Getting Started with Email Forwarding

What is Email Forwarding?

Email Forwarding allows you to receive emails sent to your custom domain (like contact@yourcompany.com) directly in your personal Gmail, Outlook, or any other email account — without paying for Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.

What You'll Need

• A domain name you own (e.g., yourcompany.com, purchased from GoDaddy, Namecheap, Google Domains, etc.)
• Access to your domain's DNS settings (where you manage DNS records)
• An email account to receive forwarded emails (Gmail, Outlook, etc.)
• 5-10 minutes for DNS propagation

How It Works

1. Add your domain — Tell Formtabulous which domain you want to use
2. Verify DNS records — Add special DNS records to prove you own the domain
3. Create forwarding rules — Set up which addresses forward where (e.g., sales@yourcompany.com → john@gmail.com)
4. Start receiving emails — Emails sent to your custom address arrive in your personal inbox

Common Use Cases

• Professional email without the cost — Use hello@yourname.com instead of Gmail addresses
• Department aliases — support@company.com, sales@company.com, info@company.com
• Catch-all forwarding — Forward ALL emails to your domain (*@yourcompany.com) to one inbox
• Team distribution — Forward team@company.com to multiple people at once

Next Steps

Ready to get started? Check out the other articles in this section:

• Adding and Verifying Your Domain — Set up DNS records
• Creating and Managing Email Forwarders — Set up forwarding rules
• Replying As Your Forwarded Email Address — Configure Gmail to send from your custom address