Choosing the Best Hosting-mail for your business

Hosting e-mail may not seem a big deal to you, considering
all things to think about starting a new Internet
business, but believe me when I say that the problems with email
is one of the most frustrating things you'll ever face in a
Internet-based business.

In an internet-based business, most (if not all) of
communications with customers are conducted via email.

Of course, some internet-based business phone service and offer
their phone numbers to customers and potential customers for
purpose of asking questions, calling in orders or to obtain
sustain.

But the online customer is more suitable to contact an internet-based
Commercial e-mail or through the use of forms of contact provided
on the website of the business.

Notification of communications sent through the online contact
forms or order forms are usually submitted to the business
in the form of electronic mail.

As you can see, the very nature of an internet-based business
makes it highly dependent on email, not only as a means for
communications, but also for the operations.

Difficulty or e-mail downtime can literally stop an Internet-
based business down causing lost sales and poor customer service.
The revenue loss and customer dissatisfaction are the results, not
mention the aggravation and frustration that comes with it.

Looking at things from this angle realistic, you can see that
Email hosting is a business function that not only deserves, but
requires your attention.

So, you're probably asking: "What aspects of e-mail
hosting that need my attention? "

In most cases, do not choose a host independently of your email
web host, because most companies do (and should) use e-mail
addresses containing their domain name.

You can have an e-mail host that is separate from your web host
but there's really no reason for this since the hosting of e-mail
is generally a function of web hosting packages.

I definitely do not recommend using free email services for your
commercial communication. YourCompanyName@hotmail.com - seriously,
how professional is that?

When using e-mail options that are part of your web hosting
plan, the domain name will be part of your e-mail
present a much more professional.

Other advantages of using e-mail hosting professional versus free
services are advanced options and less restrictions.

When choosing a web host, you should be concerned with the
hosts the capabilities of the secure server of the company, the speed of their
server, the space that you can keep your server and access
that provide alternatives.

Access to server logs and reports is important as is the
availability of some scripts and software. You also want to
make sure your web host has been in business for a while ', is
well established and is reliable.

A good web host or a mail host should be able to guarantee at least
99% uptime since downtime can be a serious obstacle to
Internet-based business.

Backup procedures are also important as a web host
their technical assistance.

With regard to e-mail features that will add to your web site hosting
package, e-mail services must be provided to all.

Email services should include an unlimited number of email aliases, the
ability to create auto-responders, and web-based access and
administration functions.

If file sharing via e-mail, it is important that there are
restrictions on size or type of files that can be
exchange. And, of course, reliability is essential, as is immediate
access to technical support when you need it.

Hosting e-mail using IMAP technology is quite new and
highly desirable solution for the needs of your company's mail.

Historically, POP (Post Office Protocol) has been common for
receive e-mail with SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is
used for sending email.

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a nice alternative to
POP to receive mail.

With POP mailboxes, when you retrieve your mail from the server
through a mail program like Outlook or Outlook Express,
messages are usually removed from the server when they are
transferred to a personal computer.

This can be a problem if you use more than one computer, a
desktop and a laptop for example. With data from IMAP
capacity, your message is stored on the IMAP server and
you can access and view messages using a client program
without removing the messages from the server....