For contractors and trades companies
Business Email Setup
For Contractors
Get an email address at your own company domain, set up so your estimates reach the inbox and not the spam folder, on an account you own. I set it up, connect your phone, and stay on call when something breaks.
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The Real Problem
Your Email Is Costing You Jobs
A customer asks for a quote, you reply, and they never see it. Or you reply from a free address and they wonder who you are. Most contractors never find out which estimates went missing.
A Gmail address looks like a side job
Customers, suppliers and insurance companies judge you by the address on the estimate. name@yourcompany.com says you are an established business. A free address does not.
Your emails land in spam, or never arrive
When the records behind your domain are missing or wrong, mail gets filtered or refused, and you never find out. The customer just thinks you did not answer.
You do not own the account
If a web person or agency set up your email under their own login, they can lock you out when the relationship ends. Your business email should belong to you.
What You Get
Set Up Once. Supported After.
Your own domain address
Google Workspace mailboxes at your company domain, like you@yourcompany.com, for you and anyone on your team who needs one.
Set up to reach the inbox
The SPF, DKIM and DMARC records that prove your mail is really yours, added without breaking your website.
Working on your phone
Your new address set up on your phone and computer, so you can send and receive before I leave you alone with it.
Aliases like info@ and billing@
Extra addresses that land in your inbox, so customers can write to billing@ without you paying for another mailbox.
You are the administrator
The account and the login belong to you. I help, but I am never the only person who can get in.
Support when something breaks
A rejected email, a locked-out login or a new hire who needs an address. You text or call, and I fix it.
How It Works
Four Steps. No Tech Talk.
- 1
Send your name and number
Use the form above, or call or text. Tell me the company name and the domain you use.
- 2
I look at what you have now
I check your domain, your current email and your website, so nothing that works today gets broken.
- 3
I set it up
Mailboxes, the records that get your mail delivered, and your phone and computer, with you as the administrator.
- 4
You send the first email
We send a test message together and make sure it lands, and I stay available when you need help.
A Real Fix
Yahoo Rejected The Email. Gmail Did Not.
The symptom.A company's email went through to Gmail without a problem, but Yahoo refused it with an error.
The cause. The signature on each message (DKIM) had been set up, but the key published in the domain settings did not match the one Google was signing with. Yahoo checks that closely, so it could not verify the sender.
The fix. I published the correct key so the signature matched what Google was signing with. That kind of problem is invisible until someone tells you, which is why the records need to be checked, not assumed.
Ownership
Your Email Should Be Yours
The account belongs to whoever is its administrator, and the domain belongs to whoever registered it. If someone else holds either one, you can lose your email the day you part ways. Ask whoever set up yours:
- Who is the administrator on my email account?
- Whose name is my domain registered under?
- Can I reset my own password without asking anyone?
You want the answers to be: you, you, and yes. When I set up email, they are.
Pricing
Ask For Your Quote
Every company is different: how many people need an address, what email you use now, and whether your domain is in your name. Tell me about yours and I will give you a straight answer.
Common Questions
Business Email, Answered
Do I really need a business email, or is my Gmail fine?
Gmail works, but it costs you a little trust. An address like yourname@yourcompany.com tells a customer you are an established business, and a name@gmail.com can look like a side job. A business address also stays with the company if you change phones, hire help, or sell. If you only email a few people, Gmail is fine to start. If customers, suppliers or insurance companies see your address, switch.
Why do my emails go to spam, or why did a customer say they never got my email?
Usually the receiving service cannot confirm the message really came from you. Most often the sender records for the domain are missing, incomplete or do not match. Other causes are a brand new address with no sending history, a message full of links or images, or a long list of recipients. If a customer says they never got your email, ask them to check their spam or junk folder and mark it as not spam. Fix the records first, then send normal one-to-one emails for a few weeks.
Why does Yahoo reject my email when Gmail accepts it?
Yahoo is stricter. In a case I fixed, a company's email passed one check but failed the signature check, and Yahoo refused it with an error while Gmail delivered it. The signature (DKIM) was set up, but the key in the domain settings did not match the one Google was signing with, so Yahoo could not verify it. After the correct key was published, the message went through. Yahoo's published guidelines say senders need SPF or DKIM to pass, and bulk senders need both plus a DMARC record.
What are SPF, DKIM and DMARC, in plain English?
Three records in your domain settings that prove an email is really yours. SPF lists the services allowed to send mail for your company, like a guest list. DKIM adds a hidden signature to each message that the receiver can check, like a wax seal. DMARC tells the receiver what to do when a message fails, and sends you reports. Google's guidance is to start DMARC on the monitor-only setting, then tighten it over time.
Who owns my business email, me or the person who set it up?
You should, but only if it was set up that way. The account belongs to whoever is the administrator, and the domain belongs to whoever registered it. If your web person or an agency set it up under their own login, you can lose access if they leave. Ask three things. Who is the administrator? Whose name is the domain registered under? Can I reset my own password? You want yes, you, and yes.
Can I keep my current website and only change my email?
Yes. Your website and your email are separate services that happen to share a domain name. Email is set up with a few records in your domain settings, and it does not need to touch your site. The one rule is to add the new records without deleting the ones that keep your website running.