Business email
A business email is an address on your company's domain, for example contact@studio.com, not a mystudio@gmail.com. It looks like a small detail, but it matters for your image and for how partners, publishers and platforms treat you.
Personal email
You can use Gmail, Yahoo or another personal email at the start, but it does not look professional for a company. For platforms, partners, publishers or collaborators, it is better to have an address on the company domain.
- Personal:
mystudio@gmail.com(it works, but it looks improvised). - Company:
contact@mystudio.com(it looks professional and matches the website).
The three options
| Option | In short | Good when |
|---|---|---|
| Email via cPanel | You create addresses directly from a classic hosting panel. | You already have classic hosting and want something simple and cheap. |
| Google Workspace | Email on your domain plus Drive, Docs, Calendar, management. | You want serious infrastructure and collaborative work. |
| Microsoft 365 | Email on your domain plus Outlook, Office, Teams. | You already work in the Microsoft ecosystem. |
For my latest company I chose Google Workspace. It costs money, but it solves the company email, the shared Drive, the documents and account management in one place.
Next step
Pick the right option, set it up and save the official address in MY OWN COMPANY DETAILS. You will reuse it for platform accounts and verifications.