1. Stability. Your domain
name is a constant and thus you teach your friends,
family and clients one email and never have to
change it again, EVER. Contrast to the email given
by the ISP.
- it will change when you go from one ISP to another. Thank you, ISP, this
is handy if you have no domain name / hosting of your own, but if you have
a domain name - use it! If you don't, you are not realizing the full potential
of your domain name and hosting.
2. Branding. Chances are that if you have your own domain name that you have your own web site, too. And thus, chances are that you want people to know what that web site is! So what better way than to advertise it with each and every email that you send.
With the rising use of email
addresses it is important to consider long-term
sustainable use of your email address. The vast
majority of internet users use their email address
provided by their ISP.
This article discusses each
of these accounts, and the potential problems associated
with them, and then presents the advantages of
owning your own email address.
Email address provided
by an ISP
Internet service providers ISPs, such as ctelco, fairpoint, olympus, earthlink, and amigo, all provide
email accounts as a standard part of their service. That's great, and we
should thank them for this service. The main problem with making use of the
email address that your ISP provides, is that you become bound to your ISP
- most ISPs will not allow you to shift to another ISP and retain your original
email address (at least not without paying for a forwarding service).
Owning your own email
address
Your domain name can be used forever - your
ISP email will change every time you change Providers
and your domain name is yours as long as you
keep your account current and is location independent.
What to do next:
If your domain is hosted with Crestone Creations hosting service you may
be already paying for this - set up your email by going into your DSM. Click
here for more info. Or, we can set up the POP account up for you for
$25.
If you have your domain name
registered with crestoneregister.com and
have no hosting, you can still make use of the
email services. Log in to your registration account
and purchase the email package.
Useful links:
Web
Mail - How to access your email from anywhere
in the world.
