Your “tonysmith58@gmail.com” Gmail account does not help me trust your business or brand.(Snag my Google Apps Starter Kit guide for only $9 and look more professional.)Put Yourself in the Shoes of your Customer and You’ll See This (It’s More Obvious than the Sun at High Noon)…
Think about it from your customer’s perspective. Suppose you are a personal brand offering C-Level coaching. If I’m a C-Level executive spending money on a coach, who am I more likely to trust with my investment (and my future)? Some guy at “tonysmith58@gmail.com” or “tony@c-suite-success.com”. I can promise you it’s the latter.
Or how about this? If I’m on the hunt for a skilled web designer to skyrocket my business, am I going to hire a designer who can’t figure out how to get his email to match his domain name? Nope! Not me.It’s So Easy to Conquer Your Domain, You Can Do It Today
Rome wasn’t conquered in a day. But you can conquer getting your email address to match your domain name in an afternoon. (With my help…probably in an hour).
Step 1: Let Google Apps Host Your EmailYou already have a domain name. You have a website up. All you need now is a place to host the email for your business or personal brand. Keep it simple. Use Google Apps. When you do, you’ll have a trust-building email address like “yourname@yourdomain.com”.What’s the Difference Between Gmail and Google Apps?Let me clarify the difference between Gmail and Google Apps. I’ll also tell you how your email host is not the same thing as your email app.