02-17-2013, 03:29 PM | #16 | |
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02-17-2013, 06:49 PM | #17 | |
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Here is some information: http://support.google.com/accounts/b...4118&ctx=topic As for cost... not sure, I sign up years ago so I do not know their current price mode. Perhaps this page will help: http://www.google.com/enterprise/app...s/pricing.html I suggest you keep ownership of your domain completely separate from any other service. So if you buy web/email from company A, buy your domain from company B. That just protects you in the event that your relationship sours with company A. For example I have my email with Google, my web servers with Amazon and my domain names with Direct Nic. |
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02-18-2013, 02:58 AM | #18 |
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I use several gmail accounts for personal mail, and several domains and the web host's mail handling services for my writing business.
Some years ago, I mixed personal and business mail on Yahoo's domains, but I didn't care for that arrangement. Part of that was Yahoo's fault. But anyway, I like separate better. Last edited by frahse; 02-18-2013 at 03:01 AM. |
02-18-2013, 06:18 AM | #19 | |
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1and1 (www.1and1.com), which is where I host my domains (36 of them), has packages as low as $5 a month with intro offers even less. 1and1 is also a domain registrar, so it is easy to obtain new domain names, cancel unwanted ones, and renew those I want to keep. The problem with greggbell .com is that most people will type gregbell rather than greggbell. Why not try to come up with something a bit more user friendly and that is available in multiple domains (.com, .net, etc.) and buy the various domains to keep others away. The other thing to do is to be sure you also register logical variations on the name, by which I mean the names consumers might type to access your domain. For example, for my wordsnSync domains, I have wordsnsync and wordsinsync and I have the .com, .net., .org, and .us domains. The expense is minimal (unless you go crazy like I did and have an excess of domains) but does act as protection. |
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02-18-2013, 09:27 AM | #20 | |
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02-18-2013, 09:44 AM | #21 |
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Gregg, pick a brand for yourself, even if you can't get get greggbell.com specifically. Consider GreggTheAuthor.com or BellBooks.com, or bearstardiode.com (whatever that is??) or similar. But makes sure it's something you can live with. Domains are cheap. You can have several. But best to pick one and only one to use for email and NEVER CHANGE IT AGAIN. ('til Internet 2.0, anyway.) Then you can point or forward that domain to virtually any email system that you want.
As far as the email service itself goes, I've been very happy with Gmail. I'm on the no-longer-available free Google Apps package, but I like it enough that I'd probably start paying if forced to, rather than switching. Don't tell them I said that. ApK p.s. What I mean by "never change it" is pick one that you want to use for email and try not confuse people by doing "change of addresses." You can have several domains, and they can all route email to the same place, so even if you temporarily started using greggbell.net, and changed all your social sites, etc, you could eventually start using your ideal domain when you get it, but ALSO keep greggbell.net working, so you while the new address is on your website, book jackets, etc, the old address still works, too, and you don't have to notify anyone of the change unless you just feel like it. Last edited by ApK; 02-18-2013 at 09:50 AM. |
02-18-2013, 05:39 PM | #22 | |
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02-18-2013, 05:41 PM | #23 | |
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02-18-2013, 05:46 PM | #24 | |
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And thanks for the 1+1 advice. I checked them out a while back, along with GoDaddy. Good to know you're having a good experience with them. I really appreciate the input. Thank you. |
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02-18-2013, 05:58 PM | #25 | |
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