Creating a Second Gmail Account: A Step-by-Step Guide

Formerly called G Suite, Google Workspace offers a wide variety of tools and applications to optimize productivity, collaboration and communication among team members.

google meet, drive, calendar, docs, gmail, sheets, chat are some of the productivity tools most used by small and large companies. you can access all these apps from gmail.

And who’s to say you should settle for just one gmail account?

Whether you’re looking to set up a second gmail account for work or personal use, this brief but comprehensive guide will help you get started and get the most out of it using drag – a google chrome extension that transforms your inbox into a collaborative workspace (more on that later).

this is how you can create a second gmail account:

how to create a second gmail

According to cnbc, gmail is the most dominant email service on the planet with over a billion active users worldwide.

Between them, more than five million companies use google workspace to stay productive. These include both small businesses and large companies like Colgate-Palmolive and Verizon.

Virtually everyone has Gmail installed on their tablets, smartphones, and desktops, making it one of the most universal apps out there.

The steps to create another gmail account are listed below:

1. Locate the Gmail app on your tablet or phone (the multicolored ‘M’ icon)
2. Do you see your initials or profile picture in the top-right corner? Click on it
3. Select ‘Add another account’ once you see the menu expand
4. On your web browser window, a Google sign-in screen should appear
5. Now, click ‘Create account’ in the subsequent step

create a business account

google will now ask you to select whether you are creating a second gmail account for personal use (“for me” as an option) or for business use (“to run my business” as an option). the second option). if you choose the latter, you will be redirected to google workspace.

this is where you’ll need to set up a google workspace account (which starts at $6 per month per user).

create a personal account

You can choose to create a free gmail account by opting for a personal account instead. in this alternative, all you need to do is enter your first name, last name, date of birth, gender in their respective fields.

You can then choose one of the suggested email addresses or create your own. make sure you create a strong password (and change it regularly). To ensure maximum security, activate two-factor authentication by verifying your phone number.

How Can You Link Gmail addresses?

follow the steps below or check out our detailed guide on how to merge multiple gmail accounts into a single inbox:

send email as secondary account

1. Open your primary Gmail account and navigate to Settings
2. Click ‘See all settings’ and head over to the ‘Accounts and import’ tab
3. Select ‘Import mail and contacts’
4. Enter a name for the secondary account and it’s address
5. Check the box “treat as an alias” to send emails from your primary inbox using your secondary address
6. Under ‘Send mail as’, choose “Reply from the same address the message was sent to”
7. Send the confirmation email to your secondary account
8. On your secondary email account open the email and copy the verification code or click the link

receive emails in the main account

1. On your secondary gmail account click the gear icon and choose the tab “Forwarding and POP/IMAP”
2. Find the section “Forwarding” and click on “Add a forwarding address”
3. On the popup type the primary inbox address and click “Proceed”
4. Go to your primary account inbox and open the confirmation email and click the link
5. Return to the secondary account settings, click the drop-down under “Forward a copy of incoming mail to…” and select the desired option.

After these steps, you will be able to receive and send email from your secondary account to your primary inbox.

why pay for google workspace if gmail is free?

Why should I create another gmail account for my business when I can easily create a free personal account?

well there are a lot of things you don’t get with gmail that you can access with google workspace. For example, an ad-free software that gives you 30GB of storage (under the business starter plan) and 2TB of storage (under the business standard plan).

not to mention, professional-looking email addresses tagged with your site’s domain, 24/7 support, data-driven insights, branded interface, compatibility crm, cloud search and more.