Setting Up Email Hosting For Your Domain In 10 Minutes
A professional email will instantly bring more credibility than a Gmail or Yahoo email address. And while professional emails were once expensive and complicated, it’s now easier and faster than ever to set up an email address that reflects you or your company’s identity at your own domain. Setting up an email won’t take long. Below, we walk you through the steps do it all in 10 minutes.
Setting Up Your Email
Setting up an email does not require any technical skill to set up, even for first time users. With Northwest, we make the process super simple and easy! Follow these steps and you will be sending and receiving inquiries and orders in no time.
1. Choose Your Email Plan
Every individual and business will have different requirements for emails. For this reason we offer multiple plans that can meet your needs and scale up as you grow.
Determine which plan is right for you
Choosing the right email plan for your needs is simpler than you think. Here are a few factors to consider when choosing an email hosting plan:
- Budget – If you are just starting out, then chances are you have a budget and don’t want to spend too much on email until it becomes necessary. We offer plans from $3 to $12 a month, which allows flexibility for businesses with different budget ranges.
- Space – Depending on your business and how reliant you are on email communication, space may or may not be a big factor. Northwest offers options ranging from 5GB up to 30GB of email for storage. For perspective, 30 GB is roughly 30,000 photos or over 10,000 ebooks—plenty of space for heavy email users.
- Number of accounts – With every endeavor organization is key and communication can solve problems before they begin. Knowing how many accounts you need will also determine what tier is best for you. We offer between 5-30 inboxes. A good use of 30 inboxes would be If you are a small to mid-sized business needing an email account for each employee, department and general emails for support.Check out our email plans to find the amount of storage, number of email accounts, and cost that work for you.
2. Choose A Domain
Once you have selected an email plan and created an account with us, you will be prompted to choose a domain name. Before you can make an email account you will need to own a domain. Just like how an @yahoo.com email address is created for yahoo.com, the domain you select will allow you to create your desired email address in the coming steps.
A domain is pretty much your identity and brand for your email. There are so many options of domain names you can choose from. You can have a domain that ends in .com, .org, or even .shop. Just for purchasing an email hosting plan, we provide you with a free domain as long as you have service with us. If you already own a domain, then you can transfer your domain over to us or add our email hosting to your domain.
3. Choose Your Email Names
Depending on your business, you can get really creative or keep it professional with this part. You will now be brought over to select your email name or names. This is the part before the @ symbol.
If you have a business, you might have some shared email inboxes for certain kinds of emails, such as [email protected] for inquiries or [email protected] for troubleshooting. You may also want individually-named emails for each person in your company, such as [email protected]
4. Confirm And Checkout
Confirm your selections, add them to your cart, and complete your purchase. Done in 10 minutes. We do not send you to third-party sites to complete any steps, we handle everything in one place. Once your email setup is complete, you can test your email straight from the Client dashboard. We don’t stop there. On your dashboard, there is a place where we provide instructions on how to setup your email on mobile devices and more.
What if I want to integrate this email with my existing email?
You can certainly connect your newly created email to your existing email account. Just keep in mind that depending on what platform you are on, the process might be slightly different
FAQ
Yes, all of the plans have the same setup process. The difference between the email hosting plans can be found on our email hosting page.
Yes. You can scale up or scale down your email hosting plan as needed. Before downgrading to a lower plan, make sure the amount of content in your account does not exceed the limits of the new plan.
No. We do not use any third-party tools to setup your email or for it to function. Everything you need for your professional email is in-house.
After your email creation and setup, you will be able to test the email right from the dashboard.
Yes. You would have to make a new email account and delete the one you no longer want. Depending on if your email account is brand new or has several email interactions, you may want to backup your emails before deleting that account.