That Smith

One of the easiest ways you can boost your small business’s image is to get a custom e-mail address for your business.

Many people take the first step and register a domain for their small business, for example janesdaycare.com for Jane’s Daycare, however they continue to use their home e-mail address or a free service for their business’s e-mail, such as progreeting@hotmail.com.

You can actually pay nothing and can still get your own e-mail address such as info@thatsmith.com or chad@thatsmith.com.

Most web hosts and registrars charge extra for this, but you can get it for free by signing up for a service such as Google Apps (formerly Google Apps for Your Domain), Yahoo Small Business, or Microsoft Office Live Small Business. Each of these services walk you through how to set up your e-mail with them, and they provide way more storage than you would get through GoDaddy or your home internet provider.

I recommend Google Apps because you can sign up multiple users and are not limited to only using webmail. I would be glad to help anyone set up their business’s e-mail, and will have more cheap ways to boost your business’s image next weekend.