Quick Start:
5 Minutes to Your First Campaign

You were promised "5 minutes, not 5 days." Here's how.

Most email platforms make you wait 48 hours for domain verification, navigate 12-step onboarding flows, and sit through product tours before you can send a single test email.

Tris doesn't do that. Real-time domain verification. Zero forced tutorials. Send your first campaign in the time it takes to make coffee.

1

Sign Up

30 seconds

What you need:

An email address. That's it.

What you don't need:

  • Credit card
  • Phone number
  • "Business verification"
  • Sales call

Go to trytris.com/signup. Enter your email. Click the confirmation link. You're in.

Free tier includes:

  • 1,000 emails/month
  • Full AI agent access
  • Real-time analytics
  • Unlimited contacts (because we don't charge for storage)

No trial countdown. No "upgrade to unlock features." This tier stays free forever.

Domain Verification

2 minutes

The problem with other platforms:

"Please allow 24-48 hours for DNS propagation."

The Tris difference:

We check DNS records in real-time and tell you exactly what's wrong.

How it works:

1

Add your domain

(example.com)

2

Copy the DNS records we generate:

  • •SPF record (prevents spoofing)
  • •DKIM record (authenticates your emails)
  • •DMARC record (tells receivers what to do with failures)
3

Add them to your DNS provider

(wherever you bought your domain)

4

Click "Verify"

Green checkmarks = you're done.

Red errors = copy-paste fix with exactly what's wrong.

Domain verification that actually works

Other platforms make this complicated because they don't want you to understand it. We show you the actual DNS records, explain what each one does, and validate them in real-time.

Expected time: 2 minutes if your DNS provider is fast. Maybe 5 if you need to find your login credentials.

Stuck? The error messages tell you exactly what's missing. No support ticket required.

Import Contacts

1 minute

What you can import:

  • •CSV from any platform
  • •Spreadsheet exports
  • •Contact lists from your CRM

Format:

email,first_name,last_name,custom_field_1
person@example.com,Jane,Smith,Premium

Required field: Email address. Everything else is optional.

What we don't do:

  • Charge you per contact
  • Force you to "clean" your list through our premium service
  • Lock features behind "list size" tiers
  • Count inactive contacts toward your billing

Import 10 contacts or 10,000 contacts. The price is the same: $0 until you send.

Drag, drop, done.

1.Click "Import Contacts"
2.Upload your CSV
3.Map the columns (we auto-detect most formats)
4.Review the preview
5.Click "Import"

Processing time: Instant for under 10,000 contacts. About 30 seconds for larger lists.

Duplicates? We handle them automatically. No extra charge for "advanced deduplication."

Create Your First Campaign

90 seconds

Option 1: Write it yourself

Campaign name:

"Welcome Email" (internal use only)

Subject line:

Your call

From name:

How you want to appear in inboxes

Email body:

Rich text editor or HTML (your choice)

Select recipients:

Import from your list or segment on the fly

Click "Save Draft."

Option 2: Let AI write it

We have 8 specialized AI agents trained on 10 million high-performing emails.

1.

Tell them what you're trying to do:

"Welcome email for new SaaS trial users"

2.

They generate:

  • • Subject line variations (A/B tested)
  • • Email body (tone-matched to your brand)
  • • Send-time optimization
  • • Personalization tokens
3.

You edit if you want

4.

Or just approve and send

No separate "AI upgrade tier." The agents are included on every plan, including free.

Real talk: The AI isn't magic. It's pattern-matching on what works. But it's faster than staring at a blank editor at 2am wondering what subject line converts.

Send a Test Email

15 seconds

Before you send to your entire list, send to yourself.

1.Click "Send Test"
2.Enter your email
3.Check your inbox

What you're checking:

  • Does the formatting look right?
  • Are personalization tokens working?
  • Does it render properly on mobile?
  • Did it land in spam? (Check your spam folder too)

Landed in spam?

Domain verification is the most common culprit. Go back to Step 2 and verify all three records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) are green.

Formatting broken?

Switch between rich text and HTML mode. Some paste jobs carry weird formatting.

Send Your Campaign

10 seconds

Two options:

Send Now

Click "Send Now." Your campaign goes out immediately. No approval queues. No "processing delays."

How fast?

We process 50,000 emails per second. Your campaign goes out as fast as the infrastructure can physically send it.

Schedule for Later

Pick a date and time. We send it then. The AI agents can suggest optimal send times based on your audience's time zones and engagement patterns.

Cancel anytime:

Scheduled campaigns can be cancelled or edited until the moment they send.

Review Analytics

Real-time

Your dashboard updates in real-time. No "analytics processing delay."

What you see:

Sent

Total emails delivered

Opens

Who opened (tracked with pixel)

Clicks

Who clicked which links

Bounces

Invalid email addresses

Complaints

Spam reports (hopefully zero)

Unsubscribes

Who opted out

Export everything: Click "Export CSV" to download the raw data. No API limits. No "premium analytics" tier.

Metrics that actually matter

Open rate:

Industry average is 20-25%. Below 15%? Your subject line needs work or your domain reputation is damaged.

Click rate:

Industry average is 2-5%. Below 2%? Your content or CTA isn't compelling.

Bounce rate:

Should be under 2%. Above 5%? Your list is dirty or outdated.

Complaint rate:

Should be under 0.1%. Above that? You're annoying people or emailing the wrong audience.

Unsubscribe rate:

0.5% is normal. Above 2%? Either your content isn't relevant or you're emailing too frequently.

We show you the numbers. What you do with them is your call.

Step 8 (Optional): Upgrade When Ready

You don't have to upgrade.

The free tier (1,000 emails/month) is permanent. Not a trial. Not a trick to get your credit card. Actually free.

When people usually upgrade:

STARTER ($0/month)

10,000 emails/month

"I need more than 1,000 emails/month"

Still free. Zero cost until you hit real scale.

CREATOR ($20/month)

100,000 emails/month

"This is becoming a real business"

Advanced segmentation. API access. Still cheaper than one month on traditional platforms.

PROFESSIONAL ($99/month)

Sovereignty

"I want to own my reputation"

Your own dedicated IP address. This is the sovereignty moment. Your sending reputation belongs to you, not a shared pool. Leave tomorrow and take your deliverability history with you.

AGENCY

Custom pricing

"I'm managing multiple clients"

Multi-tenant architecture. White-label options. Priority support.

No contracts. No termination fees. No "downgrade penalties."

Upgrade and downgrade whenever you want. We're not in the hostage business.

Troubleshooting: The 3 Things That Actually Go Wrong

1. Emails landing in spam

Cause:

Domain verification incomplete or incorrect.

Fix:

  • •Go to Domain Settings
  • •Verify all three records are green (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
  • •If not, copy the exact records we show and add them to your DNS provider
  • •Click "Re-verify" after updating DNS

Still broken?

Check if your domain has existing SPF/DKIM records that conflict. You can only have one SPF record per domain. If you have multiple, they need to be merged.

2. Bounces higher than 2%

Cause:

Outdated or invalid email addresses in your list.

Fix:

  • •Export your bounce list (Analytics → Bounces → Export CSV)
  • •Remove those addresses from your contact list
  • •Use double opt-in for new signups to prevent fake emails

Hard bounces:

Email address doesn't exist. Remove immediately.

Soft bounces:

Mailbox full or temporary issue. We retry automatically.

3. Low open rates (under 15%)

Cause:

Bad subject lines or poor sender reputation.

Fix for subject lines:

  • •Use the AI agents to test variations
  • •Keep subject lines under 50 characters
  • •Avoid spam trigger words ("FREE!!!", "ACT NOW", excessive caps)
  • •Test different approaches (curiosity, value prop, personalization)

Fix for sender reputation:

  • •Verify domain authentication (Step 2)
  • •Send consistently (don't go from 0 to 10,000 emails overnight)
  • •Clean your list of inactive subscribers
  • •Make unsubscribe easy (reduces complaint rate)

Advanced:

Upgrade to Professional tier for a dedicated IP. Shared IPs mean your reputation depends on strangers. One spammer tanks everyone's deliverability. A dedicated IP means your reputation is yours alone.

What You Just Did

In 5 minutes, you:

Created a free Tris account
Verified your domain (real-time, not 48 hours)
Imported your contacts
Created and sent your first campaign
Reviewed real-time analytics

No credit card. No forced tutorials. No waiting for "approval."

The Tris difference:

Traditional platforms make onboarding complicated because complexity justifies the markup. We make it simple because email isn't actually complicated once you strip away the artificial barriers.

Domain verification =

Adding three DNS records. Real-time validation instead of "24-48 hour waiting periods."

Contact imports =

CSV upload. No "contact cleaning" upsells or "list verification" fees.

Campaign creation =

Write or let AI write. No mandatory product tours or feature gates.

Analytics =

Real-time data you can export anytime. No "premium analytics" tiers.

You just proved email marketing doesn't need to cost $350/month or take 5 days to set up.

What's Next?

Learn the platform

Segmentation:

Send targeted campaigns to specific groups

Automation:

Trigger emails based on user actions

A/B Testing:

Test subject lines, content, and send times

API Access:

Integrate Tris with your product or CRM

Explore AI agents

We have 8 specialized agents that write, test, and optimize campaigns. They're included on every tier. Learn what each one does at /agents.

Graduate to sovereignty

When you're ready, upgrade to Professional tier for a dedicated IP. That's when you stop renting infrastructure and start owning it. Your reputation. Your control. Your email infrastructure.

Get help

Docs:

trytris.com/docs
No-BS technical documentation

Support:

six@trytris.com
Founder responds personally

Community:

community.trytris.com
Other product creators building with Tris

You're Ready

That's it. No Step 9. No "complete your profile." No forced upgrade prompts.

You have a working email platform. Use it however you want.

Send 10 emails or 10,000. Test your idea or scale your business. Upgrade when you're ready or stay free forever.

Welcome to ownership-first email infrastructure.

Questions? Email six@trytris.com. Actual founder. Actual responses.