Good examples are sales@domain.com, payment@domain.com and so on. It not only adds professionalism to your email ID but also adds credibility to your email.
Most of the web-hosting companies offer cPanel based email service which is free for a limited number of accounts. But if you are looking for more features such as hangout, docs, etc., I would recommend G Suite, a Google service.
Here, I’m sharing a guide using Bluehost Hosting as an example, which offers cPanel hosting. You can use this tutorial for any other hosting that offers cPanel
Note: You can also grab hosting from Bluehost now. It offers one free domain. After purchasing hosting you can follow the steps below to set up Google apps.
Settings Up G Suite Free Trial On Any cPanel Hosting
I don’t recommend using an email account offered by your hosting companies. That is because when you move or change hosting, migrating the email account can be an issue. Whereas, with G Suite, all you need to do is update the Google apps MX records. Smooth and steady.
I also use the same (G Suite) for my sites. It’s been 9 years and I have never faced any issue.
Moreover, for entrepreneurs or bloggers who are looking to get an approved AdSense account, I always recommend using your professional email address to sign up, which helps in the approval process most of the time.
If you have not set up Google apps for your domain yet, you are going to love it and find it very useful in the long run. Let’s get started with this DIY tutorial.
⦁ Go to G Suite trial page & click on Start free trial
⦁ Fill out the details to get started:
Click next. On the following page, you will get the domain selection option. In this case, we already have a domain (the free domain we got with Bluehost hosting), so we will select the option that says “Use a domain name I have already purchased“.
Enter your domain name & click on submit.
The next step is to select the domain’s primary email address. I usually create one with admin@domain.com and later add something under my name.
If you have a startup, you should create either of the following email addresses:
contact@domain.com or sales@domain.com or support@domain.com
Fill out other details like organization name, address and alternate email address. While selecting your alternate email address, use something that you always have access to, as it will be helpful to retrieve passwords if you lose your G Suite login password.
Once you have filled out all the details, scroll to the bottom, read and accept their TOS and click on “I accept, create my account”!
On the next page, you will be inside your G Suite dashboard and you can start by domain verification:
The very first thing which is required here is to verify your domain ownership. Here is a video that explains, why it’s required and how you can verify domain:
There are many ways you can verify, and I prefer the HTML tag method in Alternate methods, which is quick. Simply add the meta tag in your site header and it will be verified instantly. If you have bought a domain from GoDaddy or Enom, you can refer to this tutorial for verification.
Once you have verified your domain, you will get a congratulatory message similar to “Congratulations, you have successfully verified your ownership of domain.com”.
Click on continue. On the next page, you can add more users and configure various settings like email, calendar and other services that come free with G Suite.
If you ever get lost, you can always add more users under “Organization and users” tab.
Once you have done all this, you will be able to access your Google apps email account at http://mail.google.com/a/domain.com but will not be able to send emails yet.
You need to update your MX record from cPanel for sending emails. You can also enable SSL feature to enhance the security of your Google apps by going to Domain settings > General > SSL.
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