Every email you send should come from yourname@domain.com. But most hosting email clients are slow, bulky, or downright hideous.
Fortunately, Google lets you use your Gmail account to send emails as though they’re coming from yourname@domain.com.
Start sending your company branded emails through Gmail in three quick-and-easy steps.
And if you don’t use Gmail, you should start right now. It’s like Chrome for email.
1. Setup Your Branded Domain Email
Skip this step if you already have yourname@domain.com email address. If not, start by setting it up.
If you have your hosting through HostGator (aff link), this is how you set up your email address:
Login to your cPanel > Email Accounts (within “Mail”) > Create Email, Password, and set Quota to Unlimited > Create Account
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I’m not sure how to set up your email with other hosting providers, but a quick Google search will give you plenty of guidance.
2. Integrate Gmail with Your Email
This is mostly managed through your Gmail Settings which you access through the little blue icon in the upper right corner of your Gmail homepage:
- Gmail Settings
- Accounts and Import > Send Mail As > Send Mail from Another Address
- Enter Name and Email > Next Step > Use Gmail’s servers to send your mail > Next Step > Send Verification
- Login to Other Email Client > Open Gmail’s Email > Click Confirmation Link
If you don’t see the verification email within five minutes, check your spam folders for an email from account-verification-noreply@google.com.
3. Set Branded Email as Default
Once your other email address is verified, click make default to send all of your emails through that email.
Even if it’s not business-related, using that email address is one of the sneaky ways to get more traffic from your friends.
Within the same “Send Mail as” section in you have the option to “Reply from the same address the message was sent to.” Choose that option to not confuse them with another email and to make sure it doesn’t get flagged as spam.
If you want to send emails as your company’s “Customer Support,” “Press Relations,” and “Investor Relations” departments, repeat this process for each of those emails. Then simply choose them from the dropdown in the “Compose Message” area.
And for your own good, I will not repeat this tutorial for Hotmail, Yahoo, or AOL. I used Hotmail for four years before I switched to Gmail. One of the best decisions ever.
Did you go through this tutorial? If so, let me know in the comments so I can gauge whether or not this was useful.
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Hi , Nick
How are you? Here in Japan, there have been many small quakes since we had a big quake. it’s been for a month since then. Yesterday we have a kind of big quake but we are ok now. we are a little bit nervous about it.
Anyway I read your new article and it’s a great idea. Actually I’m using gmail and use the setting integration. It’s very useful. I could think about it again it’s great way! So I think I will tell others about it!
Take care and I’m looking forward to talking to you soon!
Kazuki Kinoshita
Hey Kazuki! Yeah, I just heard about your aftershocks on tonight’s news. Are you far from the nuclear plant?
Gmail has lots of other nifty functionalities as well. It’s amazing how much Google gives for free.
hi Nick!
Yes I am in a bit far from the nuclear plant.
But vegetable and fish in that areaare limited to be sent so we got some influences.
And a factory making plastic received damage so they cant make package and containers that put food and so on.
So there are fewer pet bottles in any shops.
The next article is also cool!
take care
Kazuki
Well, I’m glad you’re in a relatively safe zone, but I still can’t imagine what it’s like to have to worry about where your food is coming from. I get upset when I run out of creamer for my coffee
. I’ll try to do that less.
Thanks again for reaching out and for your support here.
Thanks bro, very helpful post ! And the cake does looks yummy
Haha !
Sure thing, Gifer! Did you go through this process?
Thank you Nick, Can you add more than one e-mails?
Yep, I’m not sure if there’s a limit but I’m using 4 emails through it right now.
Cool, Thank you. This article is very helpful.
so i am guessing you have a google account
Yep. Used to have Hotmail. Got hacked. Switched to Gmail. Never goin’ back. Gmail4Life!
Did I get it right?
This does not cost a thing?
It’s all free, Danny. As long as you have a domain and/or hosting.
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