What is Hostinger Email Hosting?
Hostinger email hosting allows you to create professional email addresses using your own domain — like [email protected] instead of a generic Gmail or Yahoo address. Email hosting is included free with all Hostinger web hosting plans and is managed through hPanel.
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- Login to hpanel.hostinger.com
- Click Emails in the left sidebar
- Click Create Email Account
- Enter your desired email address (e.g. [email protected])
- Set a strong password
- Set storage limit or leave unlimited
- Click Create — your email is ready immediately
Common Business Email Addresses to Create
- [email protected] — general inquiries
- [email protected] — customer support
- [email protected] — general information
- [email protected] — payment and invoice queries
- [email protected] — personal professional email
Access Hostinger Webmail
Method 1 — via hPanel: Login → Emails → Click Webmail next to your email account. Opens in browser immediately.
Method 2 — Direct URL: Go to webmail.yourdomain.com in any browser. Enter your full email address and password.
Connect to Gmail (Send and Receive)
- Open Gmail → Settings (gear icon) → See all settings
- Accounts and Import → Add a mail account
- Enter your Hostinger email address
- POP3 settings: mail.yourdomain.com, Port 995, SSL on
- SMTP: mail.yourdomain.com, Port 465, SSL on
- Enter username (full email) and password → Save
Connect to Outlook
- Outlook → File → Add Account → Enter email → Manual setup
- Choose IMAP: mail.yourdomain.com, Port 993, SSL
- SMTP: mail.yourdomain.com, Port 465, SSL
- Enter password → Connect
Email Limits per Plan
| Plan | Email Accounts | Storage per Account |
|---|
| Feature | Hostinger Included Email | Google Workspace | Zoho Mail (Free) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $0 (included) | $6/user/mo | $0 (5 users) |
| Storage per mailbox | 1GB | 30GB | 5GB |
| Mobile app | Via IMAP clients | Gmail app | Zoho Mail app |
| Spam filtering | Good | Excellent | Good |
| Calendar/Collaboration | No | Full suite | Basic |
| Best for | New bloggers/affiliates | Teams needing collaboration | Budget startups |
For a solo blogger or affiliate marketer, Hostinger's included email is completely adequate. Google Workspace makes sense once you have a team of 3+ people who need to collaborate on shared calendars and documents. Zoho's free tier is a reasonable alternative if you specifically want a mobile app experience without paying for Google Workspace.
Troubleshooting Common Email Issues
- Emails going to spam: Set up SPF and DKIM records in your domain's DNS settings in hPanel. These records authenticate your email and significantly improve deliverability. Hostinger's support chat can guide you through this in about 10 minutes.
- Can't send from Gmail using custom domain: Double-check the SMTP settings. The SMTP server is typically mail.yourdomain.com, port 465 (SSL). Make sure you're using your full email address as the username, not just the prefix.
- Mailbox storage full: Hostinger's included mailboxes start at 1GB. Delete old emails, empty trash, and clear sent items regularly. If you consistently need more than 1GB per mailbox, consider Google Workspace's 30GB per user.
- Contact form not delivering: WordPress contact forms often use PHP mail for delivery, which has poor deliverability. Install WP Mail SMTP plugin and configure it to use Hostinger's SMTP settings — this dramatically improves contact form delivery rates.
How many email accounts can I create on Hostinger?
Hostinger Premium allows up to 100 email accounts on your hosting plan. Single plan allows 1 email account. For a typical affiliate blog or small business site, the Premium plan's 100 mailboxes is more than sufficient — most solo site owners use 2-5 email addresses.
Can I access Hostinger email on my phone?
Yes. Add your Hostinger email to any IMAP-compatible email app: Apple Mail, Gmail app, Outlook, or any other mobile email client. Use the IMAP settings from hPanel and enter your full email address and password. The setup process on iOS or Android typically takes 3-5 minutes.
Does Hostinger email work with WordPress contact forms?
Hostinger email works with WordPress contact forms when configured via SMTP (rather than the default PHP mail function). Install the "WP Mail SMTP" plugin, select "Other SMTP" as the mailer, and enter Hostinger's SMTP server, port, and your email credentials. This change dramatically improves contact form reliability — PHP mail often gets filtered as spam by major email providers.
Email Marketing — How to Use It to Grow Your Affiliate Income
Beyond transactional email, there's a strategic use of email that many affiliate marketers overlook: building an email list of subscribers who've opted in to hear from you. An email list is the one marketing channel you own outright — unlike Google rankings (which can change) or social media followers (platform-dependent), your email subscribers belong to you and you can reach them directly at any time.
For a web hosting and WordPress affiliate site, an email list serves a specific valuable purpose: when Hostinger runs a major sale (Black Friday, anniversary deals, etc.) you can email your list with the discount information and drive immediate purchases. High-intent readers who previously visited your review pages but didn't purchase are often the most likely to convert when they receive a timely email about a specific limited-time offer.
Setting Up an Email List — Tools and Process
- Mailchimp (free up to 500 subscribers): The most beginner-friendly email marketing platform. Integrates easily with WordPress via official plugin. The free tier covers most new bloggers' needs for the first 12-18 months.
- MailerLite (free up to 1,000 subscribers): More generous free tier than Mailchimp with slightly fewer design options. Excellent for beginners who want more subscriber capacity before paying.
- ConvertKit (free up to 10,000 subscribers): Designed specifically for creators and bloggers. More powerful automation features but slightly more complex setup than Mailchimp.
The sign-up form for your email list should appear in high-visibility locations: end of articles, within content (particularly at the end of your most popular posts), and as a non-intrusive inline box rather than an immediate popup. Offer a specific incentive relevant to your niche — a free "web hosting checklist" or "WordPress setup guide" PDF converts significantly better than a generic "subscribe for updates" offer.
Privacy Compliance for Email Marketing
Email marketing has specific legal requirements in most jurisdictions:
- GDPR (Europe): Requires explicit opt-in consent, clear identification of what subscribers are signing up for, and an easy unsubscribe mechanism. If any of your readers are in the EU or UK, you must comply.
- CAN-SPAM (USA): Requires physical address in emails, clear "from" identification, subject lines that accurately reflect content, and one-click unsubscribe.
- CASL (Canada): Among the strictest regulations — requires express consent and detailed records of how/when subscribers opted in.
Reputable email platforms (Mailchimp, MailerLite, ConvertKit) handle the technical compliance requirements automatically in their form and email builders. Your job is to provide accurate sender identification, never mislead subscribers about what they're signing up for, and ensure your Privacy Policy discloses your email marketing practices.
Building E-E-A-T Through Consistent Communication
Google's E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trust) guidelines increasingly influence how content is evaluated. A website with a clearly identified author who has professional email contact information, a contact form that works, and an active email newsletter demonstrates the kind of real human presence and ongoing operation that Google's quality guidelines reward.
From a practical SEO standpoint, this means: your About page should have a real email address, your Contact page should have a working form that sends to your professional custom domain email, and ideally your articles should have an author bio with a professional email or contact information visible. These signals combine to show that your site is run by a real person invested in its long-term success — exactly the kind of site Google wants to rank.
Is it worth building an email list for a new affiliate site?
Yes — but it's a long-term investment rather than an immediate income driver. In the first 6 months, focus primarily on content creation and SEO. Add an email capture form to your site from day one (it costs nothing) but don't expect significant list growth until you have real organic traffic. Once you have 2,000+ monthly visitors, actively promoting your email list and offering a content upgrade (free resource in exchange for subscription) can build a list of 100-300 subscribers in the first year — subscribers who can drive meaningful affiliate commission spikes when you email them about a specific deal.
What should I send to my email subscribers?
For a web hosting affiliate site: new article announcements (2-3 times per month maximum), major Hostinger sale alerts (Black Friday, anniversary promos), and occasional roundup emails linking to your 3-5 most useful recent articles. Keep emails short — 150-300 words is ideal. Open rates drop significantly with longer emails. Subject lines that mention a specific benefit ("Hostinger is 85% off today") dramatically outperform generic ones ("New article published").