If you’re running an online business,
an e-mail account is an important as air is to humans. It is one of the
essentials and you can’t function online without it. How else can you
communicate with your customers? Today you have several e-mail services to
choose from. If your web host is kind enough, it may also provide you with your
own. But some of these services are simply cut out to help people like you, who
are looking for ways to reduce costs while being able to effectively
manage your business. One of these is Gmail.
Ever since it was launched, Gmail has
attracted millions of members all over the world. Besides being the brainchild
of the all mighty Google, it also offers unlimited storage that you don’t even
have to throw away any e-mail. Moreover, it’s packed with productivity tools
you can use:
Signature: There are just so many things
about your business you couldn’t talk about in your messages and definitely
cannot include in your subject line. So you put them in your signature instead.
You can use the space to promote your other contact details, such as your
mobile phone and even home office address. You can also put up a website link.
If you’re using Wisestamp, which allows you to customize signatures, you can
integrate that into your Gmail account as well.
Calendar: Gmail’s calendar is probably
one of the most organized and efficient productivity tools available online. Besides
being able to schedule all your appointments and activities, you can also share
them with your team. You can also set up an alarm for each and every one so
that you will surely be reminded before hand. Moreover, the calendar can also
be displayed right in your inbox.
Documents: Collaboration has never been so
easy with Gmail. Word processor and spreadsheet, among others, are very much
like those you normally use on your desktop or laptop. You can also upload and
download your Gmail documents, as well as grant permission to others to view
them.
Groups: Are you constantly looking for
the best ways to coordinate with all your staff? You can set up groups, where
you can upload files, share images, and initiate discussions.
Domain: So your online business will
look more professional, you can choose to create your own domain using Gmail.
You simply need to go to Google Apps. There’s no need to set up anything in
order to forward e-mails to your Gmail. You’re still using the same e-mail
service, except that it appears as a company or corporate e-mail to the
recipient.
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