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Is Outlook email free for business?
Microsoft Outlook offers a free plan, but it doesn’t come with a custom domain (only an @outlook.com one), which may not be suitable for business use. It also only accommodates one user. Microsoft 365’s business plans start at $6 a month and let you use a custom email domain (e.g., [email protected]) and add multiple users to your organization. It also comes with the Microsoft Office productivity suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Should I use Outlook or Gmail for business email?
Use Outlook for your business email if you need a lot of email and cloud storage. Microsoft provides up to 50GB of mail storage and 1TB of cloud storage on all its Business plans. It’s also a good option for more productivity tools like a collaborative workspace or online video editor. Choose Gmail if you want an easier setup process and beginner-friendly interface or are more familiar with the Google Workspace productivity suite.
How do I create a professional email in Outlook?
To create a professional email in Outlook, you’ll first need to subscribe to a Microsoft 365 Business plan, which lets you add a custom domain to your email account to get a branded email address and not a generic “@outlook.com” one. After subscribing to a Microsoft 365 plan, create your new email address and finish setting up your account by adding a custom domain, inviting your team members, and installing the Microsoft 365 platform on your computer.
Hi there,
Wife is starting a new business and am helping her set it up. We've reserved the domain on Cloudflare (ex: herdomain.com) and have a basic site up and running using Canva. Next step was office apps, and creating a custom email (ex [email protected]). Got Microsoft 365 Apps for business subscription (trial for now). Saw guides about linking the domain, and this worked, and at least on the website, she has managed to create "[email protected]". However, anytime I try to sign into Outlook with this address it either doesn't, or times out, or just tells me there's an unknown error. Have tried on both outlook classic and new (didn't know there were 2 outlooks...) and get the same result.
Am I doing something wrong? Everything else seemed to go so well up until this point.
Thank you!
Hello!
When I want to get a business plan started it seems that the only option is that it forces the onmicrosoft domain to you. But for example if a create and a personal account I can create it with a custom email straight away.
I can see that it reccomends using the DNS-server to get using your own domain... but is there a way to bypass all that and just create a business acount with your own email ?
If I have a Personal 365 account with an outlook.com email address, can I use that email address if I upgrade to a Business 365 account? Or do I have to use a custom domain / email with Business 365?
Thanks!