Google Apps Email

[kappy]

Hi everyone.
I recently purchased email hosting via crazy domains then discovered google apps which I prefer. Does anyone know if i still need the crazy domain hosting? Confused...

[Dave.Goralski]

You need hosting for your website but google will host your email.

[Dave.Goralski]

Oh and good choice on google apps, great email service

[tbc]

Like Dave said, you still need Crazy Domains if they are hosting your website, and to host the DNS records (it's an extra charge with Crazy Domains beyond the registration of the domain name).

Feel free to drop me a message if you find you're wasting time trying to figure the bits and pieces out.

[CloudCeo]

Hi Noolie,

Ok I will do my best to explain.
You need your domain name for Google Apps but you do not need an email service so Crazy should just hold your DNS records which is what needs to be modified to setup Google Apps.

If you have a website Crazy would host that as well but you can still do both. When you modify your cname records held at Crazy Domain it will redirect your email to Google.

Its quite simple when you are used to rolling it out however it can take up to 48 hours to go live so that is something you need to consider when changing email.

I usually get GA up first, test then migrate later.

If you need any help try us at www.cloudceo.com.au or email evan@cloudceo.com.au

regards

Evan

[nitro-it]

You may also wish to know you can use the free gmail service to send and receive email using your own domain*. I've set it up for a few budget conscious clients that only need 1 or 2 email accounts and can get by with the typical consumer grade service and storage. No client has ever had a problem with it so far (been a couple of years now).

*Still requires a hosting account, but DNS management is not necessary.

[kappy]

Thank you for all your responses! It was a major headache to set up as we had used WIX to build and host our site so took a while... But seems to be working fine. Thanks for all your tips!

[CloudLogic]

Hi Noolie,

Just one thing to add: look at Google Sites (which is part of your Google Apps service) as a method of creating and publishing your website. If you find it acceptable, then you can also cancel your web hosting (after you've set up your site on Google Apps and are happy with it!!). As noted by others, you will still need to have your domain name registered with someone and use their name servers.

Pros of Google Sites:
1. Its free (in as much as its included in your Google Apps licence (which itself is free unless you're using the Google Apps for Business version (which incidentally I always recommend for businesses due to the 99.9% uptime guarantee, phone support and no-ads)))
2. Its relatively easy to create a website there (What You See Is What You Get rather than needing programming skills)
3. You can easily do fancy things like incorporating a Google Apps calendar, have surveys and forms.
4. Because its easy to use, any staff can update the website frequently to keep it fresh with useful, topical info.

Cons of Google Sites:
1. Its not easily highly customisable in terms of design. That's the other side of the coin to it being easy to use. We built our own website at www.cloudlogic.com on Google Sites to show what can be done and are satisfied with it.

cheers,
Scott