{"id":230,"date":"2022-01-10T23:40:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T23:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/?p=230"},"modified":"2023-10-21T01:32:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T01:32:06","slug":"how-to-create-free-business-email-on-zoho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/how-to-create-free-business-email-on-zoho\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Free Business Email on Zoho"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this post, I&#8217;ll show you how to create a free business email on Zoho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With your business email, you&#8217;ll be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Login to your mailbox to send and receive email<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use your domain name in the email (e.g. info@website.com)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have 5GB of storage for up to 5 users ans a 25MB attachment limit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access your business emails on your phone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the Zoho SMTP to send emails in WordPress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662149a9daa9b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #222222;color:#222222\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #222222;color:#222222\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 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Tutorial\">Watch the Video Tutorial<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/how-to-create-free-business-email-on-zoho\/#how-to-create-a-free-business-email-on-zoho-in-5-steps\" title=\"How to Create a Free Business Email on Zoho in 5 Steps\">How to Create a Free Business Email on Zoho in 5 Steps<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/how-to-create-free-business-email-on-zoho\/#step-1-open-a-free-zoho-mail-account\" title=\"Step 1: Open a free Zoho mail account\">Step 1: Open a free Zoho mail account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/how-to-create-free-business-email-on-zoho\/#step-2-add-a-dns-record-to-your-domain-name\" title=\"Step 2: Add a DNS Record to Your Domain Name\">Step 2: Add a DNS Record to Your Domain Name<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/how-to-create-free-business-email-on-zoho\/#step-3-add-other-dns-records\" title=\"Step 3: Add Other DNS Records\">Step 3: Add Other DNS Records<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/how-to-create-free-business-email-on-zoho\/#step-4-access-the-zoho-web-mail-client-and-test-your-email-address\" title=\"Step 4: Access the Zoho Web Mail Client and Test Your Email Address\">Step 4: Access the Zoho Web Mail Client and Test Your Email Address<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-youll-need-to-get-a-business-email-with-zoho-mail\"><\/span>What You&#8217;ll Need to Get a Business Email with Zoho Mail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before following the steps below to get a free Zoho email for business, here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll need first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A domain name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That&#8217;s it!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t yet have a domain name, I recommend getting one from <a href=\"http:\/\/namecheap.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"namecheap.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Namecheap<\/a> as I have found them to be the cheapest and a great service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, you can learn <a href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/business-email-namecheap-smtp\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"49\">how to get an email with Namecheap and set up SMTP<\/a> here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"watch-the-video-tutorial\"><\/span>Watch the Video Tutorial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Create a Business Email Address with Your Domain Name Using Zoho Mail\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I3nJtXsQqy4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can watch the video tutorial or read the steps in text form below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-create-a-free-business-email-on-zoho-in-5-steps\"><\/span>How to Create a Free Business Email on Zoho in 5 Steps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the steps to create a business email with Zoho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step-1-open-a-free-zoho-mail-account\"><\/span>Step 1: Open a free Zoho mail account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step is to head over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoho.com\/mail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zoho mail website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, click on <strong>Pricing<\/strong> in the navigation menu, scroll down the page and you&#8217;ll see this:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/forever-free-plan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/forever-free-plan.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/forever-free-plan-250x116.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zoho Forever Free Plan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Where it says <strong>Forever Free Plan<\/strong>, click on <strong>Sign Up Now<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the next page, fill out your details and verify your account with the code your get sent:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/zoho-mail-free-account-setup.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/zoho-mail-free-account-setup.jpg 598w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/zoho-mail-free-account-setup-223x250.jpg 223w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/zoho-mail-free-account-setup-357x400.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step-2-add-a-dns-record-to-your-domain-name\"><\/span>Step 2: Add a DNS Record to Your Domain Name<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve verified your account, you need to add a DNS record to your domain name to verify ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/verify-domain-name-with-dns.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/verify-domain-name-with-dns.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/verify-domain-name-with-dns-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/verify-domain-name-with-dns-603x400.jpg 603w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Copy the value that starts with &#8220;zoho-verification=xxx&#8221; and paste it into your registrar DNS record:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-domain-dns-record.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-244\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-domain-dns-record.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-domain-dns-record-250x131.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Namecheap DNS record for Zoho Business email<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Choose the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>TXT Record as the DNS <strong>Type<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An @ symbol under the <strong>Host<\/strong> field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paste the verification code into the <strong>Value<\/strong> field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select 1 second or the lowest value under <strong>TTL<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Then click the checkmark to save your changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go back to your Zoho dashboard and click on <strong>Verify by TXT<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/verify-txt-record.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-245\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/verify-txt-record.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/verify-txt-record-250x177.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/verify-txt-record-566x400.jpg 566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step-3-add-other-dns-records\"><\/span>Step 3: Add Other DNS Records<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve verified ownership of your domain name, you need to add some more DNS records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is so you can send and recieve email using your domain name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the next screen in your Zoho dashboard, choose an email alias:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/choose-yor-email-alias.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/choose-yor-email-alias.jpg 485w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/choose-yor-email-alias-250x179.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I have chosen <em>hello<\/em> for my alias. You can use your name or something like <em>admin or info<\/em>. Click <strong>Create Account<\/strong> once you&#8217;re done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then you&#8217;ll see a box with the MX records you need to add to your domain name.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-mx-records.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-247\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-mx-records.jpg 685w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-mx-records-250x99.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Add each record to your domain name, like you did before:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-mx-records2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-248\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-mx-records2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-mx-records2-250x71.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You may also need to add an SPF and DKIM record. You&#8217;ll see this on the next page:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-spf-and-dkim-records.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-249\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-spf-and-dkim-records.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/add-spf-and-dkim-records-250x99.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When you have complete all the DNS records, you will be able to access your email account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step-4-access-the-zoho-web-mail-client-and-test-your-email-address\"><\/span>Step 4: Access the Zoho Web Mail Client and Test Your Email Address<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now when you login to your Zoho Mail account you&#8217;ll see your inbox:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/zoho-mail-inbox.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-250\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/zoho-mail-inbox.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/zoho-mail-inbox-250x186.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/zoho-mail-inbox-537x400.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a good idea to send an email to another email you own to make sure everything is working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check you other inbox to see if it has gone through:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/email-test.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/email-test.jpg 657w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/email-test-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/email-test-599x400.jpg 599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>And you are all done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Congrats. You now have a Zoho email for business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to be able to send emails from your WordPress site with your Zoho account, check out this article on <a href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/zoho-smtp-settings-wordpress\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"47\">Zoho SMTP settings<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post, I&#8217;ll show you how to create a free business email on Zoho. 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