Thank you Kyle! I'm looking into it. But we are hoping that when Google realizes how petty killing of the support for micro business's is, that they may change their minds. My typical start up client is three to 4 people, but about half of them are under three. Basically 'mom and pops'. The client that I just signed up is dad doing manufacturing, mom doing the sales and accounting and packaging, daughter doing deliveries and customer service. They are struggling. I recommended Google apps for them as a way to 'start off right', 'standardize on a reliable service' and have a cost effective solution for them as they grow. I get to be admin for them, and prove that by being able to connect them with Google Apps service that I am a valuable member of their team. So they win, and I win.
But Google also wins. Everything from good will, and living the 'do no harm' philosophy, to getting first bite at the successful companies that survive. I've set up many a client over the years for this kind of solution. And many have grown into paid services-everything from the apps upgrade itself to adwords. The decision to kill off services for these kinds of business's hurts everyone, including Google. Frank On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Kyle Finley <kylefin...@gmail.com> wrote: > techamerica, > > Have you looked into Windows Live Custom Domains https://domains.live.com/? I > think what you could do is: > > 1. Add your clients domain as Greg described. > 2. Setup your clients email using Windows Live > 3. Create regular google accounts (not gmail accounts) using the Windows > Live email addresses e.g. u...@example.com > 4. Add the users as developers to the account so that you can send emails > using their address. > > I haven't tested this, but I think it should work. It adds a few more > hoops to jump through, but I guess that's the cost of free. > > Kyle > > On Friday, December 7, 2012 11:31:13 AM UTC-6, techamerica wrote: >> >> Well Merry Christmas to you too Greg and Google. >> >> Have you guys even stopped to consider the effects eliminating the small >> standard app will have on small business? I for one do not know if I can >> survive. I make my living on helping very small business's get efficient on >> the web. And part of that was introducing those small clients to Google >> Apps Standard and Google Adwords. I was literally in the process of setting >> up 2 brand new clients when this hit. I just cashed their checks on >> Tuesday. Now I am going to have to give them their money back. Right before >> Christmas. And when I say small clients I am talking about 4 or 5 people. >> >> If you even would have given us some notice, we might have managed it. >> How many of us small, one and two and three man shops have supported Google >> over the years? >> >> Thanks a lot. Merry Christmas. >> >> On Thursday, December 6, 2012 6:42:42 PM UTC-8, Greg wrote: >>> >>> Just saw that Google Apps is no longer free for >>> businesses<http://googleenterprise.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/changes-to-google-apps-for-businesses.html> >>> . >>> >>> I have no problem paying for a Google Apps account where I actually use >>> Google apps, but at the moment you have to have a Google Apps account to >>> link a domain to an Appengine app. Some of our apps have two or three >>> domains showing the same app, and because you need to have an account for >>> each email address that Appengine sends email from, we have three or four >>> accounts per domain. So this is potentially going to add $600 per year to >>> our costs - all for virtual accounts that don't actually use Google Apps at >>> all. >>> >>> Can someone from Google comment please? Either Google Apps accounts need >>> to remain free if they are associated with Appengine apps, or there needs >>> to be another way to link domains (and authorise email addresses) for >>> Appengine. >>> >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-appengine/-/ydAKJwWqR_gJ. > To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
