If you have a business email, you can link it to your Gmail account to send and receive messages without switching between platforms. Follow these simple steps to set up your business email in Gmail.
Access Gmail Settings:
Open Gmail and click the ⚙️ gear icon in the top right corner.
Select See all settings.
Navigate to the Account Settings:
In the settings menu, go to the Accounts and Import tab.
Under the Check mail from other accounts section, click Add a email account.
Setup Wizard
A setup wizard will appear. Enter your business email address and select Next →
Choose Your Email Import Method:
Select Import emails from my other account (POP3) and click Next.
Enter Your Email Server Credentials
You will be prompted to enter the following details:
Username: Your full email address.
Password: The password you set for your email login.
POP Server: Find the POP server details in your email settings (usually under Emails → Email Account → Email Client Settings).
Port: Select 995 from the dropdown menu.
Finalize setup
Finally, check all the boxes except the last one. If everything is configured correctly, your email account will be added and all emails will be imported into Gmail.
Please note that you can currently only receive emails. To send emails from this account, you'll need to configure the SMTP settings as you did previously. To proceed, select "Yes, I want to be able to send mail."
Sending Emails from Your Business Account.
SMTP Settings:
SMTP Server: Use the same mail server as before. Find these details in your email settings (under Email Client Settings).
Outgoing Mail Port: Select 587.
Username & Password: Enter the same credentials used for your email account.
Secure Connection: Select TLS as the encryption method.
All Set!
Your email account is now successfully linked to Gmail. Don’t forget to verify your email address in the final step. You can now send and receive emails directly from the Gmail interface.