A free personal address is fine to begin with. The trouble starts when an invoice or tender response comes from a name full of random numbers, or when the address will not fit on your printed cards and flex banner. An address on your own domain matches your brand and can stay with the business when staff change.
The key point is ownership. The domain and every email account should be registered in your name, with your recovery details and payment method, never in ours, a friend’s or a web developer’s, or you can be locked out when that person disappears. We guide you to set things up yourself, then work through delegated access where the provider allows it. You keep control and can remove that access whenever you decide.
Who business email setup is for
- Businesses still using a free personal address
- New businesses setting up from scratch
- Owners printing cards, flyers or flex banners
- Freelancers and consultants pitching to companies
- Small teams that need shared business addresses
- Businesses whose domain is in someone else’s name