Picture two quotes landing in a customer’s inbox. One comes from [email protected]. The other comes from [email protected].
Same price. Same quality. Which one looks like the safer bet?
It is a small thing that says a lot
An email address on your own domain tells the customer:
- You are an established business, not a one-man-and-a-phone outfit
- You are serious enough to have a website and a proper setup
- The address will still work next year
- You are who you say you are
On top of that, it means your email and website match, which makes your whole business look more joined up.
Quotes are more likely to land
Emails from free accounts that send lots of quotes can sometimes end up in spam. Business email set up properly on your own domain, with the correct authentication in place, tends to be treated as more trustworthy. It is not a guarantee, but it helps your quotes get seen.
Why Gmail, on your own domain
You can have the best of both worlds. With Google Workspace you use the Gmail you already know, on your phone and computer, but with an address ending in your own domain name. So you get:
- The same easy Gmail inbox and app
- An address like [email protected]
- Calendar and documents that work with it
- Reliable delivery and good spam protection
What if I change my website provider?
Because you own your domain, your email address goes with you. Nothing is tied to a hosting company’s email box that you lose if you move on.
Setting it up
Setting up email on your own domain involves a few technical steps: pointing the domain, creating the mailbox and adding the records that help your emails get delivered. Most tradespeople would rather not wrestle with that.
Your email address is on every quote you send. Make it look as good as your work.
We do it for you
Every WebForTrade site includes a Gmail address on your own domain, set up and looked after by us. See the full offer or ask us a question.