Lets say your domain is www.test1.com and you would like to create an email that looks like this username@test1.com. You will notice in the email address that we used test1.com. This is great to do as it will associate your domain with your email address. This will make it more professional and it looks really awesome!

If you purchased hosting for your WordPress blog then this is already available to you for free through your hosting provider. I will go over the step by step instructions below. If you are using a Blogger.com blog and you don’t have a hosting account… no worries just contact the company that you purchased your domain from and they may have a solution for you. If you haven’t purchased a domain yet then I highly recommend using GoDaddy. I use GoDaddy for all my domains and they have an amazing customer service support.

Here is how to set up your email address using your domain through your hosting provider. For this example I will be using RFE Hosing:

Step 1. Log into your cPanel. You can access your cPanel by using this link http://yourdomain.com/cpanel (replace yourdomain with your actual domain name). If you forgot your username and password to log in then refer back to the ‘Welcome’ email you received from your hosting provider or you can contact their customer service support.

Step 2. Look for “Email Accounts” and click on it.

Step 3. Enter your information as shown below. Click on the image to see a larger photo.

Step 4. Click on “Create Account” – wa-la your email address was created using your domain. There are still a few more steps to take.

Now that your email address has been created you need to set it up on your Outlook, Mac Mail, Gmail, etc… Every hosting provider will have their own settings for this. The best solution is to log into your hosting account like http://RFEhosting.com and visit their ‘Help’ or ‘Tutorial’ page and search for “Setting up email account on Outlook” or “Setting up email account on Mac Mail”.

Here is a quick tutorial on How To Setup your email account on your Gmail:

Step 1. If you are not logged into your cPanel please log back in.

Step 2. Click on “Forwarders” in the ‘Mail’ section of  your cPanel. See image below.

Step 3. Next click on “Add Forward” then enter your new email address on the next screen. Add your Gmail email address where it says “Forward to email address”. Click on image below to see a larger picture. Once your done click on “Add Forwarder”.

Step 4. Now your emails will be sent to your Gmail account but we still have to integrate your new email with Gmail and here is how.

Step 5. Sign into your Gmail account.

Step 6. Go to your options and click on “Settings” then “Accounts and Import”.

Step 7. Look for “Send mail as:” and click on “Add another email address you own”.

Step 8. Fill in the information then click “Next Step”.

Step 9. Click on Send Verification, and a verification email will be delivered to your inbox. Simply click on the link to verify it, and you are done.