{"id":4726,"title":"How to: Set up a custom email address","description":"Having a custom email, like hello@yourbrand.com shows that your brand is professional and it's easier for your business partners to remember so it's easier to grow your network and get publicity for your brand. Once you have a custom domain for your store, you can set up your custom email address using our handy plugin. From there, Teemail allows you to make the most of email marketing so you can communicate directly with your customers. For both purchasing custom domains as well as setting up email addresses, we recommend using Go Daddy or Google Domains. We've put together step by step guides for both of these providers to walk you through the set up and get you mailing in no time.","content":"

In this blog post we explain how to set up a custom email for your Teemill store in just a few easy steps, allowing you to contact collaborators, press and anyone else with a professional, branded email address that routes direct to your inbox. By the end of this tutorial you will be able to send and receive email to something like you@yourbrand.com<\/em>.<\/p>

A custom email<\/strong> is an email address that has the same branding as your URL. For example, if your store's URL is yourbrand.com, your custom email could be hello@yourbrand.com. Having a custom email, rather than something like yourname@gmail.com, makes your store look independent, serious and professional. It's also easier for the people you contact to remember so you can spread the word about your business more easily.<\/p>

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-- Dead Natives is one of many Teemill stores that uses a custom domain and email as well as custom packaging (which is automatically added to paper mailers for Pro<\/a> users) to make sure their branding is consistent through the customer journey from start to finish.<\/em><\/p>

Before we get started, you need to have fully set up a custom domain<\/a><\/u> for your brand over 48 hours ago<\/strong>. We recommend GoDaddy or Google Domains<\/strong> to purchase and set up your custom domain. They make it easy to set up more advanced features like this. If you haven't done this yet, follow our step by step tutorial<\/a> to enable the Custom Domain Plugin <\/a>now.<\/p>

Got your custom domain live? Let's get going.<\/p>

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-- Custom domains and email addresses are available with a Teemill Pro<\/a> subscription which gives you access to tonnes of extra features and additional support to take your brand further.<\/em><\/p>

Setting up an inbox<\/h2>

Firstly, you need an inbox to connect your custom domain to. Normally this means getting a subscription to a business mailbox service like Outlook.<\/strong><\/p>

The top rated providers are Microsoft 365<\/a><\/u> or Google Workspace<\/a><\/u> (formally GSuite) - they're both really easy to set up, too. If you\u2019re using GoDaddy for your main domain, you can buy the Microsoft inbox from directly inside your GoDaddy account (so much easier, and one of the reasons we recommend getting your custom domain with them).<\/p>

Once you start to set up the mailbox account with one of these providers you'll be asked to provide your custom domain URL (yourbrand.com)\u00a0 and then will be taken through a simple setup wizard. From here it's basically just copying and pasting information between the mailbox setup and the Custom Email Plugin<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>

Here are the principles of setting up an email address so you can understand what is going on with custom domains and custom emails:<\/strong><\/p>