Stop Using Gmail for Work! Look More Professional with a Branded Email Address

About this video

Garrick, in partnership with Hostinger, argues that using a free Gmail address for business can make a venture look like a side project and undermine first impressions, even if the website and brand look professional. He shows setting up a domain-branded address through Hostinger: choosing a business email plan, optionally claiming a domain if you do not have one, and creating a mailbox such as garrick@downtownchow.com using his existing downtownchow domain. The premium business email plan described offers up to five mailboxes, a free domain for one year, and AI-powered tools to help write and manage emails, while the starter plan works if you only need one address. After purchase, the walkthrough covers picking the inbox layout and theme, adding a sender name and an email signature with contact details, and connecting the account to clients like Apple Mail, Outlook, or the Gmail app. Garrick presents the change as a few-minute upgrade that makes outreach look more credible, consistent, and trustworthy, and mentions the coupon code ‘Garrick email’ for an additional discount and keeping the 48-month period selected for the best deal.

Key takeaways

• A free email address can create an instant disconnect with a professional website and make a business feel less legitimate to clients
• If you already have a website and domain, Garrick says you are most of the way to a branded address at that same domain, and you can likely use just your first name
• The premium plan in the video gives up to five mailboxes and a free domain for one year, versus one address on the starter plan
• Setup includes choosing rows or columns layout, a theme, a sender name (e.g. a person’s name or ‘customer service’), and a signature with contact info
• Hostinger email can be accessed through Apple Mail, Outlook, or the Gmail app, so you do not have to give up the clients you already use

Episode details: published May 19, 2026 · 5:54 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Kevin Stratvert’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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