Do you want to create a professional business email address for free?
A business email address uses your company name instead of the generic gmail, outlook, or yahoo account.
In this article, we will show you how to easily create a free business email address in less than 5 minutes.

What is a Business Email Address and Why You Need it?
A professional business email address has your company’s custom domain name instead of the generic gmail or yahoo account, for example: john@stargardening.com
Most beginners use generic free business email accounts without a domain name which isn’t very professional. For example: john.smith2019@gmail.com or jsmithfromstargardening@yahoo.com.
Since anyone can create these generic email accounts, it becomes harder for customers and other businesses to trust such email addresses as legitimate business email accounts.
Below are the top 4 reasons why you need a professional email address for your business:
- A custom business email address looks more professional.
- It is also short and easy to remember.
- A professional business email address helps you earn customer’s trust as a legitimate business.
- Sending emails with your own domain name allows you to promote your brand with each email you send.
The best part is that you can get your own custom business email address for free, which means there is no excuse for not getting it.
If you want your customers and other businesses to take you seriously, then you need to start using a professional business email address, immediately.
What Do You Need to Create a Business Email Address?
You will need to have domain name and a website to create a free business email address.
After that, you will need an email service provider to handle your business emails.
There are a few different solutions that you can use to create a professional business email address.
We will show you two different methods, and you can choose the one that best fits your needs.
The first method is free and fairly easy to set up whereas the second method has a small fee, but it offers a lot more features.
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Method 1. Creating a Business Email Address for Free
This method is easy and available to almost everyone who has a website. It allows you to create a business email address for free.
When creating a small business website, you will need to buy a domain and signup for web hosting.
What most beginners don’t know is that many WordPress hosting companies offer a free business email service as part of the package.
Normally, a domain name costs 14.99 per year, and website hosting starts from $7.99 per month. If you were to use a paid email service, then you can add another $5 per email account.
Luckily, Bluehost, one of the largest WordPress hosting companies in the world, has agreed to offer WPBeginner users a free domain name and a 60% off discount on hosting.
This means you can start your business website for $2.75 per month (and it comes with a free business email address).
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Here is the complete step-by-step instructions to create your free business email address with Bluehost.
Step 1. Setup your Business Address (Domain Name)
First, you need to visit the Bluehost website and click on the green ‘Get Started Now’ button.
This will bring you to a pricing page where you need to click on the ‘Select’ button below the plan you want to use.
Basic and Plus plans are the most popular among small businesses that are just getting started.

After selecting your plan, you will be asked to choose your domain name. You need to enter your business name and click on the ‘Next’ button.

Bluehost will now check to see if a domain name matching your business name is available. If it is not, then it will show you some alternative suggestions, or you can look for another domain name.
Here are some quick tips on choosing the perfect domain name for your business email address.
- Always choose a .com domain name. See our article on the difference between .com vs .net domain names to learn more.
- Keep your domain name short, and easy to remember and pronounce.
- Do not use numbers or hyphens in your domain name
- Try using keywords and business location in your domain name to make it unique. For example, if stargardening.com is not available, then look for stargardeninghouston.com
For more tips, take a look at our guide on how to choose the best domain name for your business.
Choosing a good domain name is crucial for your business but don’t spend too much time on that, or you will never get past this step.
After choosing your domain name, you will need to add your account information and finalize the package info to complete the process.
On this screen, you will see optional extras that you can purchase. We don’t recommend choosing them at this time. If you need them, then you can always add them later from your account.

Lastly, you need to enter your payment information to finish the purchase.
You will receive an email with details on how to log in to your web hosting control panel. This is where you manage everything including website management, business email accounts, and other settings.
Step 2. Creating Your Free Business Email Address
In your hosting account dashboard, you need to click on the ‘Email & Office’ tab and then click on the ‘Manage’ button.

Next, click on the ‘Create’ button to make your free business email address.

Now, you can enter a username for your email account. The username will appear before the @ sign in your email address.
You also need to enter a password for your email account. You can click on the ‘Generate’ button to create a unique, strong password automatically.

When you’re finished, scroll down and click the ‘Create’ button.
Bluehost will now create the email account, and you will see a success message.
Step 3. Using Your Business Email Account
Now that you have created your free business email account, the next step is to learn how to use it to send and receive emails.
After creating your email, you’ll be redirected to the ‘Email Accounts’ page. You will see your newly created email address listed there.
Click on the ‘Check Email’ link and Bluehost will take you to a webmail interface.

Click on the ‘Open’ button to open your webmail inbox.

This is a good option if you don’t want to use an email client on your desktop or a mobile app on your smartphone. The downside is that you will have to log into your hosting account each time you want to check your email.
To connect your email with your mobile phone or computer, you can follow the instructions to set it up on the right-hand side of the screen.
Note: the process of creating a business email is pretty much the same with other web hosting providers that offer cPanel like SiteGround, HostGator, DreamHost, and InMotion Hosting.
Method 2. Creating a Business Email Address using Google Workspace (formerly G Suite)
Google offers professional business email addresses with Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) which includes Gmail along with other productivity tools like Docs, Drive, and Calendar for businesses.
This method is not free, but it allows you to use a Gmail account for your professional business email with your own business name.
While there’s a small cost, it comes with many advantages:
- You will be using Gmail’s familiar interface and apps to send and receive emails.
- Google has far superior technology which ensures that your emails are delivered right away, and don’t end up in spam folders.
- Your website hosting company has shared server resources. This means they don’t want you to send too many emails. Gmail on the other hand will allow you to send up to 2,000 emails per day.
We use G Suite for our business email address here at WPBeginner. It comes with all the best email functionality that you need including a smart spam filter, conditional email forwarding, two-factor authentication for security, and a whole lot more.
That being said, let’s take a look at how to set up a business email address using G Suite.
Step 1. Sign up for a Google Workspace Account
Google Workspace starter plan costs $6 per user each month. It gives you access to Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and audio/video conferencing with 30 GB of cloud storage for each user.
You will also need a domain name, which you can purchase during the signup. If you already have a domain name and a website, then you can use your existing domain with G Suite.
To get started, simply visit the Google Workspace website and click on the get started button.
On the next screen, you will be asked to enter your business name, the number of employees, and the country where you are located. You can choose just yourself for 1 user account, or choose the number of employees.

Note: You will be charged for each user account, so it is better to start small. You can always add more users when needed.
Click on the next button to continue.
In the next step, you will be asked to enter your personal contact information including your name and email address.

After that, you will be asked to choose a domain name. If you already have a domain name, then click on ‘Yes I have one I can use’.
If you don’t have a domain, then click on ‘No, I need one’ to register a domain name.

If you need to register a new domain name, then you will be charged separately for registering a new domain name. The cost of a domain name will be displayed on the screen and usually starts from $14.99.
If you are using an existing domain name, then you will need to verify that you own that domain name. We will show you how to do that later in this article.
After choosing your domain name, you will be asked to create your user account by entering a username and password.
This username will also be your first business email address, so you need to choose a username that you want to use as your business email address.

After that, you will see a success message and a button to continue with the setup.

Step 2. Setting up Business Email with Google Workspace / G Suite
In this step, you will complete the G Suite setup by adding users and connecting it to your website or domain name.
On the setup screen, you will be asked to add more people to your account. If you want to create more accounts for your employees or departments, then you can do that here.
You can also just click on ‘I have added all user email addresses’ and click on the ‘Next’ button.
Remember, you can always add more users to your account and create their email addresses later when needed.

If you are using G Suite with an existing domain name, then you will be asked to verify that you own that domain name. To do that, you will now see an HTML code snippet that you need to add to your website.

There are other ways to verify your ownership as well. You can upload an HTML file to your website using an FTP client or file manager app in your hosting account dashboard.
If you don’t have a website, then you can use the MX Record method to verify your ownership of the domain name. You will see step-by-step instructions to do that once you choose this method.
For the sake of this article, we are assuming that you already have a WordPress website, and we will show you how to add the verification HTML code snippet in WordPress.
First, go to the admin area of your WordPress website to install and activate the Insert Headers and Footer plugin. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.
Upon activation, go to Settings » Insert Headers and Footer page and paste the HTML code you copied from G Suite under the ‘Scripts in Header’ section.

Don’t forget to click on the ‘Save’ button to store your settings.
Now switch back to your G Suite setup screen and click on the checkbox that says ‘I added the meta tag to my homepage’.

After that, you will be asked to enter MX record entries for your domain name. We will show you how to do that in the next step.
Step 3. Adding Domain MX Records
Note: This section is for users with existing domain names and websites. If you registered a new domain name via Google, then you don’t need to read this.
Domain names tell internet servers where to look for information. Since your domain name is not registered with Google, your emails will reach your domain name, but not to the Google servers.
You will need to set up the right MX records on your domain name settings, so Google’s servers can send and receive emails for your business.
To do that, you will need to log into your web hosting account, or your domain registrar account.
We have created a detailed guide that covers how to change MX records for your website that covers all registrars.
For this tutorial, we will show you how to add MX records in Bluehost, but the basic settings are the same on all hosts and domain registrars. Basically, you will be looking for DNS settings under your domain name.
Login to your Bluehost hosting dashboard and click on the ‘Domains’ tab. Then, click on the ‘Manage’ button next to your domain name.

On the next page, click on the ‘DNS’ tab. Bluehost will now open your DNS zone editor.

You need to switch back to your G Suite setup screen and check the box that says ‘I have opened the control panel of my domain name’.

It will now show you the MX records that you need to enter. You will also see a link to the documentation which shows you how to add these records to dozens of hosting and domain services provider.
Here is how you will add this information to your Bluehost DNS settings:

Click on ‘Add Record’ button to save it. After that, repeat the process to add all five lines as MX records.
Once you are finished, switch back to G Suite setup and check the box next to ‘I created the new MX records’.

You will be asked to delete any existing MX records still pointing to your website hosting or domain name registrar.
To do this, you need to switch back to your DNS zone editor and scroll down to the MX records section. You will see the MX records you created earlier along with an older MX record still pointing to your website.

Click on the delete button next to the old MX record to delete it.
After that, switch back to the G Suite setup screen and check the box that says ‘I deleted existing MX records’.

You will now be asked to save your MX records. For some providers, once you add MX records they are already saved, for others you may need to manually save MX records.
Once you have saved MX records, check the box that says ‘I have saved MX records’ in the G Suite setup.

After that, you need to click on the ‘Verify domain and setup email’ button to exit the setup wizard.
Step 4. Managing email in G Suite
G Suite makes it super easy to manage your email account. You can simply visit the Gmail website to check your email inbox or use the official Gmail apps on your phone to send and receive new emails.
You will need to sign in using your business email address as your username.
To create more business email addresses simply go to the G Suite Admin console. From here you can add new users, increase email storage space on your mail account, make payments, and adjust your G Suite account settings.

Business Email Address FAQs
Following are some of the most commonly asked questions by our users regarding business email addresses and how to use them.
1. Can I create more custom email addresses for my business for free?
If you are using Bluehost, then yes you can go ahead and create more email accounts for free (You get 5 email accounts with basic and unlimited accounts with plus and choice plus hosting plans).
If you are using G Suite, then you can create email aliases, which are separate addresses for the same email account. However, if you want to add a different email account or a new employee, then you will be charged based on your plan.
2. Can I create free business email without domain?
No, you cannot create a free business email account without an email domain. You can create a free email account with Gmail or Hotmail, but it will not use your business name, so it will not be considered a business email address by customers and other businesses.
3. Can I use desktop and mobile email apps with my custom branded email address?
Yes, you can use your business email address with any desktop or mobile email apps including Microsoft outlook, Thunderbird, Airmail, etc.
Most of these apps can automatically figure out mail settings. You can also get these settings from Bluehost or G Suite documentation.
4. Can I switch my free business email account to another provider if needed?
Yes, you can switch to any other email service, website hosting, or domain registrar and take your business email address with you. Aside from Google Workspace, there are also other professional email address providers like Microsoft Office 365, Zoho mail, ProtonMail, Titan, etc.
5. What are some business email address examples that I should use?
It depends on your business needs. For example:
- You can create a custom-branded email for yourself or individual employees like: john@stargardening.com
- You can set up a business email account for departments like sales, support, HR, etc. sales@stargardening.com
6. Can I create a free business email address without making a website?
Yes, you can. However, you’ll still need to pay for website hosting because you get the email service and domain name for free with your hosting package.
Once you have signed up, you can choose a domain and then just create your email address.
7. Can I use my business email address for sending bulk emails from my website?
Yes, we always recommend sending your website email messages using SMTP to ensure the best email deliverability.
For smaller websites and online stores, you can use Gmail SMTP servers to power your website emails.
However, for larger websites, you will exceed the SMTP limits of your email hosting provider. In that case, you will need a third-party SMTP service with reliable uptime.
For advanced bulk email marketing features, we recommend using a proper email marketing service along with your business email address, so you can set up features like autoresponders, marketing automation, and more.
That’s all, we hope this article helped you learn how to create a free business email address or create a professional business address with G Suite.
You may also want to see our guide on how to get a free business phone number for your online business.
If you’re running into your website emails not delivering, then take a look at our guide on how to fix WordPress not sending emails issue.
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FAQs
How do I create a simple business email? ›
- First name + last name = cliffordchi@domain.com.
- First name . ...
- First name - last name = clifford-chi@domain.com.
- First name . ...
- First name - middle name - last name = clifford-douglas-chi@domain.com.
- First initial + last name = cchi@domain.com.
- Go to the Google Account creation page.
- Follow the steps on the screen to set up your account.
- Use the account you created to sign in to Gmail.
- Go to the Google Account sign in page.
- Click Create account.
- Enter your name.
- In the "Username" field, enter a username.
- Enter and confirm your password. Tip: When you enter your password on mobile, the first letter isn't case sensitive.
- Click Next. ...
- Click Next.
More than just email
Group email aliases such as sales@yourcompany and support@yourcompany are included free and don't count as users. user per month also includes 30GB of cloud storage, file sharing, video conferencing, 24/7 support, and more. Easily upgrade to unlimited storage when you need it.
More about Google Workspace
An ad-free Gmail account with your company's domain name, such as susan@example.com. Ownership of employee accounts. 24/7 phone, email, and chat support. Up to unlimited Gmail and Google Drive storage.
A business email address is simply an email used specifically for your organization. It includes the company's name, for example, my@snov.io. The addresses of the CEO and their team are usually formatted in the same way.
What is the easiest email to set up? ›- Gmail: Best for Offline Accessibility.
- AOL: Best for Interface Organization.
- Outlook: Best for Multiple App Integrations.
- Yahoo! Mail: Best for Lots of Storage.
- iCloud Mail: Best for IMAP.
- Mozilla Thunderbird: Best for Managing Multiple Accounts.
Gmail. Gmail is Google's email service, and over time has developed into one of the most reliable and versatile email services available. Once you login to Gmail, you'll enjoy 15GB of free email storage to start out with, and comes with a few helpful features that make organization easy.
How do I get an email address for my business? ›There are a few different ways to create a business email address, from using an email service provider such as Google Workspace or Microsoft Outlook or using an email hosting service, such as DreamHost or SiteGround.
How do I get an email domain for my business? ›- Register Your Domain Name. ...
- Create Your Google Workspace Business Account. ...
- Verify Your Google Workspace Domain. ...
- Add Google Workspace Users. ...
- Activate Gmail for Your Google Workspace Account. ...
- Test Your Email Address.
How do I set setup my email address? ›
- Open the Gmail app and navigate to the Settings section.
- Tap Add account.
- Tap Personal (IMAP/POP) and then Next.
- Enter your full email address and tap Next.
- Choose the type of email account you will be using. ...
- Enter the password for your email address and tap Next.
It starts at $6 per month. The professional plan includes emails for your employees and extra storage. It starts at $11 a month. You can build your website with WordPress and host it on Yahoo small business.
What is the best business email address? ›- G Suite. Best for New Businesses. G Suite is the name for Google's group of services including Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, and more. ...
- Microsoft Office 365. Best for Large Teams. ...
- Zoho Workplace. Best for Long-Term Growth.
- Create a regular free Gmail account. To get started, create a regular free Gmail account – e.g. username@gmail.com . ...
- Create your custom email address via your email hosting. ...
- Allow Gmail to receive emails using POP3. ...
- Allow Gmail to send emails using SMTP. ...
- Test!
- A Concise, Direct Subject Line. ...
- A Proper Greeting. ...
- Proper Grammar, Correct Spelling. ...
- Only Essential Information. ...
- A Clear Closing.
- ProtonMail.
- Posteo.
- Tutanota.
- Kolab Now.
- Mailfence.
- mailbox.org.
Gmail is the overall best email service. Outlook is good for multiple app integrations. Yahoo has good spam blocking capabilities. Zoho Mail is the best option for home businesses.
What is the safest email to have? ›- ProtonMail. When it comes to email security, ProtonMail is the clear frontrunner. ...
- Hushmail. Fans of ProtonMail might also be interested in Hushmail, a free encrypted email service that uses OpenPGP standards. ...
- CounterMail. ...
- Tutanota. ...
- Mailfence. ...
- Runbox. ...
- Posteo. ...
- Kolab Now.
- ProtonMail. ProtonMail is the most well-known secure email provider. ...
- Mailbox.org. Mailbox.org is a secure email service aimed at business users looking for an alternative to Google or Microsoft tools. ...
- HubSpot. ...
- Zoho Mail. ...
- Tutanota. ...
- Posteo. ...
- Thexyz. ...
- PrivateMail.
- Outlook.
- Front.
- Thunderbird.
- Spike.
- Helpwise.
- HCL Notes.
- Mail Manager.
- Amazon WorkMail.
How much does it cost to have a business email? ›
Use Microsoft 365
Cost: To create a business email address with a custom domain, you'll need to sign up for a premium Office 365 subscription. The Business Basic plan starts at $5.00 per user per month. Get the subscription here. Another way to create a business email address is to use Microsoft 365's Outlook service.
Price: Business Starter: $6 USD per user, per month. Business Standard: $12 USD per user, per month.
How do I create an email template in quick steps? ›- On the Home menu, click New E-mail. ...
- In the message body, enter the content that you want.
- In the message window, click File > Save As.
- In the Save As dialog box, in the Save as type list, click Outlook Template.
- In the File name box, type a name for your template, and then click Save.
- Add a pop-up offer to your homepage.
- Put an opt-in form in your navigation or foote.
- Collect emails at your brick-and-mortar or in-person event.
- Add a signup button to social media.
- Build personalized landing pages.
- Include a newsletter signup option at checkout.
An email address, such as john.smith@example.com, is made up from a local-part, the symbol @, and a domain, which may be a domain name or an IP address enclosed in brackets.
What is the best free email service for small business? ›- HubSpot Email Hosting. Image Source. ...
- Gmail. Gmail is Google's email service, and over time has developed into one of the most reliable and versatile email services available. ...
- Outlook.com. ...
- iCloud Mail. ...
- Zoho Mail. ...
- 6. Yahoo! Mail. ...
- AOL Mail. ...
- Mail.com.
The most standard and recommended form of a professional email address is of course the firstname.lastname@domain.tld format. But there are some other ways you can get a professional email address, such as: firstnameinitial.lastname@domain.tld. firstnameinitiallastname@domain.tld.
Can I get a business email without a website? ›You can create a professional email address without the need for a website, and you can do it with or without web hosting. However, if you want to get email hosting, you will need to have a domain name. Once you already have got your domain name, you need to connect it to your web or email hosting.