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Need an email with your company name but don't have a website? Being blocked from sites because you have a gmail, hotmail or other generic email address?
Here is a 3 step guide on getting an email address that makes you look professional for a very low cost.
1. Open a free account at cloudflare.com
2. Buy a domain (US$9.15/year at cloudflare.com Nov 2022).
3. Forward all emails sent to your new custom email address.
1. Open a free account at cloudflare.com
Cloudflare is a world leader in providing internet solutions. They offer a free service that allows you to handle domains and emails.
Go to https://dash.cloudflare.com/sign-up
2. Buy a domain (US$9.15/year at cloudflare.com Nov 2022 )
A domain is needed to get a custom email address. The domain is the name used in the email address. For example, if you buy the domain mynewcompany.com, your custom email address can be myname@mynewcompany.com.
Once your account is created, go to Register Domains from your cloudflare dashboard.
Here is a guide for registering domains:
https://developers.cloudflare.com/registrar/get-started/register-domain/
You will need to enter credit card information to pay for the domain. You use the domain with the free cloudflare service.
Select the name you want to use and see if it is available. Not all names are available and you may have to try more than one name. You will not be able to use a domain ending in .ca unless you buy the domain with a Canadian domain provider. We recommend using a .com address if you plan to continue with cloudflare.
You may purchase a domain from any source you want provided you can change the DNS records (Domain Name System) at the source. If you do this, make sure you are only charged for the domain and not for any other services and you can edit the DNS records for no charge. Domains with .ca may be purchased from other sources to be used with cloudflare.
If you purchased your domain through cloudflare.com, your domain is now ready.
3. Forward all emails sent to your new custom email address.
Now that you have your cloudflare.com account and your new domain, you are ready to set up your new email address.
Here are two guides to assist you if needed:
https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-routing/
https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-routing/get-started/enable-email-routing/
Log in to your cloudflare.com account and select your domain. Select the Email tab. Follow the online instructions.
Add the custom email address you want to use and select the action for forwarding. To forward to an email address, you need to verify the email address which you can do from the dashboard. You can forward to any verified email address, including gmail and hotmail accounts.
That's it. You now have a new custom email address for the price of a domain. You can change how the email is processed or add additional email addresses at any time. Anyone can send to your new address and you receive the email right away at your old address. Please remember that this only delivers email sent to your new address. If you want to send email from your custom email address, you need to purchase an email service.
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