Need An Email Address?

My Quest For An Email Address

This past weekend I set up an auto responder account through AWeber Communications. During the set up process under their List Options tab, it recommended that I do not use a free email address such @gmail, @aol, @yahoo, etc so that when someone opts in for my email mailing list, the will see an email address with the name of my business I'm with instead of a general free email. Even though one of those free address can work just fine, it's just their recommendation that they're not used.

Even though I didn't have an email address for the company I'm working through I went ahead and set it up with my free @gmail account. The set up was very easy to do and follow and I had it going in no time at all. But I kept thinking that what they are suggesting made sense. If I got emails from a business I'd rather see the name of the business in the email rather than seeing one of those free email addresses.

So I went online and did a Google search on how to buy email addresses. I came across a YouTube video tutorial on how to set up an email with your domain name through Host Gator. After watching the short video in its entirety it didn't take me long to decide to give them a try.

Through Host Gator you can have your email address set up in a snap. The first thing I had to do was to create a unique domain name that include the name of the company I'm working through. Once I found an available domain name and paid for it, the next step was to pay Host Gator to host it. I chose the right hosting package to suit my budget, paid and now I was ready to create my new email address.

The Creation Of The Email Address Was Fun & Simple

Creating the email address didn't take long at all. I only had to add my first and last name (although you can choose whatever) and place it in front of my newly created domain name and wah-lah, there you have it, a new email address.

Not long after everything was done, I added it to my AWeber account. Now those who opt in to receive emails from me will see my name and the business I'm associated with. It just looks better that way.
So if you're in the same situation such as I was in, I suggest giving Host Gator a look over.

Aaron Davis

find me at: www.empowernetwork.com/aarondavis2012

Email Rather Than a Phone Number

The way businesses communicate with their members/customers these days are changing for the worst. Now days when it comes to communicating the businesses I found that there are two options; email or chat. This can be very frustrating especially if you are paying their service. When there's an issue you need to have resolved you don't want the only form of contact to be via email or chat; you want to be able to pick up the phone and speak with someone then and there. With the email you have to wait on an answer and when it comes to chat it seems like their always offline. I know companies are saving money by reducing staff and using automated systems but this is a fast growing trend that has to stop!

We need to go back to the good old days when there were friendly customer service reps waiting to assist you in whatever situation you may have. That's what I call customer service! I know it's a new world out there but it comes to customer relations; companies should make it their number one priority to communicate with their members/customers as best as possible. And that's by providing them with a faster direct line of communication; the telephone! In the end it's the members/customers that are keeping them in business.

Aaron Davis

Find Me On: www.empowernetwork.com/aarondavis2012