Business email guides
How to get email at your own domain, move off a free address without losing messages, and keep your mail out of spam.
- Switch from Gmail to business email
A safe order for leaving @gmail.com: new inbox and DNS records first, forwarding and an auto-reply next, then every place your email appears.
Business email in five minutes
Business email is an address at your own domain, like you@yourbusiness.com, instead of a free account. Customers trust it more, and it belongs to you through your domain: if you ever change email providers, the address stays the same.
What you need
- A domain. If you don't have one yet, search for your domain.
- An email plan for each person who needs their own inbox. Our storefront sells Professional Email, from $4.99 a month per inbox for Light with 10 GB (prices as of , before taxes and fees). Compare the plans.
- Three DNS records: SPF, DKIM and DMARC. Without them, Gmail and Outlook may send your messages to spam.
Moving off Gmail or another free address
You don't have to switch everything in one day. Set up the new inbox and its DNS records first, forward new Gmail messages to it, and put an auto-reply on the old address. Keep the old account open as an archive while you update your website, Google Business Profile, invoices and cards. The step-by-step guide covers each part.
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
We don't sell them at this time. If your team needs Word, Excel and Teams, or Google Docs and Drive, buy them directly from Microsoft or Google and connect them to your domain. If you mainly need email, calendar and contacts, Professional Email covers that.
Business email questions
Is business email priced per person?
Yes. Each plan is billed per inbox, so three people who each need their own address need three inboxes.
What are SPF, DKIM and DMARC?
Three DNS records that show your mail is genuine. SPF lists the servers allowed to send email for your domain. DKIM adds a digital signature to each message. DMARC tells receiving servers what to do with a message that fails those checks.
Will I lose my old emails if I switch?
Not if you keep the old account open. The safe order is to set up the new inbox first, forward new messages from the old address, and keep the old account as an archive.
Can I use business email on my phone?
Yes. Every Professional Email plan includes webmail and iOS and Android apps, plus calendar and contacts.
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