Instantly Look More Professional: Create Your Own Domain Email!
What is the best way to make your online presence look more professional, instantly?
Have a branded domain email! This means that your email address looks like '[yourname]@[yourdomain].com' instead of the standard '@gmail.com' address.
If you were to research online, you might find posts that make this seem confusing or difficult to set up. Or worse, they might make you think that you have to shell out bucks to some third party company to do this for you. Not so! You have all the tools you need to set up a custom domain email right here, included with your WA Premium account.
All you have to do is set up an email forward with your Gmail account, and you can make it so that the email integrates completely. When you reply to the message, it will automatically reply using the same address. Seamless!
Why didn't I know about this ages ago?
Up until about a week ago, I was using my Gmail address and I didn't have it set up right. I would receive messages to my branded email, but when I responded it would show my '@gmail' address. Rookie mistake! I began searching for a way to change it.
I started to think I would have to pay a subscription to Google Apps in order to get my domain as my reply email. Thank goodness I decided to check WA first before I did that, because it would have been a waste of money.
The secret lies in hooking up your SMTP settings with your email forward. You can do this in the settings within your account. It sounds a bit intimidating, but once you know the steps to take it's actually easy peasy!
Now the reason this is just a blog post and not a tutorial is because there is already a wonderful tutorial on how to set this up by our very own Edu. There was nothing I could think to add that would make the training better than it already is. Find that gem right here: How to Set Up Email Forwarding in WA Hosting (Gmail)
(However, if you would like a screencast tutorial of this process, let me know in the comments and I can work on it!)
Note: If you are using another email provider like Outlook, you can also set up a forwarding with WA. The steps will be similar and Edu most likely has a training for it, too! Just follow the links inside of the training above to find the one that most applies to you.
Why do I use Gmail?
Gmail is my email provider of choice for a few key reasons. With Gmail, you can:
- Segment out what emails go where using folders, labels, and stars.
- Organize your inbox so nothing important gets lost ever again.
- Sort your inbox so emails coming to your 'work' address are always at the tippy top of the stack so you can answer them right away!
This is the secret to good inbox management -- have a simple organization system in place that ensures you can prioritize. Take action on the most important things right away, and archive the rest. Don't leave a cluttered inbox, or you will soon find yourself overwhelmed in a mountain of unnecessary email!
There should be no reason for you to make the mistake of having an unbranded email like I did. Be sure to set up your email right and you will look super professional. Your audience will never know that you are operating your business from a regular Gmail account!
So go ahead and create your own domain email today, and look like an old pro at this internet stuff. Go you!
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Hi, Bee.
I'm bookmarking this. It is very important.
Just can't get to it right away.
Thank you for serving.
Paul.
Thanks, Paul. I'm glad you find it helpful. Come back and let us know if you need any help getting set up!
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this:). I was just talking to someone a few weeks ago about needing to do this. Thank you:)
Suzi
Wow, I didn't realize that when we respond to an email (that has been forwarded) from Gmail, that it will come from my Gmail account and not from my own domain. Yikes! Thank you for sharing this, I didn't know that either. So by following the training, I will have the option to respond with my Gmail account or my domain?
Yep, I was thrown for a loop when I found out that I was being 'unmasked' every time I sent out a reply, haha. That's right, once your SMTP settings are synched you will see your domain email appear in the 'from' box when you send a reply.
There is also a section in the settings with a checkbox that says, 'Reply from the same address the message was sent to', and it comes automatically checked. If you leave it, you will never have to worry about switching from '@gmail' to your domain - Gmail does that for you.
Thanks for the update. The e-mail program at WA is a bit cumbersome and limited in its options. Using G-Mail looks like the answer. Much success. Ted
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Thanks so much for the boost!
Haven't been online with WA my mother took ill with blood clots on her lungs and it has been quite concerning for us.
I see I have missed so much and really wanted to be part of Kyle's Super Affiliate group! :-(
Thank you for providing such a great training for us! I was so happy when I found it, and I knew others would find it useful too.
I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. I'm sending her thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
We're glad to have you back among us!
Thank you for your kind words. Much appreciated.