How to Set Up a Company Email With Google
The decision to set up a company email account with Google (or any email provider) should be approached with care. Review Google's terms of service first. Internet attorney Mike Young cautions that business ideas and trade secrets should be kept private, and he views using a Gmail account for company email as a risk. Young states that your business communications are not private on an advertiser-supported email account because incoming emails are scanned for advertising keywords. Companies may secure ad-free Gmail accounts, which Google claims will reduce IT costs as well as email-related maintenance costs, by paying an annual fee during the setup process.
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Sign up with Google Apps for Business by navigating to the Google.com/a website in your browser. When the page displays, drag your mouse over the "Products" menu and click "Gmail for Business." Then, click the "Begin Free Trial" button or the "Contact Sales" link.
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Contact the Google sales department if you have questions about setting up a Google business account. The "Contact Sales" link will take you to a Web form that you can complete to submit your questions. Wait to hear back from the sales staff if you choose this method of setting up a business account.
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Click "Begin Free Trial" to accept Google's free, 30-day service offer and secure Google-powered email addresses right away. Enter the information that Google needs to begin a free trial and follow the prompts in the four-step registration process to set up your company email account. Enter the primary domain name you use for email during the first step and click "Continue sign up." Complete the second step by indicating how many staff members need email accounts and providing details about your organization. Select your current email solution from the drop-down menu and click "Continue."
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Complete the fourth step of setting up your company email with Google by reviewing the information on the "Try Google Apps for Business free for 30 days" page. You'll be advised that billing will not take place until the 30-day free trial ends. Document the date that the free trial ends and then click "I accept" after reviewing Google's terms and conditions. Proceed to Google Checkout.
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Provide your billing information so that you can be charged the annual fee for each business user at the end of your free trial period. Enter your credit card details, affirm your agreement with Google's terms of service and click "Agree and Continue."
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Customize your Google business email account according to your organization's needs after competing the last step of setting up your company email with Google. If you need further assistance, review the "Google Apps Administrator Help" document available on Google's website.
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Tips & Warnings
You must have your own domain name to use Google's business email services. You can purchase one from an accredited domain name registrar if you don't already have one.
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