How to create a business email with your own domain

1. Buy a domain for your business

To have a business email with your own name, like @mycompany.com or @mycompany.co.uk, you first need to own the domain itself.

See the course "How to buy a domain for your business".

2. Compare and choose an email provider

With a domain in hand it is time to pick an email provider. Do not just look at price, also check usability, storage, number of mail addresses, and how stable the service is.

The two big options in 2026:

• Google Workspace, most popular among small businesses. Good for creating multiple email addresses and aliases per user (info@, support@, name@ etc.). Includes Drive, Docs, Meet, and Gemini AI.
• Microsoft 365 Business, stronger in Office-heavy organizations. Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and Copilot AI included.

Beyond the two giants there are smaller players, many domain providers (One.com, Loopia, Binero, GoDaddy) also offer email services, often simpler and cheaper for smaller needs.

3. Connect your domain to email

Once you have a domain and have chosen a provider, you just need to connect them. This is done when you register/activate the email, the provider gives you DNS records (MX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC) that you add at your domain registrar.

For Google Workspace: follow the verification guide. Most domain providers also have their own guides for pointing MX records at Google or Microsoft.

Tip for 2026: Set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC from the start. It costs nothing extra and dramatically reduces the chance of your mail ending up in customers' spam folders.

Now you have your own business email!