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Google Workspace Can Now Import Old Email During Setup
New Workspace admins can pull past email from any IMAP provider while they set up. It covers one user, which fits a lot of small businesses.
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- How to Get Business Email on Your Own DomainPick a provider like Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, create mailboxes, point your MX records to it, then add SPF, DKIM and DMARC.
- Email Deliverability: SPF, DKIM and DMARC ExplainedSPF, DKIM and DMARC are three DNS records that prove your email is really from you, and big inbox providers now require them from bulk senders.
- The Small Business Website ChecklistA good local business website is owned by you, loads securely on phones, makes it easy to call or book, and gets checked on a regular schedule.
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- Email Security CheckerCheck SPF, DKIM, DMARC and MX in one go.
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