Frequently Asked Questions
About Email
This is one of the most powerful parts of the Internet. Many people use the Internet purely for e-mail.
With e-mail you can communicate with virtually anyone anywhere in the world for the price of a local phone call. More importantly people can contact you a lot easier. You don't have to worry about time zones or international call numbers. So long as they have an e-mail address they are contactable anytime, your message waiting for them the next time they log-on..
If you have a connection to the Internet with your own ID, you have an e-mail address, and so you can correspond with people around the globe. Most of the popular browsers have their own e-mail applications or you can choose a 3rd party application such as Eudora, which has all the same features, plus more.
An alternative is to make us of one of the FREE Email Services such as Hot Mail, Yahoo Mail or Net Address. To use this email service all you need is access to the internet, you read your mail from within your web browser. The main advantage with this type of service is that you can access your mail any where any time such as Public Libraries or Internet Cafes and of course, it's free.
A good way to build a relationship with your clients or customers is by keping them informed, one way of doing this is through a website. Another way which can be used alone or in conjunction with a website is a e-mail newsletter. This is where you send an bulk e-mail to all those who have visted your site or sent you an e-mail. Or you could buy a list of targeted e-mail addresses. Care must be taken with this approach as unsolicited e-mail (or spamming) is one of the biggest nuisances of the internet and can have a detrimental effect.
If you want to exchange ideas and information with people who share your interests or passions, then newsgroups and mailing lists are the go.
Whilst the ability for your potential customers to contact you via e-mail is the preferred method, alternatives such as an on-line order form which can be faxed or posted or even just the traditional old postal address, phone number and fax number will certainly get you going.
How to protect your email address from spammers.
