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So ... Now you have your own domain name.
Now What?
One of the most common questions our clients
ask us is:
"How do I setup my email to use my new domain name?"
To answer this question let's first take a
look at WHY this is even important or necessary. Ideally
you would rather that your customers receive email from you
with your name@domain_name.com email address. Several reasons
why:
1) It looks more professional, more impressive,
when your clients realize that you (your company) has its
own company email address.
2) It helps brand your company name in your
customer's eyes.
3) Its easier and more logical for your customers
to remember if your email address is just an extension of
your company name.
4) It builds awareness that your company has
its own web site, and thus helps bring traffic and exposure
to your web site.
5) These email addresses will never have to
change as long as you renew your domain name each year. The
email address from your current ISP is valid only as long
as you stay with that ISP. Should you choose to go with a
different ISP then your email address will have to change
accordingly.
To make this happen, you must configure your
email client (Outlook, Outlook Express, Goldmine, etc.) on
your computer, to send and receive your email from your "domain_name.com"
account as opposed to your ISP account. Keep in mind that
your ISP typically gives you one or more free email addresses
which are included with your internet access package. You
do not have to use these if you do not wish to. Since you
have your own domain name, you can simply choose not to use
the email addresses that your ISP gave you. Some of our clients
have choosen to use both; one for business use (name@domain_name.com)
and another one (from your ISP) for personal use.
Click
here for instructions to Setup Microsoft Outlook 2000 or Microsoft
Outlook Express 2000.
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