What is Google Workspace (Formerly G Suite)?

• Google Workspace
• Seats vs. Aliases
• Setup
  • Setup Part 1
  • Setup Part 2
  • Transfer Google Workspace
• Tools
• Moving Email

Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) seamlessly integrates Google's Business platform, including Google Email, Docs, Analytics, and much more! Get started today for as low as $6 per month (hosting plan required)! 

Google Workspace boasts a wide variety of intuitive tools for your business that work in conjunction with numerous software applications to bring you a slew of additional features. You can find the Google products within your web hosting control panel.

Ready, Set, Google!

Google Workspace puts the power of speed and innovation in your hands as a cost-effective solution to high-priced IT configurations. With robust backend management and streamlined administration, you can create and modify users at any time, from any location. These applications facilitate collaboration across operating systems, browsers, and devices. Multiple creators can work together in real-time on documents, presentations, and spreadsheets for internal or external publications.

Create and attend online meetings with Google Meet using video and calendar integration, allowing you to adjust your schedule on the fly quickly. You can even participate in screen sharing and integrated chat features without video conferencing equipment.

Over 5 million businesses entrust their email services to Google to operate and function on a global platform. Gmail offers easy task management and promotes efficiency with innovations in the inbox organization. A 99.9% uptime guarantee backs this service and is paired with exceptional 24-hour technical support.

Google Workspace v.s. Gmail

So, why would you pay for Google Workspace if you can get Gmail for free? Well, free Gmail offers a lot of great features for personal use. On the other hand, Google Workspace provides you with the business versions of the tools and services you may already know and love, plus even more. For a business, security is vital, and Google Workspace offers you peace of mind over data security with centralized administration and simplified endpoint management.

With a Gmail account, you can only use the @gmail.com extension, but Google Workspace allows you to use your own domain for all email accounts, which further aids customer's trust in you. You also have the ability to create group email boxes and shared calendars to keep teams organized and on the same page. Another bonus is that a lot of this functionality is available without even having to leave the business Gmail app regardless if you're on a phone, desktop, or other mobile devices.

If you just need personal email and occasional access to Google Apps, then a free Gmail account may be the best fit for you. However, if you have a business that you want to be able to manage securely, need to make it easy for your team to collaborate from anywhere while also keeping your data secure, then Google Workspace may be the right fit for you.

Getting Started

Bring the power and scale of Google into your company with flawless performance combined with an uninterrupted workflow. Starting services is now smoother than ever with our onboarding experience. You can easily verify your domain name and even migrate your consumer Gmail account into your new Google Workspace platform.

How to Order Google Workspace with HostGator

HostGator customers can purchase and enable this service from within their Customer Portal. Please use the steps below to walk you through this process.:

1. Log into your Customer Portal.
2. Once logged in, click Marketplace in the left-hand sidebar.

   

3. Search for the Google Workspace card and click the Learn More button under Google Workspace.

   

   Note: You may also click Hosting and then select Manage under the hosting package to which you would like to add Google Workspace. Either option will open a page with information about what Google Workspace has to offer.

   

4. To begin the ordering process, click on the Get Started! button.

   

5. Select the Number of Licenses desired, your preferred Billing Term, and then click the Buy Now button.

   

   Note: When you select your Billing Term, this will set the Billing Term for all additional licenses/seats for Google Workspace purchased within the hosting account.

    

6. In the Make Payment section, you will have an overview stating how many Google Workspace Seats you will be purchasing and the billing term selected. Confirm that this information is correct.
7. In the Select Payment Method section, choose either: Use a Credit Card on File or Use New Credit Card for this order and confirm or enter the credit card information.

   

8. Make sure to check the box to confirm you have read the terms and conditions, and click Make Payment to place your order.
9. After purchasing Google Workspace, you may access the Google Workspace dashboard by clicking on Marketplace within the Customer Portal, and then click Manage in the Google Workspace card:

   

10. The first time you access your dashboard, you will be prompted to select the domain name to use with the Google Workspace Apps as well as creating an administrator and adding contact information:
    Notes:

    • You may choose any domain installed on your hosting package from the Google Workspace Domain dropdown. If you do not see your preferred domain here, it will need to be installed on your cPanel.
    • You must use an email address ending with @example.com for your Admin Email.
    • Your Alternate Email cannot use the same domain as your Admin Email.

    

You can find additional information as to the necessary steps to verify your domain, update the CNAME, and modify your MX entry using the following tutorials:

• Google Workspace Setup Part 1
• Google Workspace Setup Part 2

If you already have or ever had a Google Workspace account with HostGator or another Google Workspace reseller, you will need to retrieve a transfer token before you can link your domain to another Google Workspace account. Please reference the following article to guide you through this process and find the HostGator Reseller Public Identifiers:

• How to Transfer a Google Workspace Account

Feature List and Pricing

Google Workspace includes the following:

• Professional email address (name@yourdomain.com)
• Video and voice calls
• Integrated online calendars
• 30GB of online storage for file syncing and sharing
• Online text documents, spreadsheets, and slides
• Easy to create project sites
• Security and admin controls
• Mobile device management
• 24/7 live support

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