Setting up a domain email can really boost your professionalism.
If you’re running a blog or website with BlueHost, you’re in luck because you can set up a custom domain email for free.
BlueHost offers up to five custom domain email accounts, and you can set each account’s limit up to 100MB.
I’ll walk you through how to get your BlueHost email up and running and how to use Gmail for sending and receiving emails, step by step.
(This setup lets you link it with a private email account. This way, you can get all your messages in one place and lower the chance of missing any important emails.)
Log into your BlueHost account
navigate to 'Email & Office' → From there, go to 'cPanel Email' and click on 'Email Accounts'.
Enter the 'cPanel Email Accounts screen'
BlueHost offers five custom domain mailboxes. (You can notice from the record on the right.)
Additionally, there’s one default mailbox that’s not counted in these five. This mailbox is used by the administrator during the WordPress installation process. It’s important to note that this mailbox cannot be deleted or modified.
Press the blue [+Create] to add a new account.
Set Your Username and Password
In the ‘Optional Settings’, you can set the Storage Space. Currently, the maximum limit is 100MB.
After you’ve completed the settings, click the blue [+Create] button to finish.
Open Email from Blueshost
After adding a new email, you can click on [Check Email] .
Click [Open]
You can send and receive emails through the BlueHost cPanel.
Log into Gmail
After adding a new email, you can click on [Check Email].
Then, in ‘Settings’, find the ‘Accounts and Import’ tab and click ‘Add a mail account’ in the ‘Check mail from other accounts’ section.
After clicking it, enter the email address you set up with BlueHost.
Enter the email information set in Bluehost.
For the Username and Password, use the email address and password you chose when Bluehost setting it up.
The above steps are using SSL. (When checked the second item)
The first and third options should be selected based on your personal needs, but it’s recommended to ensure the second option is checked.
You can find the POP Server and Port details in the first email in your mailbox.
※ If you’ve entered the account and password correctly, and have filled in the POP Server and Port as instructed in the email, but still encounter a failure notification, it’s a good idea to contact BlueHost customer service directly for assistance.
(I ran into a minor issue here myself. It seemed to stem from experimenting with the professional email service provided by BlueHost, which led to some confusion in my settings. After reaching out to customer service, they provided me with a different POP Server URL than the one mentioned in the settings email. Using this new URL, I was able to successfully link my accounts!)
Once the setup is successful, you’ll be asked if you want to use the newly set email as your sender address. You can agree and press next to continue your settings.
The name you enter will be displayed as the sender’s name (you can choose this yourself).
For the next step, note that the SMTP Server and the POP Server are the same, and the Port should be set to 465. (This information should also be available in the first email you received.)
When you see the screen indicating that the setup is complete, your settings have been successful. Then, head over to your BlueHost mailbox to receive the confirmation email from Gmail.
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