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 ?
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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.
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.
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.
Dear Edmund Comber,
Good day! Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community.
I do apologize for the deleted thread, but you created a duplicate thread, and for the first thread you created our moderator provide possible answers for the query, you can refer to: How do I use my Non Microsoft email account (******@mycompany.com) as - Microsoft Community. So, since the second thread was a duplicate, our moderators deleted it to avoid confusion for other users in the community.
However, to answer your questions, when you register for Microsoft 365 business standard, you should enter your domain, then based on that domain Microsoft provide email address. Let's say you have a domain called mycompany, so Microsoft provides ******@mycompany.onmicrosoft.com email address as an initial email account. Once you completed the registration and sign in to Microsoft 365 admin center, you can add or verify your domain (mycompany.com), then you can create your email address you want to have and assign license. To do this kindly refer to the following articles.
- Set up Microsoft 365 Business Standard with a new or existing domain - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn
- Add a custom domain name - Microsoft Support
- Add users and assign licenses in Microsoft 365 - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn
I look forward to your update. Please feel free to let me know how it goes or if I got you wrong. If you still have any concerns, please let me know so I can provide more suggestions.
Thank you for your precious time. Have a nice day.Sincerely,Libeamlak | Microsoft Community Moderator
Hi Libeamlak,
Thank you so much, I was not aware that I had made a dual post and this was nor stated in the message I got about the post being deleted.
The answer I got from the original post that you directed me to was extremely helpful, and I would not have known it was there without your response, so thank you very much indeed.
The links you posted to me are absolutely spot on, so thank you once again.