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2 Mar 2019, 12:22 AM | #1 |
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Business email powered by G Suite?
Unless I am mistaken, Google seems to be rolling out a new service called "Business email powered by G Suite." Based on the following links it looks like you can sign up for a business email address (meaning your own domain) from within your personal Gmail account, and the two will be linked. You don't necessarily have to activate other G Suite features. This might be a great way to have your own domain email without having to migrate email, contacts, data, etc. Not sure exactly how this works yet, or even if this is something new.
Business email powered by G Suite: https://support.google.com/work/mail..._topic=6248365 How will my business email address work with my current email? https://support.google.com/work/mail..._topic=6296469 |
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Considerations before signing up, unlocking additional features, or canceling:
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2 Mar 2019, 10:40 PM | #3 |
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It is interesting the limitations, but I can also see the advantages for someone like myself who is a sole proprietor. I could potentially set up this "Business email powered by G Suite" and essentially convert my personal Gmail account to a G Suite account, avoiding the problem of having two different accounts or having to merge email, data, contacts, etc. That assumes I am understanding this correctly. However, when I checked out my personal Gmail at this link it informs me that this option is not available to me for some reason! Not sure why. In digging around it seems like this service may have been available for some time, but I had never heard of it before. Being on of Google's many services that get's little notice or promotion I wouldn't be surprised if it just disappeared one day, but I would assume existing users could just continue using it as they would regular G Suite.
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15 Mar 2019, 07:58 PM | #7 |
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Permanently linking your personal Gmail address with G Suite has some pluses, but I am very wary of locking myself in to G Suite with the possibility of price increases, feature changes, etc. Google has a habit of taking products that work great and are loved and just ending them or turning them into something not loved, and G Suite has a lot of business focus that will only get stronger. If you cancel G Suite after doing this you also lose your personal Gmail address.
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20 Mar 2019, 09:23 PM | #8 |
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Hope this isn't a dumb question. I used GSuite before and didn't like how my regular gmail was essentially a different account with a different login. Does what you're saying mean this has been bridged and linked together?
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20 Mar 2019, 09:49 PM | #9 |
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It is my understanding this turns your personal gmail into G Suite essentially. Read the information at the links above.
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20 Mar 2019, 09:56 PM | #10 |
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That's the way I understand it too which is different than before. This is better for my situation.
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21 Mar 2019, 12:55 AM | #11 |
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Anybody actually sign up? When I try I either get an error or it goes to the gsuite signup which I think is a different product.
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23 Mar 2019, 06:10 AM | #13 |
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Try going to this link to see if you have a family group set up: https://families.google.com/families
This is the link where I can sign up. Not sure if the link works for other people: https://www.google.com/apps/signup/u/0/gmail/country |
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