{"id":6712,"date":"2022-01-14T14:57:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T19:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elivated.com\/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&#038;p=6712"},"modified":"2022-01-14T15:07:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T20:07:20","slug":"email-forwarding-vs-google-workspace-account","status":"publish","type":"epkb_post_type_1","link":"https:\/\/elivated.com\/help\/email-forwarding-vs-google-workspace-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between an Email Forwarding and Google Workspace Account"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\t\t<div id=\"eckb-article-page-container-v2\" class=\"eckb-article-page-content-counter eckb_ap_active_theme_thrive-theme \" data-mobile_breakpoint=\"768\">    <div id=\"eckb-article-header\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"epkb-doc-search-container \"  style=\"background-color: #303030; padding-top: 40px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 40px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 40px;\"  >     \t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-doc-search-container__title\"  style=\"color: #FFFFFF; font-size:60px;\" > How Can We Help?<\/div>   \r\n\t\t\t<form id=\"epkb_search_form\"  style=\"width: 40%;\"  class=\"epkb-search epkb-search-form-0\" method=\"get\" action=\"\/\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-search-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\"  style=\"border-width: 1px; border-color: #CCCCCC; background-color: #FFFFFF; background: #FFFFFF;\"  id=\"epkb_search_terms\" aria-label=\"Search for answers\" name=\"s\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search for answers\" aria-controls=\"epkb_search_results\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"epkb_kb_id\" value=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-search-box_button-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" id=\"epkb-search-kb\"  style=\"background-color: #40474f; background: #40474f; border-color: #F1F1F1;\" >Search <\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"epkb_search_results\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/form>\r\n\t\t<\/div>  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"eckb-article-body\">  <div id=\"eckb-article-left-sidebar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t        <article id=\"eckb-article-content\" data-article-id=\"6712\" >                        <div id=\"eckb-article-content-header-v2\"><div id=\"eckb-article-content-header-row-1\"><div class=\"eckb-article-content-header-row-left-group\"><div id=\"eckb-article-back-navigation-container\"><div class=\"eckb-navigation-back  \"  style=\"margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 4px;\" ><div tabindex=\"0\" class=\"eckb-navigation-button\"  style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; color: #ffffff; background-color: #f79052; font-size:30px;border-radius: 3px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: #f79052;\"  onclick=\"history.go(-1);\" >&lt; Back to Help Center<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"eckb-article-content-header-row-2\"><div class=\"eckb-article-content-header-row-left-group\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"eckb-article-content-last-updated-date-container\">\t\t<span class=\"eckb-meta-data-feature-icon epkbfa epkbfa-pencil-square-o\"><\/span><span class=\"eckb-meta-data-feature-text\">Updated<\/span><span class=\"eckb-meta-data-feature-value\">January 14, 2022<\/span>\t\t<\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"eckb-article-content-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we&#8217;ll explain the difference between email forwarding and a Google Workspace account so you can make the best decision for your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Email Forwarding vs. Google Workspace Account<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An email forwarding lets you create multiple email addresses and still be able to receive emails in a single inbox. While the Google Workspace account lets you create a whole new inbox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>We can set up an email forwarding for you without needing to create a Google Workspace account.<\/strong> However, if you need to have a separate inbox other than the one you are already using, then a Google Workspace account is the way to go.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are the steps on how you can sign up with Google Workspace:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Workspace offers a lot of different productivity tools aside from Gmail that you can use to collaborate with your team. It also lets you create up to 100 email addresses under the same domain at no additional cost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Create Google Workspace Account<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workspace.google.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Click the <\/span><b>Start Free Trial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the top right corner of your screen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Type the <\/span><b>Business Name<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Select the size of your company<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Select the region<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Then, hit <\/span><b>Next<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Select the plan that is suitable for your business. You can learn more about the different <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/answer\/6043385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plans here<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Then, follow the instructions to complete your sign up.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Setup Email Forwarding<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> On your computer, go to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/domains.google.com\/registrar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Domains<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Click on your <\/span><b>domain name<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Open the <\/span><b>Menu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(hamburger icon)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Click <\/span><b>Email<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Under Email Forwarding, click <\/span><b>Add Email Alias<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Enter the alias email address and the existing recipient\u2019s email address<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Then, click <\/span><b>Add<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Activate Email Forwarding\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Domains sends a one-time confirmation email to the recipient email address you entered in the previous step above. Follow the instructions in the email to activate email forwarding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may not receive a confirmation email and email forwarding begins immediately if:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve previously verified the recipient address with Google Domains for another forwarded email alias.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recipient address is the same address you use to sign in to Google Domains.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Test Email Forwarding<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you have successfully activated your email forwarding, you can try to send a test email to the new email address you created.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Tip: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To view a forwarded email in your primary inbox, send it from a different email address or check your Sent mail folder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>Related Article:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/elivated.com\/help\/how-to-buy-a-google-domain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Buy A Google Domain<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope this article helps you understand the difference between an email forwarding and a Google Workspace account! 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