Just buy a domain name for your blog or new website? This is a tutorial about “How to Host your Emails at your Own Domain for Free?” example : yourname@yourdomain.com

This entry also serve as respond to recent email inquiry from my reader Ang Yin Jie:

” Hi, i had bought my own domain few days back… But i had no idea where
to sign up for my free email account. Can you tell me where to find the
page or something for my own email? Thanks dude! “

I’m using Free Google Hosted for JerryOng.com’s emails, calendar, documents and also chat. With 6 simple steps to signup, you can create as many emails you want (subject approval by Google) with your own domain name

Step One - Sign Up and Sign In

• Standard
  Edition includes all of the communication and collaboration
  applications, support for an unlimited number of user accounts each
  with 2 gigabytes of email storage, and it’s free. If you don’t already
  have an internet domain (like example.com), choose Standard Edition and
  we’ll help you purchase one for $10.
• Premier Edition
  includes all the benefits of Standard Edition, plus an uptime guarantee
  for email service, 25 gigabytes of email storage per user, integration
  APIs and phone support for critical issues. Premier Edition is $50 per
  user per year, but for a limited time you can try Premier Edition for
  free for 30 days.
• Education Edition includes many
  of the benefits of Premier Edition, and it’s is available for free to
  schools and non-profit organizations.
• To access
  the administrative control panel after signing up, sign in at
  http://www.google.com/a/your-domain.com. Be sure to replace
  “your-domain.com” with your real domain name.

Step Two - Verify Domain Ownership

• Note: this step is already completed if you purchased a new domain in Step 1.
• There are two verification methods:
  • Upload a special file to your site.
  • Create a special CNAME record for your domain.

Step Three - Customize Google Apps (Calendar, Chat and etc.)

• Upload your logo via the control panel so it appears on the sign-in pages and in the applications themselves.
• Set up custom sign in page addresses, like http://mail.your-domain.com.
• Configure the Start Page for your organization.
• Create and publish web pages for your site.
• Integrate Google Apps with your existing IT infrastructure.

Step Four - Create User Account

• Add users individually.
  Click the ‘User accounts’ tab and then the ‘Create a new user’ link.
  Enter your first user’s real name, choose their username, and record
  the temporary password. Then, click the ‘Create new user’ button.
  Repeat as needed.
• Add users in bulk.
  To create multiple accounts at once, upload a whole list of user
  accounts by clicking the ‘Upload’ link from the ‘User accounts’ tab.
• If you run out of user accounts, you can let us know that you need more by clicking the ‘Request more users’ link.

Step Five - Migrate Data and Turn On Email

• Notify your users of the change to Google Apps and give them the usernames and passwords that you set up in Step 3.
• Direct your users to the sign in pages for your Google Apps services, which you can find in the control panel.
• Share helpful tips and tricks with your users.

Shall you have more question to ask, drop me a comment here! i will try to share my experience with Google Hosted with you! cheers