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How To Set Up a Free Google Email Account

Published at 03/05/2012 20:40:09

Introduction

Google is a giant in search engine technology and no other search engine company can compete with it. Google also provides many other internet services which are also very well received by the users. Gmail is a free email service offered by google and it has overwhelming presence throughout the globe.

Step 1

Google has also become a global leader in email technology and it has become a market leader in a very short time because it is free, secure and stable. Gmail service offered by google is very advanced and this is the reason why people prefer to use it.

Gmail is a spam free service because it automatically transfers all the spam emails to the spam folder. Gmail has inbuilt chat service which allows a user to chat with anyone. Through Gmail a user can also publish blog on blogspot.com.

Step 2

Gmail recently tested a feature to recall an email but this feature is still in beta stage. Gmail has toppled Yahoo and Hotmail as far as email market share is concerned. ‘Google free’ email account provides more than 7 GB storage space and its storage space is increasing day-by-day.

Step 3

Setting up a free Google email account is very easy. You should visit gmail.com to set-up ‘google free’ email account. On the top right corner, click on create an account link. To create a ‘google free’ account, you will have to enter your name and last name. You should also select a user name and password for your Gmail account. You should also provide your gender, date of birth and mobile number to create a ‘google free’ email account.

Step 4

You should also provide an additional email id so that in case you lose your password you will be able to get your password back through this email id. During creation of your free google email account, you have to choose a security question with answer to protect your ‘google free’ email account.

Step 5

Once you have filled all the above information, in the last step google will request you to verify your identity through your mobile number. Google will send a verification code on your mobile number and this code has to be entered in the last step after which your ‘google free’ email account will be ready for use.

If you want to set-up a ‘google free’ email account through a mobile device then you should type www.m.gmail.com in your default mobile browser or in a mobile browser like opera-mini. Gmail setup process through a mobile device for ‘google free’ email account is exactly similar to that mentioned above.

Tips

Gmail works on a secure connection because google uses very high data encryption technique to transfer data which helps them to keep all the free Gmail account secure and safe from hackers. It is very difficult to hack a Gmail account. A Gmail account can only be hacked due to mistake of a user. A user should avoid using shared computers to access their free Gmail account. A user should never disclose their password to anyone. A user should disable password remembering feature from the browser so that their password does not get stored in the browser which could lead to hacking of their Gmail account. Open a free Gmail account but follow the above instructions.

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