Set Up Email with Gmail
Gmail is one of the most popular webmail services in the world. It’s accessible online and through their Android and IOS apps.
Here are the instructions to add your new SiteArcade email to your Gmail inbox.
Adding a new mail account
Navigate to Gmail’s Settings
- Click the cog at the top right of your screen
- Click See all settings
- Select Accounts and Import
- Locate Check mail from other accounts
- Click on Add a mail account
- Select Import emails from my other account (POP3)
- Click Next
Fill in your account’s information
Type the following:
- Username: Your SiteArcade email address
- Password: Your SiteArcade email password
- POP server: mail.gandi.net
- Port: 995
- Leave copy of retrieved message on the server: Unchecked
- Always use a secure connection (SSL) when retrieving mail: Checked
- Label incoming messages: Checked
- Archive incoming messages (Skip the Inbox): Unchecked
When you’re done, click on Add Account.
Set your new Send mail as
In the screen that comes right after adding your new account, select Yes when asked if you want to be able to send mail as your new address. This will ensure that you can actually send and respond messages from your new author email.
Click Next.
Enter the information for your new email address
- Give your address a name
- Make sure the Treat as an alias box is checked
Enter the SMTP server data
Type the following information:
- SMTP Server: mail.gandi.net
- Port: 587
- Username: Your SiteArcade email address
- Password: Your SiteArcade email password
- Secured connection using TLS: Checked
Click Add Account as soon as you’re done.
Verify your new email address
A few minutes later (sometimes instantly), you will receive an email in your Gmail inbox with a confirmation code. Copy and paste it into the box, click Verify and you’re all set. Congratulations!
One last step!
In your Accounts and Import settings, make sure to check:
When replying to a message: Reply from the same address the message was sent to
This way you will always respond your author-related messages from your author address, never from your personal. Save yourself a couple of headaches!