subject: Connect Google Apps with your webhost for Email support [print this page] Connect Google Apps with your webhost for Email support
Those of you who want to connect Google Apps with your webhost for email support should take up the following tips for the same.The very first thing that is needed so that you can start using the Google Apps for getting the Email support is to sign in for the same. This however, comes in two forms, one is a premium service that will cost you money and the other one is the standard service which comes for free. Most website owners go for the standard service.
For signing up you need to go to the option "Administrator: I own or control this domain" and here you would require to enter the domain name for which there will be email hosting by Google. Then you should click on the "Get Started" button. There will be some fields that you are required to fill up in the next page and then you need to check the box ""I understand that if I cannot alter DNS records for my domain, I may impact my organization's ability to use Google Apps". Then click on the "Continue" button.
This will open the Google Apps Create Administrator Account for which you need to key in the username and your password. Do not forget to re-confirm the password. Then you would be asked to type the words that you would see in the Word Verification image. Then you are required to go through the terms and conditions that are required for using the service. After you have read this then click on the button "I accept. Continue with set up ".
This would complete the registration process and now you are logged into the control panel of Google Apps. Now you need to verify the account and for this you are required to create an account for the domain name that you are using and then verify that this domain name is used by you. At the top of the control panel also known as Dashboard you would find the writing "Welcome to Google Apps!". Now you are required to click the "Continue" button for proceeding further. Now you should login with the username and password. To verify that you own the domain you can create a TXT record for google.com, or create a CNAME record, or add a meta tag to the home page of your site.
