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Email, domains, phone and office tools
Business email, domain and phone setup for farms and food makers
A business email on your own domain, a phone number that is not your cell, shared files, a calendar. We set up the office stack once, correctly.
Built for farmers and makers. Set up for you, on the tools you already use.
Email that wholesale buyers receive
Your address is on your own domain with the records that keep it out of spam.
| Record | Purpose | Status |
|---|---|---|
| MX | Where your mail goes | Set |
| SPF | Who may send as you | Pass |
| DKIM | Signs your email | Pass |
| DMARC | Blocks spoofing | Pass |
Ownership
The business owns its logins
Every account is listed, owned by the business and stored in a shared vault, so nothing lives in one person's head.
| Account | Owner | 2-step |
|---|---|---|
| Domain registrar | Business | On |
| Business | On | |
| Square | Business | On |
| Old website host | Former employee | Move |
Works with what you already run
Already on one of these? We work with what you have before suggesting a switch.
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Namecheap
- GoDaddy
- OpenPhone
- Grasshopper
- Google Voice
- Dropbox
- Notion
- 1Password
- Bitwarden
What is included
Business email on your domain with SPF, DKIM and DMARC so wholesale buyers receive what you send
Business phone number with voicemail to email and texting, shared by the team
Shared drive structure: labels, recipes, certifications, photos, so files are findable
Password manager and account ownership sorted so the business owns its accounts
See what this looks like for your business
Tell us what you make. We send back a short plan and a price.
How it works
Tell us what you make
What you make and what you use now. A spreadsheet and a Square account is a fine answer.
Get a short plan
Keep this, replace that, connect these, and the cost.
We set it up
Setup and migration done for you. You approve before anything goes live.
Run it or hand it off
Take it from there yourself or keep us on for the upkeep.
A good fit if
- You email buyers from a Gmail address
- Your cell number is on the label
- Nobody knows who owns the Instagram login
Questions
How do I get a business email on my own domain?
Register the domain, then add Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 and point the mail records at it. We do the setup and move your old mail across.
Why do my emails to buyers go to spam?
Usually the domain is missing its SPF, DKIM and DMARC records, so mailbox providers cannot tell the mail is really from you. We add and test them.
Do I need a separate business phone number?
It helps once your number is on a label or a website. A business line rings on your cell, keeps texts separate and can be shared with staff.
Get a plan and a price
Tell us what you make and what you use today. A spreadsheet and a Square account is a fine answer. We reply by email with what we would keep, what we would change and what it costs.
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