Google also offers professional versions that add custom and secure business email, additional cloud storage, video meetings and more, starting at $6 per user, per month. Google, of course, does a great job presenting, routing and maintaining its Gmail platform, for which free accounts are available. Technology professionals have long been comfortable using and sharing a Gmail address, which has become a kind of de facto standard. As a business owner responsible for managing HR, among other functions, I can confirm the majority of candidate resumes frequently seemingly list Gmail email addresses. Many professionals are sticklers for commonly accepted standards.

Gmail Google Gmail offers what many professionals view as today’s de facto standard email address, The resulting time and resources that are freed up can instead be invested in growing and maintaining their actual business. Gig workers and small business operators should appreciate how the simplicity and reliability iCloud mail provides removes all the previous mentioned headaches. Adding an iCloud email address to Apple’s Mail app, whether using an iPhone, iPad or Mac, is as easy as configuring an email account gets-especially considering Apple provides the option for automatically enabling the email account within its Mail app when associating an iCloud account with an Apple device. Mail is stored offsite and automatically synchronized between devices. The burden of registering, maintaining and configuring a private domain are eliminated. Heavy DNS routing and configuration responsibilities are managed behind the scenes by Apple. The web-based app is easy to access and use. In fact, iCloud Mail offers iOS, iPadOS and macOS users several advantages. If you don’t require a custom domain (such as and can operate using an email address, iCloud can fulfill professional email requirements. Apple iCloud Mail Apple’s iCloud Mail, included with iCloud services, offers a compelling option for basic business use.įreelance workers and small business owners that require only basic email service may well find the iCloud email address included with an Apple iCloud account meets all their needs.

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