Yes! With Zarla you can choose either type of professional email address below:
1. A free forwarding-only email address created through Zarla
2. A $6/month email address & inbox created through Google Workspace
If you know which option you want, just send us a message and let us know. Tap or click the messenger icon in the lower-right corner of this screen to begin:
Not sure which type of email to pick? Read on.
Here's how both email options work:
A free forwarding email address looks like [email protected]. The part before the "@" is chosen by you (it's usually something like "support" or "info" or "sales") and the part after the "@" is your official website domain.
A forwarding email looks professional, hides your actual email address, and does just one thing: it forward emails to the email inbox you use already.
This means you won't have a second inbox, and you won't be able to send emails from your forwarding email address.
On the other hand, if you require a custom email with a dedicated inbox and the ability to send email, then you will need to get a Google Workspace account which costs $6/month.
Either option lets you choose what your email address will be - but the forwarding email is free and provided by us, while Google Workspace is not.
If you decide to set up a professional email account through Google Workspace, please follow the steps below:
NOTE: Before setting up a Google Workspace email, you'll need a domain for your business (like yourbusinessname.com). Get a free domain from Zarla.
How to Create a Google Workspace Email Account
1. Go to Google Workspace and select the blue "Get Started" button.
You'll need to answer a few easy questions to create your account, starting with the number of employees you have.
2. On the next page, fill out your name and current email address. Once you do that, you'll be asked if you already have a domain.
Whether you already own a domain, or we registered your domain for you, please choose the “Yes I have one I can use” button. Then type your domain name into the field provided.
3. Google will generate a TXT record just for your domain. It will look something like this, but be unique to your domain:
GOOGLE-SITE-VERIFICATION=PCUALD1E2THODNEMGSW4YARGKEGVAVMXRELSD3
If we registered your domain, please copy your TXT record and then tap or click the messenger icon in the lower-right corner of this screen to paste it and send it to us.
We'll add your TXT record to your domain, and let you know when it's ready.
However, if your domain is not registered with us, you'll need to add the TXT record to your domain yourself. Contact your domain registrar to learn how.
4. After the TXT verification step, Google will give you instructions for adding MX records to add to your domain. MX records control the flow of email through your domain and are required to make a custom email work.
If you've registered your domain through Zarla, we've already taken care of the MX records for you.
If your domain is not registered with us, you'll need to contact your domain registrar again to learn how to add those MX records to your domain.
Once both the TXT and MX records have been added to your domain, your Google Workspace email will be ready to use.
As always, well be here to help if you run into any issues with that process at all. 😊
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