Email hosting
Email hosting is a service that allows individuals or organizations to send and receive email using their own domain name, rather than a domain provided by a free email service like Gmail or Yahoo. With email hosting, the provider sets up and maintains a mail server and provides clients with a private and secure email account that they can access using an email client or webmail interface. Email hosting is often provided as part of a broader web hosting package, which may also include other services such as website hosting, domain registration, and data storage. Some email hosting providers offer additional features like spam filtering, virus protection, and calendar and contact management tools.
Steps In Setting Up Email Hosting
Business email setup is done through a four-step process that is a well-defined, swift, and safe process to understand. The steps of setting up the email address include
1. Choose an email hosting provider
There are many email hosting providers to choose from, each with different features, pricing plans, and terms of service. Consider factors like the number of email accounts you need, the size of your email storage, the type of email client you prefer, and any additional features you may need.
2. Account Creation and the SetUp Platform
The first step of the process is to choose a suitable plan for the business, register one’s account, and go through the setup wizard. Once the account is registered, the next step involves providing some basic details such as the name of the business, the number of users, and the country. After that is done, one enters the contact information of the company. Notably, one can use the email they set up through their domain host or a personal email address. Equally, one has to indicate whether the company has a domain or not, as the domain name will be used to create the account.More so, if the company does not have a domain, it can buy one through platforms such as GoDaddy, NameCheap, or IONOS. Once the domain is confirmed for the business and the company agrees to set up the account using the domain, they will be requested to provide a secondary recovery email address where one can enter their personal email account. The last step of the process will be to enter their username and password. By default, the username is the business email address ([email protected]). Once that is done, they agree to the terms and conditions and finish creating the account.
3. Verification of the Domain Name
It is important for companies to verify their domain ownership regardless of the email provider they are using. The process of verification is done by adding TXT records. To get the TXT records, one should navigate to the domain registrar where one purchased the domain and find the DNS settings. The DNS settings equally vary depending on where one bought the domain. After adding the DNS settings with TXT records the verification process starts. It is important to note that the verification process can take up to 10 minutes before moving to the next step. Notably, Google has more security features that not only require verification of TXT records but also MX records which allows Google to handle email for the new domain name. Once all the TXT and MX records are added one can finish the verification and set up the account via Google.
Key Factors to Consider When Choosing a Domain (Registration and Name)
It is important to break down domain registration and name for companies to understand why they need to have the right domain for their business. Six notable factors need to be understood by a new company that seeks to get a domain that they will ultimately use for their email and increase their visibility among clients and service providers. The factors include
- Choosing a Top Level Domain Extension (com, .org, and .net)
- Strategic integration of keywords that are relevant to the business website
- A domain name that is easy to pronounce and spell
- A short and precise domain name
- A unique and flexible domain name
- Safeguard the domain by using multiple TLDs such as .com or .africa
4. Account Management
In the final step of setting up the business address is account management. One can decide to control their account through their admin console or center. The company can add or remove users or manage existing applications. Through account management, it is easy for the organization to ensure they can manage all their email services under one endpoint.
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