Google Expands Workspace Individual to 20 New Countries, Empowering Small Businesses with Enhanced Features
Google is extending the availability of its Workspace Individual service to 20 additional countries, offering small and single-owner businesses an enhanced productivity solution. This expansion brings the total number of countries where Workspace Individual is accessible to 52.
Designed for entrepreneurs and small business owners, Workspace Individual allows users to maintain their @gmail.com email address while gaining access to a range of features and 1 TB of storage across Gmail, Google Calendar, and Meet. The service is priced at $9.99 per month in the United States.
Among the notable features of Workspace Individual is its robust email marketing capabilities, including multi-send functionality, contact list management with personalization support, and customizable layouts for newsletters and other customer acquisition strategies.
Additionally, the service offers a convenient appointment scheduling system integrated with Google Calendar. Users can create a booking system and landing page to streamline their appointment management process.
Workspace Individual also supports group calls that can last up to 24 hours, complete with breakout rooms, polls, and noise cancellation features. Furthermore, users have the ability to live stream their meetings to YouTube and conveniently save the recordings to Google Drive.
Initially launched in 2021 with availability limited to five countries, Workspace Individual expanded to Europe and Asia a year later. With the latest expansion, Google is introducing the service to new markets, including Argentina, Czechia, Indonesia, Nigeria, and South Africa, among others.
The expansion of Workspace Individual to these 20 countries signifies Google's commitment to empowering small businesses globally with a comprehensive productivity and collaboration platform. By combining familiar @gmail.com addresses with advanced features, Google aims to support entrepreneurs in optimizing their operations and fostering growth.