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We have created a dedicated email server to host email accounts on. Any hosting accounts created will now have the website hosted on a web server, and the email accounts hosted on our email server. You won’t feel a thing - your emails will appear just the same as before!
I just wanted to quickly share a good GMail setup I am trialling to help me stop checking email all the time which can be very counter productive (this is a follow up to my Blog asking what the best email client is for GTD which I have come to the conclusion does not exist!). This little tip could be used for any email client which instantly checks and notifies you of new email. Windows clients like Outlook should have a control to stop checking email so you wont need this.
In a recent post I talked about searching for a perfect task management system to help organise my work project and tasks with the goal of becoming more productive. I have since started to use Todoist, and although lacking in some areas, it is so far the best Task Manager I have found to suit my needs. Integrating with my GMail is crucial and this was one if it’s selling points.
Here’s a quick explanation of how email accounts provided by most website and email hosting providers work (such as us), where and how your email is stored, issues that may occur and some recommendations for different uses.
I’ve wasted hours and hours trying to find a perfect task management system. There are many task management systems out there, with Remember the Milk (RTM), Google Tasks and Todoist all coming to mind… but not a single one I have tried seem to have a crucial component which is email integration. Maybe it’s a bad time for me, I understand there are Google/Greasemonkey issues and also add-on issues with Firefox 3.6, both of which task manages use to integrate their systems into email, but the developers have had long enough to fix these known issues, so maybe they just aren’t good enough.
GMail (see previous blog) is many things to different people, but a few things everyone agrees with is it's simple, efficient and flexible. I emphasise flexible because you can configure it to work that suits your needs. I use it not just for email but as my Task Management System.
Part 1 of my Google Apps Blog series describes what GMail is and the benefit of using it over conventional email accounts with your hosting provider for example.
Google Apps (or Google Products) is a collection of free, browser based, online tools from Google that can dramatically improve your productivity and save costs by replacing commercial systems like Microsoft Outlook. A list of all the free free products Google provide can be found at http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/options/. To access all these tools all you need is a free Google account.
Creating segments in your contact list allows you to define sub-lists of your contacts filtered by specific criteria such as age, location, product or service etc. This allows you to have one main list but send newsletters to specific contacts matching your criteria. The segments should be stored for quick access thus eliminating the time to manually choose contacts to email. This blog explains segments in more detail.
Autoresponders are an effective and powerful method of automatically sending email newsletters regularly to subscribers to your newsletter system without you doing anything apart from pre-writing the newsletters in the first place. The regular emailing ensures your products and services are communicated to subscribers automatically over a time period with the intention of increasing enquiries and sales.This blog explains what Autoreponders are.
Building up a contact and customer base is vital in running a successful business, but only if you use it correctly. One way of utilising your contact database is sending Email Newsletters to increase interest, read rates and click throughs and ultimately increased sales. This blog explains what Email Newsletters and and the benefits of sending them.
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