Nowadays you need an email address to do just about anything
on the internet, from registering for a service to buying a car.
Emails are a great alternative to physical mail. Sometimes, we
begin realizing that we dislike our current email provider, but
picking a new one isn’t quite easy! We will help you to figure out
how to properly pick an email provider.
How to select an email provider?
Here are some of the most important criteria to check for, when
you are looking for a new email provider:
- Reputation: Your email provider’s reputation should be good
and not known for any scams or have a suspicious website and
online presence. Did you know that an email address and domain
is one of the first things that your clients notice?
- Archive: Good email providers should allow you to have the
ability to save, store, archive, and search your messages.
- Security: Security is a must in our modern world, no one wants
unauthorized people gaining access to their email account! Both
the account setup should require a secure password and there
should be additional security options available such as app
passwords, security questions, etc.
- Spam Filter: Spam messages only waste our time and no one
likes them. It is important to ensure that your email provider has
a good system that detects and filters spam messages.
- Storage: Storage is a very important aspect when selecting an
email provider because you wouldn’t want to run out of storage
unexpectedly and stop receiving new messages.
Free emails:
The majority of famous email providers are free for regular
consumers, here are some of our favorites, as well as instructions
on how to create an email account with them:
How to create a Gmail account:
Gmail is a great free email provider, and very often it is one’s first
email account. They also provide great calendar and contacts
functionalities.
But do you happen to be someone who is switching over to Gmail
and has no clue where to begin?
Head to https://accounts.google.com/SignUp and go through the
setup process. It’s as simple as that!
How to create a Yahoo! account:
Yahoo! mail is a great mail provider, especially if you have limited
hard disk space because Yahoo! mail has the most storage for
free.
You can setup a Yahoo! Account by heading to https://login.yahoo.com/account/create
How to create an iCloud account:
Are you searching for an email provider with an excellent spam
filter and archive folder? Say hello to iCloud mail.
You can set up an iCloud mail account by heading to https://www.icloud.com/mail
and clicking on Create Apple ID at
the bottom of the page.
How to create an Outlook account:
Have you always wanted an email account that can easily
integrate with Office 365? Microsoft Outlook provides just that
and so much more!
You can set up a Microsoft Outlook email account by heading to https://www.signup.live.com
Fun fact: Did you know that free email service providers aren’t
quite free?
It’s free for you, the user, because you get to use the email
service provider’s email, but are there no strings attached?
Free email providers usually show advertisements, they scan
your emails for keywords and metadata. This isn’t hidden
information, as it is usually written in the email service
provider’s Terms of Use. So it’s up to you to decide if this
possible loss of privacy is worth it for a free email account.
Paid emails:
As you may know, not everything is free nowadays. Here’s where
paid email providers come to hand, which are used by businesses,
for instance.
But why are there paid emails?
Sometimes, paid emails have their advantages. Whether it’s the
ability to expand your storage or to have the ability to use your
custom domain.
Paid email service providers often allow you to have higher
security.
How to setup an email in eM Client:
Once you have decided on which email service provider to use,
you might like to use it with your favorite email client - eM Client.
Here’s how to start using your new email account with eM Client:
Head to Menu > Accounts and click the Add Account button.
You can go ahead and set up your email account through the
automatic setup. eM Client is capable of setting up your email
provider’s recommended settings which are set up easily and
fast!