect your agency's custom domain names (e.g., www.youragency.com) or subdomains (e.g., search.youragency.com, listings.youragency.com) to Close Master so you can host Websites, Funnels, Blogs, or the Client Portal directly through the platform using your own branded URLs.

Access:

Navigate to Settings → Domains.

Adding and Verifying a Domain:

  1. Click + Add Domain.
  2. Enter Domain/Subdomain: Type the exact domain or subdomain you want to connect (e.g., www.myawesomeagency.com or homesearch.myawesomeagency.com).
  3. Get DNS Records: Close Master will provide the necessary DNS record information you need to add at your domain registrar. This will typically be either:
    • An A Record pointing to a specific IP Address (usually for connecting a root domain like myawesomeagency.com or www.myawesomeagency.com).
    • OR a CNAME Record pointing to a specific Close Master hostname (e.g., funnels.msgsndr.com or similar - often used for connecting subdomains).
  4. Add Records at Registrar: Log in to your domain registrar (GoDaddy, Cloudflare, etc.). Add the provided A or CNAME record exactly as specified. Ensure Host/Name and Value/Points To match. Disable proxy (DNS Only/grey cloud) for CNAME records used for verification/pointing. Remove any conflicting existing A or CNAME records for the same host/name.
  5. Wait for Propagation: DNS changes can take anywhere from a few minutes to potentially 24-48 hours to fully propagate across the internet, although it's often much faster.
  6. Verify in Close Master: Go back to the Domains list in Close Master. Click the Verify button or refresh the status. It should eventually show as "Connected" or "Ready". An SSL certificate (for HTTPS) should be automatically provisioned once connected.

Linking Domain to Assets:

  • Once a domain/subdomain is successfully connected here, you can then go to the settings of your specific Funnel, Website, Blog, or Membership Client Portal and select this connected domain from the Domain dropdown list to make that asset live at your custom URL. You'll also typically select the default page (e.g., homepage, first funnel step) to load when someone visits the base domain/subdomain.

Managing Connected Domains:

  • From the Domains list, you can typically:
    • Edit the default page association.
    • Set up a Root Domain Redirect (e.g., automatically redirect myagency.com to www.myagency.com).
    • Assign a Custom 404 "Not Found" page from one of your Sites projects.
    • Delete domain connections you no longer need.