By now just about everybody on the planet has a Gmail account, right? But if you have a business and want to look professional, you should be using your domain name email for all your communications, not a “somebody@gmail.com” address. That’s so unprofessional.
Gmail today is the 1990s equivalent of Juno or Yahoo: a freebie email service that says you don’t take your business seriously. Fortunately it’s not hard to get Gmail and domain name email to play nice — right in your own Gmail account, in your web browser.
When you use your domain name email for all your business communications, you are promoting your own website with every email you send. So let’s get to it…
Here’s the step-by-step.
Start by opening your Gmail Settings.
Most of the setup will be in the “Check mail from other accounts” Settings, then we’ll finish up with the “Send mail as” Settings. Click “Add a mail account.“
Enter your domain name email address here.
For Oakley Studio domain name email service, choose the POP3 email protocol. (Too bad – Gmail doesn’t do IMAP!)
For username, use your full domain name email address. The POP Server is “mail.mailconfig.net” and the Port is “995.” Use a label to keep multiple accounts separate.
Indicate you also want to be able to Send email using this account.
Set a display name that others will see when they receive email you send from this account. Be sure to uncheck the alias box!
Here are your settings for sending mail through our email server, “mail.mailconfig.net” with Port “25.” And be sure to use TLS encryption.
Final step is to watch for an incoming confirmation email from Gmail to your domain name account. Click the confirmation link in the email, or copy and paste the verification code. You’re almost done!
Back on the main Gmail Settings screen, you can see details for the email account you’ve just finished adding. Check how to handle replys, and then click “Make default” so any new email you send uses your domain name email.
And that’s how you get Gmail and domain name email to play nice together!
I use this guide every few months. Thanks for writing is up.