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 contact@yourbusinessname.com. 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 a 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. Your screen may look different than the screenshot below, but the next thing Google will ask is for you to verify that you own your domain, so it can set up your email account.
Click through the steps to protect your domain.
If we registered your domain for you, please ignore Google's instructions up until the page where Google generates a TXT record for you. It will look something like this:
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, as well as Google's MX records. MX records control the flow of email through your domain and are required to make a custom email work. Once we're finished, we'll contact you to let you know your email is live.
If your domain is not registered with us, follow Google's instructions exactly for both TXT and MX records, or contact your domain registrar for additional help.
As always, well be here to help if you run into any issues with that process at all. 😊