What is Email Hosting? And why you need it…
Problem:
You’ve chosen a managed WordPress hosting provider that doesn’t have email included. If you want to keep email separate from web hosting, you’ll need an email host.
Solution:
You need a reliable e-mail host and luckily for you, there are several options. Before I discuss any options, let me make sure you understand the basics of email hosting.
Email hosting is a service that runs email servers. Most web hosting companies provide you with emails. The email service provided by web hosting companies supplies you with basic email and basic spam/virus protection.
If you own a small business, then you should consider using email using a professional email hosting service.
Using a professional email host will give you a chance to focus on your business. The email host provider manages your email services.
Most providers offer many webmail features including the following:
- unlimited aliases
- unlimited forwarders
- autoresponders
- large attachments
- robust spam/virus protection
- mail rules
- IMAP/POP3
- online storage
- calendars
- backups
- archiving
- folder management
- contacts management
You would also be able to access your email from anywhere using webmail, smartphone, and your favorite email client such as Outlook.
Best of all, professional email host packages are very inexpensive. You could get monthly services for as little as $3.00 per user per month.
While there are many options to choose from, there are 2 solutions I offer to my clients. G-Suite or Zoho. I personally use G-Suite. So even if I decide to switch web hosts, my email service won’t be interrupted.
In the next post, I will give you a detailed overview of each. In the meantime, I want you to check your email needs. Do you currently host your email with an email host? If so, who do you use? Comment below and be on the lookout for my next post.
Need some help with deciding, contact me to chat more.