We’ve helped many small businesses set up websites over the last decade – it’s one of the first concrete steps most businesses take to create a public presence. Typically, the process begins with purchasing a domain name and (far too often) setting up email using an email server provided by the host. Unfortunately, this leaves your business email open to the fluctuations and downtime of the hosting provider.
In this post, I am going to discuss why we now advocate that all of our customers and clients move their email hosting to G Suites for Work, which we feel is the best email service for business, along with an advanced tool for efficient online collaboration.
Gmail For Business
The number one reason to switch from self-hosted email to G Suites is the Gmail interface. Basically, you’re getting Gmail for business.
Many business people have a background that includes managing email on Microsoft Outlook. If this is the case, it may feel as though moving away from that software and into a hosted solution will disrupt your workflow. I was one of these people before we made the switch several years ago, and having come through the process I want to make this very clear: YES, it will be disruptive, but only for a few days – then, once you get used to using search and tags rather than a tree of nested folders, you’ll find that your efficiency goes way up!
When I began using Gmail for our business, I tried to recreate the nested folder logic using tags. It was hard for me to understand that the search feature could provide the same level of organization without having to do the upfront work of tagging. For instance, when you want to find an email sent to you by Jane Doe, you enter her name into the search field, which will auto-populate with her contact email. Hit enter and all the emails from that contact appear in the list. Now, if you want to narrow the search to a few topics, simply add the topic after her email in the search field and hit enter again. Now the list of emails is narrowed to a handful and you can easily select the one you want.
Use Your Own Domain With Gmail
The basis of the G Suites platform is super-stable, hosted email using your own domain name. If you don’t have a domain name you’ll want to register one with Bluehost. They offer the cheapest best quality hosting and domain services in the industry. When you go to setup your G Suites apps account, you’ll be prompted to enter your domain along with some contact information.
Once the account is live, you’ll need to update your DNS at Bluehost (just follow the simple directions provided by the G Suites setup wizard) and create your first users. These users will be assigned an email like name@yourdomain.com, where the name is replaced by their username and yourdomain is replaced with the business domain.
G Suites for Work Security
Security is a big deal and the advanced security options that come packaged with G Suites are one of the reasons I feel it is the best email program for businesses. It seems like every day we hear about a new hack or breach that’s compromised personal or financial data. You shouldn’t have to worry about whether or not your company’s correspondence and stored data is vulnerable to exploitation.
G Suites offers two-factor authentication so you can require that all users in your Apps account assign a secondary authentication method. This ensures that passwords alone are not enough to break into your users G Suites email or storage. It takes only a couple of minutes to set this up, and you’ll never regret the peace of mind you get with this service.
Additional Services Included
Storage: Each G Suites account comes with a service called Google Drive. Google Drive acts like an online backup of your desktop files that you can then access from anywhere. Depending on how you set it up, Drive can also act like a shared server that provides shared access to files across your entire organization.
Office Tools: Most businesses use the office tools bundled in the Microsoft Office suite, and while I don’t advocate getting rid of your Word and Excel quite yet, I do believe that you’ll find you’re using them a lot less once you see the powerful collaboration made possible using Google Drive’s office tools. Drive comes with a word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation utility that is nearing MS Office in quality and feature richness. But the things that really make tools shine is the ability for multiple users to be working on one document at a time, as well as enabling quick previews of PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, docs, and spreadsheets.
Calendar: Over the years, we’ve tried just about all of the business calendar options on the market and none rival the Google Calendar in its simplicity and functionality. You can quickly share calendars across users in your organizations and create complex recurring events, in addition to inviting people to events and using Hangout for conference calls, which we’ll look at next.
Chat and Hangouts: Chat and Hangouts are the communication wave of the future and depending on your industry, may be the communication preference of the now. We use Hangouts constantly when working with contractors and clients and use chat to shoot quick notes among our team when phone and email are too involved for the task. Hangouts are video calls that also integrate chat, screenshare, drawing and other collaborative tools during the call. PLUS, you can include up to 15 people (!!) on the call at no extra charge.
G Suites Pricing
As a startup business, cost control is likely to be a major consideration. G Suites for Work handles this by having you pay for only the number of users you need at any one time. Each user costs between $5-$10 a month and you can add or drop them whenever you add or release human resources in your business.
At the $5 level, you get pretty much all the tools you need to launch your business, along with 30GB of email and Google Drive storage per user. For many startups this will be plenty of storage, but if you are going to be working with lots of images, video, CAD files, PDFs or other large resources, I strongly recommend looking at the $10 unlimited storage level. At this level, each user will get 1TB of storage unless you have more than 10 users, in which case they all truly have unlimited storage. In addition, by upgrading to the unlimited level, your account will include Google Vault for eDiscovery, which means all emails sent by all users within your domain are stored in a digital vault for you to audit if the need should arise in the future.
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You will need to purchase your company’s domain name before signing up.
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Contact me at googleapps@nimbusthemes.com for a G Suites promotion code.
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Redeem it here:
Quick Tips – Update April 21, 2015
Recently I worked with a client that was creating a presentation slide-deck that would accompany her on a speaking tour about her area of expertise. When she originally sent the deck to my firm is was in the form of a PowerPoint presentation which is a common file-type that works with Microsoft’s office suite. Unfortunately, it’s a major drag to collaborate on a PPT file as you end up having to send the physical file back and forth or try to combine two versions after both parties are completed. I suggested to the client that we get her business set up with G Suites for Work not only because it’s the best email service for small businesses like hers but also because we could then collaborate on a Google Slides project instead of the dreaded PowerPoint.
The client was thrilled with the email services she was able to access with her G Suites account and she and I were able to both work on the Google Slides project at the same time while Gchatting up a storm and jumping on the occasional Google Hangout. Such an improvement!!
Stephen Christo
July 16, 2015 at 8:07 amHi, I recently started a photography business, and I am simply researching which would be the best email to use with it. I currently have a regular email with google, but I was considering if it might be best to use something that looks more professional for the business like a “.com” email. After reading the information here about the google apps for work, I think this might be the choice I’ll consider. Anyhow, looking forward for the coupon to get started. Thank you!
Jeevan
October 7, 2015 at 10:46 amI am starting a small business to do software consulting services. I want to use google apps for this. Google apps seems to be the right tool for my business, because it has document storage, spread sheets, word and other documents that we use on a regular basis, plus there are a lot of other features…
SB
October 9, 2015 at 10:57 amThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Saghir Khan
January 18, 2016 at 8:44 pmHi there! We are small organisation with 6 employees. Considering GoogleApp solutions for the email communication.
Toya
July 16, 2015 at 12:58 pmHello I recently launched a online family resource website and I think this would be great to look more professional with the .com. I also like how I would be able to designate other users as well and share documents, videos with one another. Thank you and looking forward to discount code.
Alex Chapin
July 17, 2015 at 12:48 pmI’m looking to transfer my companies domains off of Go Daddy and to a different domain name provider that offers Google Apps for Work accounts for email. My company is relatively new and are trying to get into the Green Building Construction consulting market. I think that Google Apps will help us communicate and collaborate better than we are currently with IBM Notes.
Patrick Smyth
July 18, 2015 at 12:43 pmMy small team is highly mobile, spending most of our time networking or visiting customers. Google Apps lets us stay in contact and manage schedules and sharing of work and critical information to keep the team coordinated without having to all gather in place and attend meetings. I love that we can all work together regardless of the device or operating system we are using to access the system.
SB
July 20, 2015 at 12:48 amHello Patrick,\n\nGoogle Apps sound like the perfect collaboration tool for your business! Thank you for taking the time to comment. I’ve sent you a promo code via email. Please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. \n\nThanks and best of luck!\nSB
sonya
July 20, 2015 at 10:09 amMy husband is starting his own law firm and we are looking into email options. We’ve heard good things about google for business. We plan to sign up pronto. Thanks for the info and the promo code.
SB
July 23, 2015 at 11:17 amHello Sonya,\n\nThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.\n\nThanks!\nSB
Tyler Moore
July 20, 2015 at 9:32 pmPure Brawn is my online natural supplement shop I am bringing to life as we speak. We will sell natural supplements, and soon we plan to have our own line of all-natural supplements.
The gmail apps will give my business the professional look and the ease of use to get tasks done with less confusion. We will use the gmail apps to collaborate with others as well as video-chat all while using the professional looking email address and apps Gmail has to offer. I love gmail, and think they will be the best option to trust with our growth.
SB
July 23, 2015 at 11:24 amHello Tyler,\n\nGoogle Apps truly do help new business get off the ground quicker and much more efficiently. Thanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck with Pure Brawn, we wish you the best of luck!\n\nThanks!\nSB
Miru
July 22, 2015 at 11:18 amHey
Great to read your article. Thanks it helped me a lot to choose the best email provider. I am going to start a LED manufacturing company and i am sure getting google apps.
SB
July 23, 2015 at 11:40 amHello Miru,\n\nThanks for stopping by and best of luck with your new business. It sounds exciting! I tried sending you a promo code via email but the email could not be delivered, and the error I received was “The email account that you tried to reach does not exist.”. Can you please post again with your email address so I can send you the promo code again?\n\nThanks and have a great day.\nSB
Janice Sy
July 23, 2015 at 8:38 pmHi
We are engaged in construction materials, our salesman are highly mobile visiting sites and this is the perfect solution for us to in order to collaborate important informations such as orders of customers.
We are looking at this google app for work
Thanks,
janice
SB
July 24, 2015 at 1:30 pmHello Janice,\n\nGoogle sounds like the perfect solution for your team. Thanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Bets of luck with your business!\n\nThanks!\nSB
jus
July 30, 2015 at 3:07 pmHi
Im starting my own lawyer’s practice. To be in touch with clients on ongoing basis is a must. Your app may help to achieve this goal!
SB
July 31, 2015 at 4:12 pmI’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.\n\nThanks!\nSB
Leslie
August 2, 2015 at 1:46 pmI’m an artist solopreneur with an online teaching program. I’m having all kinds of problems with my host-provided email. Lots of spam that doesn’t get filtered out by SpamAssasin, while gmail has no problem identifying it. And when I try to set up a vacation auto-responder, my auto-reply goes out to all those spammers getting me blacklisted as a spammer myself, which I’m surely not! So I’m starting to look into Google Apps for Work. Would love a promo code. Hoping I’ll be able to set up multiple addresses (or aliases for what are now multiple addresses) on a single user account (info@, support@, myname@, etc.).
SB
August 4, 2015 at 2:01 amSounds like a mess, what you’re dealing with :/ I hope you can ditch the host-provided email soon! I’ve sent you a coupon code via email, please let me know if you didn’t it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck!\n\nBest,\nSB
Aadarsh
August 4, 2015 at 8:07 amWe are Online FoodTech Startup Based in NB, Canada. We are in the business since last 2 months and now taking it to online. It would be great to have Google Apps support our work. Thanks!
SB
August 5, 2015 at 6:46 pmThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.\n\nThanks!\nSB
Charles
August 4, 2015 at 10:52 amWe have long had our default e-mail forward to a gmail account because of the ability to manage our e-mails better with GMail. The email that comes with our website doesn’t filter anything and trying to leverage it on mobile devices is difficult at best. As a business with just two employee’s being able to properly manage our digital correspondence is a huge deal and can save us hours.
SB
August 5, 2015 at 6:46 pmHello Charles,\n\nThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.\n\nThanks!\nSB
Grace
August 4, 2015 at 10:33 pmHello, we’re a start-up that’s developing a B2B SaaS tool and our current hosting provider’s email user interface is very bare bones. We need migrate our emails to Google so that there is a central place we store our documents, are able to communicate with one another seamlessly, and to foster collaboration on the team. I appreciate it if you could share your promo code w/ us and help an emerging start-up out!
SB
August 5, 2015 at 6:49 pmGrace,\n\nThanks for stopping by. Hosting provider email interfaces and capabilities are still so limited. We’ve seen many people migrate away from them. Thanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.\n\nThanks!\nSB
Jeff
August 6, 2015 at 12:31 pmWow, it’s really opening my mind. Can’t wait to try it out. We are still at beginning stage of setting up our Start-Up; hope this is what we are looking for. Please help us by sending your promotional code to us. Really appreciate this awesome opportunity which you are providing to us. Thank you!
SB
August 6, 2015 at 9:11 pmThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Kym
August 7, 2015 at 9:13 amI am starting a new creative firm combining the market strategy skills of my business partner with my design and branding skills. We have both experienced trouble with crazy domains emails so in starting this new business we wanted to go for security and stability. I had already done a little bit of research on google apps and was impressed and your post was confirmation. Looking forward to getting started with it.
SB
August 7, 2015 at 11:49 amHello Kym, thanks for stopping by! I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck with your new firm!\n\nThanks!\nSB
Rai
August 9, 2015 at 1:57 amI have a manufacturing firm and I still use the simple gmail as the official email for my company. I have strongly felt the need to get a proper business email client . And what can better than gmail for business. Looking forward to start using it soon!
SB
August 10, 2015 at 11:53 amRai, A step in the right direction! You won’t be disappointed with the transition. it’s pretty seamless. Thanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.\n\nThanks!\nSB
Alex
August 10, 2015 at 5:05 pmStarting a consulting and educational technology business. I want to use Google for Work, since it looks professional, and gives me the tools I require at this stage. It also seems scalable.
SB
August 11, 2015 at 10:27 amAlex, thanks for stopping by. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.\nThanks,\nSB
John
August 11, 2015 at 3:05 pmLooking to have the email stand out from the rest. I have a gmail account right now for personal mail and a mail.com address for the business. Neither of these are impressive. Looking forward to the Google service
JOHN
SB
August 12, 2015 at 10:18 amHello John, smart move! Thanks for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.\n\nThanks!\nSB
Shawn
August 11, 2015 at 11:25 pmThank you for your article. I’m in the process of starting a consulting business and researching which professional email tool and document support will be the right for our business.
SB
August 12, 2015 at 10:20 amHello Shawn, Thank you for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.\n\nThanks!\nSB
Hossein Satari
August 12, 2015 at 8:25 amCurrently working in a packaging field and I can see that working with Google Apps will help our company grow out of our traditional ways and become more tech-friendly.
SB
August 12, 2015 at 10:21 amHello Hossein, Thank you for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.\n\nThanks!\nSB
Bill
August 14, 2015 at 4:40 amRunning an online store for light products. Regularly need to communicate with both customers and suppliers. The standard email application that comes with hosting is not enough anymore. Hope that gmail for business provides a next step forward.
SB
August 14, 2015 at 10:00 amHello Bill, thanks for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Emma
August 14, 2015 at 5:44 amStill in the Start-Up phase of our new venture and in need of a separate business gmail address to separate us from our personal accounts. Google Apps sounds like the way to go. Thank you, Evan, for your research.
SB
August 14, 2015 at 9:59 amYou’re welcome! I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
J
August 14, 2015 at 11:56 amHi! Nice article – sounds like Google Apps is worth a try for a new startup – thanks for sharing
SB
August 15, 2015 at 8:49 amJ, sent you a promo code – enjoy!
David
August 15, 2015 at 2:46 amWe are startup company and specialize in IP business. We have recently started moving our email hosting from our service provider to Gmail. Biggest advantage is its customization & its drive option.
So far our 2-3 users are using Gmail server but soon our entire team would be using Gmail.
Its fast, convenient & its add-ons attract our team.
SB
August 15, 2015 at 8:49 amDavid, thanks for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code! Best of luck.
Fides
August 15, 2015 at 2:08 pmVery informative article. Very early stages of setting up an e-commerce for husband and I’m starting a bakers website. We will definitely use Google Apps for both of these ventures. Thank you!
Gail
August 16, 2015 at 8:08 amI have a new startup and think Google Apps will be a huge help!
SB
August 16, 2015 at 11:10 amGail, I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck!
Christy
August 17, 2015 at 12:33 pmHello, I have a wedding stationery website and recently have been searching around to change over my emailing. I am looking for something that can link desktop & mobile emailing since currently I am working with one that does not show my response if I reply on my phone on my desktop. Quite frustrating. This sounds like a great option and can tie together with my personal email as well. Looking forward to the coupon!
SB
August 17, 2015 at 5:28 pmChristy – I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Lisbeth Tanz
August 19, 2015 at 1:02 pmHi, I’ve been in business for 10 years now, and email has always been an issue. I currently have my work email filter through gmail, but I often forget to switch the account to my business account when I’m replying to clients. Plus, I have to have to pay for email at my domain host company, which is not expensive, but not a great solution either. I’ve looked at Google Apps before but been overwhelmed. I’d love some help in moving my email over to something more reliable and spam-free.
SB
August 20, 2015 at 3:21 pmLisbeth, I know exactly what you mean when you say you forget to switch the account 🙂 Happens to me all the time as well. Thanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Mahmoud
August 20, 2015 at 2:51 amnice work.
do you have a promo
SB
August 20, 2015 at 3:23 pmMahmoud, Thanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Ray Kerzner
August 20, 2015 at 10:58 amWe are a local start up brewery in the KC, MO area. We are looking to find an email and business solutions service that can manage daily operations along with long term strategy implementation – while keeping everything organized. We’re trying to determine the most efficient system to use and Google Apps seems like something that can be flexible yet dynamic enough to meet our needs. Looking forward to seeing what Google can do for us!
SB
August 20, 2015 at 3:24 pmRay, thanks for your comment. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck with your business!
fernando
August 21, 2015 at 7:12 amSOunds like a great option for email , would like to get it for 10 accounts…however price is high….look forward for an offer!
SB
August 21, 2015 at 2:02 pmFernando, thanks for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code. Have a great day!
Ilan Freeman
August 21, 2015 at 12:42 pmGood and informative article. I think it would be beneficial to add some of the other providers that would go with google apps such as Insightly. Thanks for the article again.
Moiz Rafay
August 22, 2015 at 3:51 amI work for a small NGO working for education and disaster relief in Pakistan. We are looking to maintain our organization’s professional while also upgrading our online infrastructure, and we think Google Apps would be a neat fit for that.
We’re also looking for a new provider and design for a website. I wonder if google apps also provides hosting for something like that…
SB
August 25, 2015 at 11:09 amMoiz, Thanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck with your endeavors.
Jessica
August 24, 2015 at 10:22 amI’ve started a consulting business and am looking for a good email solution as well as web hosting. You have sold me on Google! I think it’s perfect for my business. I look forward to receiving the promo code. Thanks!
SB
August 25, 2015 at 11:08 amJessica, Thanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck with your business.
Mollee
August 26, 2015 at 9:06 pmHello,
Our website is not live yet, as we don’t have our first product in stock. We are a husband and wife team and we’re trying to start our own retail business. I am a graphic designer so it’s been fun and tricky at the same time. Add two small children on top of that and you’ve got a big mess on your hands. It’s been fun and we’re learning a lot. Trying to figure out who to host our email and there’s a lot of choices. I’m seeing google is the best and you’ve confirmed. I’d really love to save a few bucks if possible!
Thanks for your post!
Mollee
SB
August 31, 2015 at 2:11 pmA husband and wife team, just like Nimbus Themes 🙂 I’ve sent you a promo code via email. Best of luck with your new website!
Ton Boeree
August 27, 2015 at 6:42 amHello,
We have a site up announcing our official launch in January.
This app seems to be a perfect feature to update our subscribers.
Thanks!
Ton
SB
August 31, 2015 at 2:09 pmTon, I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck with your business and its launch!
Kate
August 28, 2015 at 12:02 pmMy company develops clinical trial management solutions for the healthcare industry. We’re growing and need a corporate email service. Our research and your article have convinced us that Google is the way to go. Thanks!
SB
August 31, 2015 at 1:32 pmKate, Google Apps *is* the way to go! Glad to help. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck with your business!
SC
August 31, 2015 at 3:38 pmWe are currently hosting our own email on an exchange server however we are now looking to outsource this and would ultimately use Google Apps to completely host our email for the company. The cost factor seems pretty high with outsourcing to a 3rd party email provider in addition to having concerns such as trusting their service, reliability, security…etc. Google would be a top contender on my list for meetings those concerns, however we would need to have about 25 different email accounts (some of those having multiple aliases) which at the 5/10 per user per month would add up. So am now doing research to see which would be my best options with out crushing my budget….
SB
September 2, 2015 at 11:39 amSC I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Bruce Lyons
September 2, 2015 at 7:53 amI am very interested in you email service as well as the other features that come with the Google Apps. My wife and I are starting a financial coaching business where we will be working one on one with individuals and married couples to help them set up a written plan for their money as well as coach them through the process of becoming debt free. The Hangouts video chatting will be excellent for customers living out of state. Please send me the $10 off coupon
SB
September 2, 2015 at 11:36 amHusband and wife business, just like ours 🙂 Best of luck. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Amy
September 4, 2015 at 8:59 amThinking about switching over to Google Apps for Work but the price is holding me back. Also curious how all of my old emails will be transferred to my new account. Looking forward to checking out the code from you. I appreciate it!
SB
September 9, 2015 at 11:11 amAmy, Thanks for stopping by, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Here is what a quick search yielded on how to import your old emails: http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-migrate-to-gmail/ Hope that helps!
Mariska
September 8, 2015 at 2:20 amHi SB
I am starting an immigration advice agency in New Zealand. I am in the process of developing a website and looking into business email. Google Apps sounds like the way to go. Thank you so much for your article and making the process of starting a company ( a long, exciting, overwhelming and daunting one) a bit easier. Hope the promo code works in NZ.
Cheers
Mariska
SB
September 9, 2015 at 11:16 amMariska, I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck with your new business!
Irena
September 9, 2015 at 1:06 amHi, great read. Thank you. We are using go daddy accounts for business e-mail but we have tons of problems all the time. Looking for fast switch to much better e-mail provider on a long run. We need 3-4 unlimited accounts and 5 limited. Hope you can send suitable discount code.
SB
September 9, 2015 at 11:15 amIrena, Godaddy email is quite a pain! I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Brad Ettinger and Kelee Kottel
September 9, 2015 at 5:59 amHey there, my name is Kelee Kottel and I’m speaking on behalf of my partner, Brad Ettinger. Together, we have a start up business that involves a fully integrative approach to
SB
September 9, 2015 at 11:15 amBrad and Kelee – Thanks for stopping by! I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Patrick Brennan
September 9, 2015 at 11:38 amHello:
I currently use outlook, but I need something with more security. Could you tell me how Google Apps differs from Outlook?
Thanks,
PB
SB
September 18, 2015 at 12:44 pmPatrick, thank you for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code via email. Please let me know if you don’t receive it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Tim
September 9, 2015 at 12:42 pmWe’re looking for a decent email provider for a new business in motorcycle racing parts. Google Apps appears to be the best thing going at the moment, and from personal use with Gmail, I can’t fault Google’s execution on being an email provider. Great article.
SB
September 13, 2015 at 7:46 pmThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Angie
September 9, 2015 at 1:06 pmHi, and thanks for this comments section. I am looking for a reliable email system with good storage and communication capabilities across the internet. What better way to achieve this for a new business than Gmail for work! I am starting a new business in real estate and would love any assistance with start-up costs.
SB
September 13, 2015 at 7:47 pmAngie, Thanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Jrw
September 11, 2015 at 7:17 pmHi, I just wanted to say that I enjoyed reading this article. I felt it was very informative. I am a new attorney in the process of setting up my own law practice. At this stage in the game, I have the LLC filed, a domain name registered, and now need to find a safe and reliable e-mail server for the business. My partner and I both have personal gmail accounts, but recently her account was hacked, so, when considering gmail for business, we were both a little wary, as we felt security and the ability to store and maintain client files may be an issue. But after reading your review, I feel my confidence has been restored and now, I plan to use gmail business. Thanks, again.
SB
September 13, 2015 at 7:50 pmJrw, Thanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Moiz Izzy
September 14, 2015 at 11:15 pmHi
We have a small brick and mortar store in India and want to gain customer trust and confidence with our own email. Purchased a domain from google business free account and watched a lot of YouTube videos to get the small website started we do not have the funds at the moment to be able to afford our own google apps account but hoping that if we are able to send emails and manage work better using the company email rather than yahoo we might be able to gain long terms customers. Because of my limited knowledge with computers hoping Google apps is easy to use and gives us the edge to move ahead
SB
September 15, 2015 at 8:17 amThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Carolyn
September 15, 2015 at 11:21 amThanks for the article! As a small business looking to expand, we are looking for ways to keep cost down and productivity up, as well as reliable service. The more I research, Google seems like the way to go.
SB
September 18, 2015 at 12:42 pmCarolyn, , thank you for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code via email. Please let me know if you don’t receive it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck!
Tommy Quitt
September 15, 2015 at 1:24 pm“Wechange” is a small consultancy firm focused on agile methodologies and process improvements in software organizations. We are experts in DevOps, Automation and Scrum.
Would you know if google charges user fees also for aliases that simply direct to an existing mailbox?
SB
September 18, 2015 at 12:42 pmTommy, thank you for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code via email. Please let me know if you don’t receive it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Andrew Myles
September 16, 2015 at 8:22 amHi,
We are a digital pathology (medical imaging) startup in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. We are looking for an integrated solution which can provide email/calendar/apps/storage. We also have a lot of image data which would allow us to take advantage of the unlimited storage features. It would allow us to replace our current email server as well as our shared network drive, and perhaps we wouldn’t have to keep buying so many hard drives.
SB
September 18, 2015 at 12:41 pmAndrew, thank you for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code via email. Please let me know if you don’t receive it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck!
Magon
September 18, 2015 at 2:11 pmI have a small trucking company, and need a professional email address. I had an outlook email and they have terrible customer service, did not want to help fix the error message that came coming up. So, here I am!
SB
September 22, 2015 at 11:53 amMagon, Thank you for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck!
Melanie
September 20, 2015 at 10:26 amHi, there!
I am still in the planning phases of a brand new artistry company. I’ve started back-filling my FB with information, albums, etc…in order to prep in advance for my company’s opening. I would like, however, every part of this company to start out with a professional appearance and safe environment. Thank you so much for your article and the offer of a promotional code. Blessings.
SB
September 22, 2015 at 11:52 amMelanie, Thank you for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck with your new company!
Samuel
September 21, 2015 at 10:54 amHi,
Me and my teammates are currently working on our college project and it is a 3 months long project. We are being tasked to form a company and work with various stake holders involved, thus we are looking at various options to try and create a company domain email address, and i happen to chance upon your site.
I read through your article and greatly appreciate the time taken to describe in detail. I would be grateful to you it you are able to allow us to save a small portion of our funds through your promo code.
Thanks and Cheers
Samuel
SB
September 22, 2015 at 11:51 amSamuel, Thanks for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck with your project.
Philippa Siguencia-Winnings
September 22, 2015 at 6:00 amHi, I’m just setting up a freelance marketing and social media communications business and need to start using a professional email address. I’m also interested in the cloud storage and support offered by google apps. I would certainly appreciate any promotions. Thank you!
SB
September 22, 2015 at 11:50 amPhillipa, Thanks for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck with your new business!
Lory
September 22, 2015 at 12:32 pmGreat information. I am looking for email service for a small business. After reading your article, I think google app will be a great choice!
SB
September 28, 2015 at 5:30 pmThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Aaron
September 24, 2015 at 1:36 pmI signed up for Google Apps for Work for my email and wasted hours of my life trying to configure it to work with Outlook and after calling google support and spending time installing ‘Hangout’ which then installed to my personal gmail account, was totally frustrated with the whole episode that I decided to cancel the account! with a vow to find an email provider that which can be configured without the headaches! When i rang their support and got put through from one team to the other, I felt that moment that you’re now speaking to dinosaur company, who doesn’t get it any more…
life doesn’t have to be this complicated, and I’m pretty computer literate, configured the DNS , MX records in minutes! I did wonder how were the members of my team supposed configure their emails if I couldn’t get it to work….
SO QUESTION IS WHO ELSE?
ED
September 25, 2015 at 6:37 pmThank you so much for the information. It’s very useful for me at this moment as I am setting up my own CPA firm right now. A great email service is so important for the day-to-day business and I am so glad to find this post. I look forward to the promotion code and thank you so much for sharing!
SB
September 28, 2015 at 5:33 pmED, =Thanks for reaching out. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck with your new firm!
Elaine
September 28, 2015 at 10:22 pmThanks very much for the overview. I’m in the process of buying a family member’s manufacturing company, and the first thing I want to do is drag it into the 21st century by purchasing a domain and setting up business email — what a concept, right???? This is a much more convoluted process than a mere 10 years ago, and your article greatly simplified things, making for an easy decision. Oh, and any help with defraying start-up costs is *always* appreciated!!!
Suzanne
September 30, 2015 at 5:42 amHi! I am starting a photography business and am looking for all of these services. How delighted I was to find an “all-in-one” I look forward to exploring all of the functionality. Thanks!
SB
September 30, 2015 at 10:05 amThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
TR Lingley
October 5, 2015 at 6:28 pmWe are a small Electrical Contracting firm in San Francisco and have had constant issues and hassles with the yahoo mail service that allows us to use our own domain name for our email. We are hoping to find a service that is more reliable and easier for us to access from our various phones/devices as well. Good information, hopefully we can make the switch soon…
TR
SB
October 7, 2015 at 9:21 amThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Kathryn Godwin
October 5, 2015 at 9:28 pmHi! I am Kathryn Godwin from Quoc Pham Cycling Shoes. We sell handcrafted leather cycling shoes and are looking to give our business a boost by using your email service. The email service we are using right now is slow and not very reliable. Gmail for Business suits all our business needs. I am very excited to start using this service.
SB
October 7, 2015 at 9:21 amThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
JP
October 6, 2015 at 9:25 amI’m exploring email service providers for my consulting business and am unsure about Google – I hate the idea of giving the company more information about me, my company and my internet habits. I’m also concerned about my clients’ privacy and the sensitive information I’ll be receiving through email. Is Google Apps secure and private enough?
SB
October 9, 2015 at 10:58 amThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Aman
October 9, 2015 at 12:49 pmHey Evan,
I recently moved into IT consulting services domain and I am trying to setup a small team. I have been using Google Apps for business in my earlier stints as an employee and I have always been a fan. It gets you started immediately and have all the desired tools to take your business to a logical level. It would be great to have the coupon to get things started for my own consultancy. Shall look forward to hearing back from you.
Cheers,
Aman
SB
October 15, 2015 at 10:42 amThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck!
HAN PoK
October 11, 2015 at 9:51 amTHanks. I am interested in moving my email for my small business to google. Thanks for the info.
SB
October 15, 2015 at 10:44 amThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck!
Grant Keele
October 13, 2015 at 7:53 pmI use google email, drive, etc all the time personally. Now, I’m starting up a small business to do web sites and programming for companies. I plan on using Google Apps for Work as my email provider, file server, etc as I love the functionality and flexibility it gives. Thanks.
SB
October 15, 2015 at 10:40 amThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it. Best of luck!
JCL
October 16, 2015 at 10:16 pmGreat article! I’ve recently begun the process of starting a small business dealing with Estate Liquidation. With my background serving families as an aspiring funeral director with a mortuary science degree, the one aspect of the process never discussed is what to do with all the stuff left behind when a loved one dies! I figured if I could create a company that would ease this transition in dealing with the estate of the deceased, then I’d be better serving my community. I hope to use Google Apps to launch my business email and figure out hosting ideas soon!
SB
October 18, 2015 at 3:57 pmThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Jeha
October 19, 2015 at 3:06 pmWe are searching for a secured email service to handle our 50+ email accounts.
Currently using ZOHO email service, but we would like to switch to Gmail for the reason that:
1. Better storage
2. User friendly and popular GUI-Most people are used to it being gmail users.
3. Security
4. Flexibility of having some of your employees with Google Mail and others with existing service.
SB
October 21, 2015 at 8:21 amThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Andi
October 20, 2015 at 7:51 pmMy team and I have a new startup. With everything going fast for us, we need to start collaborating better. Since all of us have gmail so google apps is a better choice for now but with a promo code, I think it’s a no brainer. Thank you!
SB
October 21, 2015 at 8:19 amThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Julie
October 22, 2015 at 12:25 pmAs you and your company have also done, our company helps international brands launch and build a brand presence in the US. Their online presence is the greatest priority and the full breadth of Google Apps’ programs is just what we need to make that happen without worrying about third-party downtime.
SB
October 25, 2015 at 12:04 pmThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
Subhajit Dey
October 25, 2015 at 10:01 amI will be starting a business for manufacturing electrical items. I want to have my business mail on Gmaik.
SB
October 25, 2015 at 11:58 amThanks for your comment, we appreciate it. I’ve sent you a promo code via email – please let me know if you didn’t get it and I’d be happy to look into it.
demha
October 25, 2015 at 2:58 pmHi, Please send me the prmo code for gmail
Amy
November 9, 2015 at 7:58 amHi please can i get the promo code for gmail? I’m just starting a cosmetics business and this has been very helpful!
Juanis Lual
November 11, 2015 at 9:40 pmHi everyone!
I’ve been with Google Apps specifically gmail for almost five years now as a personal email as well my small nonprofit and it has been working great. But now I’m working establishing a medium size corporation/company and I don’t have capital yet, but i would love to set up Google Apps for my business that i am still doing its steps but I got ininitial steps done,
so can anyone send me your promo code so I can create Google Apps account as info@, company@, etc?
Thanis
Juanis
siobhan
October 10, 2016 at 4:44 amHi Guys,
Does anyone here know if Google Mail for business has a replied to indicator or marker like Outlook does. We have made the switch to gmail and will over 100 emails every day or two, not having a replied to marker makes email sorting very difficult. Any advice please.
Thanks,
Siobhan from Melbourne 🙂
Sarah Bishop
October 10, 2016 at 10:18 pmHi Siobhan,\n Thanks for reaching out. Google Mail does not have the traditional indicator or marker like outlook, but you are able to use labels to help you track them. Check out this helpful Guide.
veeresh
November 8, 2016 at 7:43 pmHi we have started small company which provides design service for customers ,their about 6 employees.we are planning to choose gmail for our professional email,we looking for promo codes .
Sarah Bishop
November 10, 2016 at 11:23 pmThanks for reaching out, please email at googleapps@nimbusthemes.com and I can get you one.