When free email is still fine for now
Sometimes, free email is good enough. That’s an admission that most web companies are not going to make for you.
Finished website and matching business email address shown together on desk
Business email, before launching a business, it’s possible that you’re still trying to decide the name of your business, whether it’s going to work, etc. Spending money on business email that won’t get used does nothing for your business. Stay on the free plan and worry about permanent email once you’ve landed your first customers.
If you’re doing something on the side - mowing some lawns on the weekends, selling a few items at a local market, having a few sessions a month, etc. the free account will easily handle your needs.
- Since the business has not launched, the business name could still change.
- Weekend/seasonal work, this would be considered supplemental earnings as opposed to your primary work.
- There’s no staff and no shared inbox. Which makes you a solo operator.
- Even if somebody asks you for payment, nobody, NOBODY sends contracts/documents/payment details over email.
- You have never had a message get lost or land in someone's SPAM folder.
Where size does not rapidly change the answer, however, asking strangers to trust you with their money definitely and immediately will.
Suppose a homeowner off Okeechobee Boulevard receives two bids for the same roofing project. One was sent by email from a company domain. The other was from a free email address with some numbers tacked on the end. Guess who loses a lot of jobs despite having a better price? You get the point. Using a free email address can work against you when it comes to sending out bids, sending an invoice, collecting a deposit, etc.
Be honest with yourself, if you’re not ready, wait. Those who are, will know it before they read this section.
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