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is gmail ok for company email ?

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hi ,

i need to choose email fo my online shop,

i gmail ok for that?

or should i use something like info(at)mysiteadress ?

i belive gmail is more reliable and no need for redirecting etc.
 
Sorry Stretchy I disagree!

Its not just "no".

Its NO not ever ever ever. If I receive an email and it has a gmail, yahoo, or hotmail address it has >90% chance of being binned within the first second (actually thinking about this it is probably less time than that).
 
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seiretto said:
Sorry Stretchy I disagree!

Its not just "no".

Its NO not ever ever ever. If I receive an email and it has a gmail, yahoo, or hotmail address it has >90% chance of being binned within the first second (actually thinking about this it is probably less time than that).
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I wouldn't say never. What if your marketing plan includes giving the impression of a spammer from a foreign country. For that, a Gmail address is ideal:D
 
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I use emails linked to my domain but i also have a gmail account for business too.
i use this when i don't really want to give my real email addy out in case the site or request looks spammy. I've prevented a lot of spam emails like this.

So get an email linked to your domain, (easy to so yourself for not extra charge) and get a gmail one for those spammy requests

:)
 
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How many ways can we say NO! It looks cheap, unprofessional, fly-by-night, maybe-just-don't-know-what-you're-doing etc etc.

Best to use several @yourcomain.co.uk , because only having 'info@yourdomain' is also unecessarilly basic and not customer friendly.

Try enquiries@yourdomain, sales@yourdomain etc. Only use info@yourdomain if it's thje address that people use to ask for info. If you are a small biz you can also have yourrealname@yourdomain. That's very customer friendly.
They all go into one mail box but you can sort them easily.

Depending on how/where you host your email you should get up to 5 addresses included.
 
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Also a lot of businesses - including ours - won't accept disposable email addresses to supply any kind of service.

So at least you have an unequivocal answer :-)
 
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Use the gmail service but link your own domain name to it.

Just be aware when using a third party service your at the mercy of their uptime.
 
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Google mail is fine as a service, I would recommend it, we have been using it for 3-4 years. We use it to host our own domain mail traffic, so all our mail comes from ava.co.uk and not gmail.com. This is simple to do, just go to the gmail site and folllow instructions. I wouldnt send a business email from gmail and I bin unsolictied emails from gmail, yahoo or hotmail offering services. If a buisness is in the start up phase prior to trading then we will accept enquires.
Hope this helps
 
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My business e-mail is my own domain but hosted by Hotmail (for me it was easier to have everything ending up in the same place). I'm sure you must be able to do the same with G-mail.

That said, I do like the packages that give you unlimited aliases, so [email protected] gets through to you, it makes you look bigger than you are!
 
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I was thinking about this the other day. Im leaning towards a proper domain name email address as free ones look cheap and mine get spammed to hell an back.

I would also presume there are less chances of having glitches with proper paid for email address's?
 
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ok - copied and pasted from yola

If you already own the domain you should be able to click the links and set up your own domain e-mails in either google or hotmail.


The Google Apps basic package is free and you will be able to create more than one email address (for example, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] and so on).
If you don't want to use Gmail's web interface, you can configure the settings so email downloads to your email client on your computer (see information in the FAQ's below).
If you prefer to use Yola's email service, Yola Mail, please click on this link for more information: Setting up your email with Yola Mail.
Please note: Google Apps have recently changed the domain verification and if you would like to use Google Apps, please send an email to [email protected] with the TXT record they provide. We'll be able to add it to your domain settings for you. For a different free email provider, you can use Windows Live: Setting up your email with Windows Live.
For more information on Google Apps, here is a link to Google Apps FAQ: Google Apps.
1. Google Apps settings will be automatically added to your domain, you will only need to go to Google Apps to create an account and verify the domain ownership. Verifying your domain means that you need to copy a code that Google provides and send it to us ([email protected]) to add to your domain settings.
2. To get your Google Apps account setup, choose the Standard Edition or Premier Edition depending on your needs.
3. In Google Apps, click on the "Get Started" button to get started!
 
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E Storey said:
... I do like the packages that give you unlimited aliases, so [email protected] gets through to you, it makes you look bigger than you are!
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Today with most decent hosting accounts you should get unlimited aliases (unlimited email addresses), unlimited forwarding, unlimited auto-responders, catch-all emails, and webmail.
All our hosting accounts provide this (if anyone would like a trial let me know).

Dave
 
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MASSEY said:
...I would also presume there are less chances of having glitches with proper paid for email address's?
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Its not so much "glitches" which businesses should be concerned about. Dont forget that gmaill, yahoo, hotmail, et al. will automatically parse EVERY email you send, store and receive so they can profile you to allow them to push the browser-crashing-adverts in your face, again and again.

Imagine proper webmail with no adverts distracting you; our webmail allows you to use rich text and attach documents just like your mail-client on your pc (such as outlook) with no flashing adverts :-)
 
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Personally, I am ok with Gmail, hotmail or yahoo email addresses... alot of people juggle lots of emails and consolidating them into one account makes it easier
 
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use GMX.com instead, lot easier to give out over the phone


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dude, use the free google apps service. you get a gmail client but your email address is [email protected]

you can create 50 accounts. and they all run through same client as gmail. Did I mention its free?

I teach how to set it up in my video course.
 
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One of my websites is b2b and the enquiries come from SMEs that almost always have their own domain. For this reason I ask for a proper business email address and I don't respond to any hotmail/gmail/etc unless they explain why they are using it.

OTOH on my website design enquiry form the enquiries almost always come from throw aways (for obvious reasons). My point is that this can also depends on your line of business.

Try enquiries@yourdomain, sales@yourdomain etc. Only use info@yourdomain if it's thje address that people use to ask for info. If you are a small biz you can also have yourrealname@yourdomain. That's very customer friendly.
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I have to disagree with this. Info@ addresses are very common and easy to pass on to someone verbally than many others. I think people recognise info@ as a standard business email. I do have personal emails too but info@ covers most situations and IMO it is very customer friendly.

One thing sure to set alarm bells ringing for me is when I visit a website that is is clearly a one person operation and they list all these different email addresses like sales@, corporate@, support@, etc. I often wonder what they are up to with this. :)
 
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What do you think looks more professional? What would make your customers feel they are dealing with a professional company?

Gmail? No

Custom email address? Yes

lol:D
 
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if you have a domain, its free to set up google apps. i dont know why you would consider gmail. you can even forward your gmail to your apps account or forward your apps account to your gmail. you can reply from multiple addresses from one email account. its all very smooth with Google :)
 
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gmail no.

Email managed on the gmail platform (google apps), definitely yes! Have a look here.
 
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I always think 'aww' when I see huge cargo lorries, shop fronts and billboards with free email domains. I wouldn't use one in a million years, but I think it's cute to see them about!
 
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Put it this way, if you have a website and hosting, the chances are you will be able to create an email address without any additional cost...so why wouldn't you use one with your domain?

Majority of the people will look at businesses using non business domain based emails as not being professional. Whether you agree or disagree, the fact that the majority feel like means it matters.
 
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Like others have said, takes ten minutes to put together a Google Apps account. Maybe another ten to link it up nice and tight with a regular @gmail account.

Looks good to the public, built on the brilliant Gmail system and customers never have to know.


  1. Sign up for a regular Gmail account.
  2. Use that for Analytics/Adsense/Adwords/Feedburner/All the other thousands of Google services.
  3. Sign up for Google Aps with your domain.
  4. Pull the Apps email into the regular Gmail, using the settings to 'Send as Another Account' etc.
  5. Bob's your mother's brother.
 
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Google mail is fine as a service, I would recommend it, we have been using it for 3-4 years. We use it to host our own domain mail traffic, so all our mail comes from ava.co.uk and not gmail.com. This is simple to do, just go to the gmail site and folllow instructions. I wouldnt send a business email from gmail and I bin unsolictied emails from gmail, yahoo or hotmail offering services. If a buisness is in the start up phase prior to trading then we will accept enquires.
Hope this helps
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I agree. Use Gmail at your own domain, and you can even pay $50 a year for access to telephone support (although I find their help docs usually answer all questions).

It hasn't let me down in the 5+ years I have been using it (maybe a couple of hours I couldn't access my account, max).

Use Google Apps (including email) for your business - but don't use a Gmail address.
 
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