Make your emails stand out with your logo in Gmail (5 minutes!)

Tips
June 10, 2024

Ever noticed how some emails have the sender’s logo right next to them in Gmail? It looks professional, right? Well, guess what? You can have that too – without any complicated BIMI setup. Even better? It’s completely free, takes less than 5 minutes to set up, and works perfectly with your ImprovMX aliases.

The secret sauce? A quick Google Account trick!

Why show your logo?

  • Instant recognition: Customers immediately see it’s you.
  • Increased trust: It helps you stand out from the spammers.
  • Professional look: It’s like adding a little polish to every email.

Let’s get it done (It’s free!)

1. Create a Google Account

Go to https://accounts.google.com/signup and use your company name as your “First Name” and leave “Last Name” blank.

Fill in any birthdate, just ensure the year is before 2003.

Create Google Account

2. Use your existing email

Instead of letting Google pick a random Gmail address alias for you, click “Use your existing email” at the bottom.

Create Google Account

3. Verify email ownership

Enter the email alias where you want the logo to appear (e.g. support@example.com).

You’ll get an email from Google with a code to verify your ownership of the email alias.

Create Google Account

4. Upload your logo

Once your Google account is created, click on the avatar at the top, choose “Add profile picture,” and upload your logo.

Make sure your avatar is set to “Visible to anyone”.

Create Google Account

That’s it! It can take up to 24 hours to show everywhere in Gmail, so remember to be patient.

Antoine Minoux
ImprovMX founder and software designer. Now running Fernand (getfernand.com)

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Still unclear? Watch a step-by-step video

Andy, a happy user from ImprovMX, has recorded a step-by-step video to explain how to set up your business email alias.