How to Link Your Domain to Gmail

Want a professional email address like name@yourdomain.com but love using Gmail? The good news is you can connect Gmail to your own domain—for free!

This guide explains the advantages of using Gmail with your custom domain name and shows you how to set it up step by step.

Advantages of Linking Your Domain to Gmail

Professionalism: Use your own domain name (e.g., info@yourcompany.com) instead of a generic Gmail address.
Convenience: Gmail’s intuitive interface and powerful features remain fully accessible.
Custom Branding: Strengthen your brand identity with a custom email address.
Flexibility: Send and receive emails using either your Gmail address or your custom domain.

Step-by-Step: Setting Up Gmail with Your Domain

Sign Up for a Domain

Don’t have a domain yet? Check out our guide to choosing a domain name.

Once you have signed up for a domain name and created your email account via the domain management portal, log in to your Gmail account via the web. First, we will set up Gmail to have the ability to send as your custom email.

Click "Settings" in the top right, then "See all settings."

Click "Accounts and Import"

In the "Send mail as" section, click "Add another email address."

Now, enter your name and the email address you created via your domain management portal.

Now, lets send mail through your Register a domain email.

Select "587" in the port dropdown menu, enter mail.yourdomain as the SMTP server, Your email address as the username, the password associated with the email account and then click "Add Account".

Gmail will now send a verification code to the email account you are trying to connect.

To access this email go to webmail and log in; you can access webmail by clicking here.The email sent is from the Gmail Team, and the subject will be "Gmail Confirmation."

Now in the "send mail as" section; select "Reply from the same address the message was sent to"

Now that has been set up, let us allow Gmail to retrieve mail sent to your custom email.

Go to the "Check mail from other accounts" section and click "Add a mail account."

Enter the custom email address you created, then click "Next".

Enter your email address, then click "Next."

Select "Import emails from my other account (POP3)", then click "Next."

Next enter the email accounts credentials, uncheck all check boxes and click "Add Account";
again, you can get this information in the domain management portal.

Now that you have successfully linked you domain to gmail; when composing a new email, you can now select who you would like the email to be sent from in the drop-down from the box.

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How to Link Your Domain to Gmail

Advantages of Linking Your Domain to Gmail

Step-by-Step: Setting Up Gmail with Your Domain

Now that has been set up, let us allow Gmail to retrieve mail sent to your custom email.

Now that you have successfully linked you domain to gmail; when composing a new email, you can now select who you would like the email to be sent from in the drop-down from the box.