Why email is a separate third-party service
Website hosting and mailbox hosting are different products. Keeping them commercially separate makes the offer clearer and lets the customer use the email provider that fits the business.
What GRID EATER does
Normal email-provider connection is part of the initial website setup when it fits the agreed scope.
- Provider selection guidance
- Domain verification
- DNS configuration
- MX records
- SPF/DKIM/DMARC configuration where supported
- Website/contact-form alignment
What the provider does
The mailbox provider supplies the actual inbox service and controls its subscription price, storage limits, account features and service terms.
- Mailbox storage
- Spam filtering
- Gmail/Outlook/webmail interface
- User licences
- Provider-side security controls
- Calendar and productivity applications
Why Google Workspace is recommended
For many small businesses, Google Workspace provides a familiar Gmail experience and integrates cleanly with the rest of the Google business ecosystem.
- Professional email at the business domain
- Gmail interface
- Drive
- Calendar
- Meet
- Straightforward account connection to Google business services
Google search, measurement and business services
Search, analytics, advertising and business services work best when the website is structured and measured properly.
Full text list
- Google Search Console — Indexing, crawl visibility, search queries, coverage and site health. Provider information
- Google Analytics — Traffic, engagement and conversion measurement. Provider information
- Google Tag Manager — Controlled deployment of measurement and conversion tags. Provider information
- Google Workspace — Business Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Meet and productivity services. Provider information
- Google Ads — Paid search, conversion tracking and campaign measurement. Provider information
- PageSpeed Insights — Performance and Core Web Vitals diagnostics. Provider information
- Google Business Profile — Local business visibility and public business information. Provider information
- Google Merchant Center — Product feeds and shopping visibility where relevant. Provider information
The detailed pages exist for customers who want to inspect the engineering. The customer-facing offer remains deliberately straightforward.
