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Business email

How to get an email address at your own domain, which hosting to choose, and how to write emails that look professional.

An address like [email protected] looks more trustworthy than a free Gmail address, and it stays yours if you change email providers. The guides below cover setting one up, what it costs, and the writing side: signatures, sign-offs and formatting.

Setting up

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  How to make a business email

  Get [email protected]: pick a domain, choose a provider, and set it up, with current prices.

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  Business email hosting compared

  Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Zoho, Proton, Fastmail and budget hosts compared by price, storage and who each suits.

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  Free email with your own domain

  Three ways to get [email protected] for free or nearly free, and the catch with each.

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  Email name ideas

  Simple formulas for a personal or business email name that is easy to say, spell and remember.

Writing

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  How to write an email

  A simple 6-part structure that works for work, school and personal email, with copy-ready examples.

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  How to format an email

  Layout, spacing, fonts, bullet points and subject-line capitalization, the way readers expect.

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  Email signature examples

  Copy-ready signatures for students, job seekers, CEOs and small businesses, and how to add one in Gmail and Outlook.

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  Professional email sign-offs

  The right closing for every kind of email, from "Best" to "Thanks in advance", and which ones to avoid.

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  Out-of-office message examples

  Copy-ready out-of-office replies for vacation, sick days, holidays and leave, plus setup in Gmail and Outlook.

Questions people ask

Can I get business email for free?

Sometimes, with limits. See free email with your own domain.

What should my business email address be?

Short and easy to say, like your first name. See email name ideas.