Why GMail?

There's a massive amount of storage space. I don't think that a Gmail account is unprofessional at all? Thats just my opinion.

Gmail is great, I use it for all of my sites and forward them to my main gmail address.

It's super easy to use and very flexible.

Plus with the google docs I can have my VA update all of the usernames/passwords we use so we both have access to everything 24/7

I use gmail for my article writing service. I personally think that using gmail is a lot more professional than using something like "hotmail" or "live" or one of those email accounts. I would probably use something like Outlook if I was savvy with it, but unfortunately, I'm not.

Give the gmail users a chance, I'm sure you will not be let down.

I always have an email address for each site I own (I think) and they are
all forwarded to one of five Gmails accounts. Makes organizing email a
breeze.

Tom

Gmail has a pretty nice interface and it allows you to label your mails easily. So maybe that's the reason why many people are turning to Gmail?

With that said, I'd have the same thoughts if someone were to send me an email through Gmail. It's important to use our own domains for branding. What do the rest think?


My thoughts,
Dominic Tay

My g/f is attending one of Canada's best Universities and most of her professors switched to using Gmail...

Gmail has an easy to use interface and is much easier to tag your individual emails to suit your business needs, although I agree that if you own your own domain, it might be more professional to have your own email address with your niche domain to make it look a bit more professional! Gmail sure is easy to use though!

I have yahoomail but I prefer to used gmail..

Bill,

Why?

Because all the cool kids (like Frank Kern) are doing it.

I finally just secured my name @ gmail... I suggest you all do the same and secure your own name @ gmail if it's still available.

Alex,

Both my parents are educators, and their schools have also switched over to using Gmail.

I can't tell you exactly why (I have my own ideas), but there must be very good reasons behind this trend...

Jared

I tried Gmail and I didn't like it at all. I prefer Outlook.

As far as working with a professional company, I always have my doubts. If it's a corporate company you're talking about, they should definitely have a more professional email address. It's just one of those things you do when you start a business. You know?

The days where email@YOURDOMAIN.com was seen professionally... is O-V-E-R.

People's perception filters no longer judge email based on pro/generic/unpro. Because they're so used to seeing different emails, that they just see every email as NEUTRAL.

Meaning...

Use Gmail all the way. Best spam filters ever.

Gmail services are much more than private domain email services

Oh...As I'm reading through this post, i got an additional idea: Could it be that by using gmail, you get better deliverability? In other words, your mail gets pass those spam filter better?

I remember receiving a handful of spam emails from dubious gmail accounts, containing thousands of affiliate links. If they were to be using their own domain account to send these mails, they'd be in the spam folder now.


Just my thoughts,
Dominic Tay

gmail > yahoomail > hotmail

you forward your gmail account easily and open it on outlook, and still gmail has backup of your message

Oh my gosh guys what happens when Google's conspiracy
comes full circle and dominates the world with the mass
of personal and business information that YOU gave to them?!

Well...glad that's out of the way.

I personally have my name@gmail and have used it for a
very long time. It does a great job of filtering the spam mail
from the mail I actually want, much better than any other
I've used.

I do like using my domain emails mostly just for branding
at the site itself. Then just forward them to my gmail account
since I am so familiar with it.

-Tyson

I used Hotmail... it loads so slow it upset me just to login sometimes.

I used Yahoo! Mail... it's way better than Hotmail but there's a limit
to the number of folders you can have. And I segregate all my emails
into different folders from different people.

I use Gmail... fastest amongst all three and I can claim the
you@yourdomain.com kind of email and send accordingly. I'll take
accountability, accessibility and speed over professional but hard-
to-use email clients anytime.

Asher

Surprisingly, some internet marketers use Gmail for more than just email but also re-work their multiple Gmail accounts into a list building tool to be used as a mini aweber.

Another excellent use for Gmail is to spin things as a word processor converting it into a Keyword finding tool and digging out some interesting specialty products and a variety of low hanging fruit! Might sound a little weird & confusing but Gmail works great as a niche researching tool.

Keep in mind, few marketers actually focus on the right hand side of their Gmail. Spend a little more time using and looking inside of your Gmail accounts and you just might see the revenue possibilities...

Dave

Wow, I guess living on the most isolated place on the planet really keeps me out of touch - obviously GMail rules!

Actually I've had myname@gmail.com since it was an invitation-only beta and I now have more GMail accounts that I can remember - who can argue with an infinite amount of free online storage? But I don't really use it for business, except of course the account that I have tied into my AdWords, AdSense, Analytics and all the other fun stuff from big G.

I've always setup at least a "support@mysite.com" and a "webmaster@mysite.com" account for every domain I own, forwarded to a set of master accounts. I also have an LLC and it has a domain name whose e-mail accounts I use for business correspondence, including a separate account for PayPal.

Thank you all so much for the responses, I really have learned something here! To be honest although I have many GMail accounts I'm not that familiar with it's interface as I tend to use Thunderbird to work with them. I do use iGoogle and in fact I like it so much that I'm designing a couple of online applications that use a similar interface.

Is there a general consensus that GMail is more "prestigious" (for lack of a better word) than HotMail or Yahoo Mail? Don't want to start an e-mail service war here, I also have HotMail and Yahoo accounts but only really use them for MSDN and flickr.

Aloha

Bill

Gmail is simple & easily to use.

While Gmail is simple and easy to use, it does look unprofessional on your website. My solution:

info@domain,com (forwarded to)> xyz@gmail,com (popped to)> mail client (apple mail)

And as everyone said on this thread said, Gmail is wonderful! it has great features - labeling, searching through your emails. What I do actually, if i find great info online and I wanna send it to myself, I use "keywords" in my subject line or body so that in the future I can find that email easily! It's great!

Gmail is a powerful web mail and IMAP mail server. When you use POP3 your email is downloaded to your computer and not another computer. When you use IMAP your mail stays on the mail server and you just connect and load any new email from the server. This means that you can have multiple computers all with a same emails in them.

Gmail also can fetch your mail and you just access Google for your mail. I have a couple of my email accounts fetched by google and i just have one account to logon too.

Gmail can also send email from another non gmail account. so you can setup your email @ yourdomain.com to fetched and send mail with without ever having to logon to yourdomain.com email account

I use Outlook to check my Gmail and my ISP(charter) does not allow you to use your own SMTP server but since Gmail uses a encrypted SMTP server connection there is no problem with connecting to a non charter SMTP.

I think Gmail is the forerunner in web-email clients.
Gmail is very user-friendly and it has an intuitive interface.
It has seamless design. I love the way Gmail compiles emails into conversation style layout. So basically if you were sending emails back and forth to one person they all are saved under just one email slot rather than several.

There are also many universities here in the UK switching to Gmail for their students webmail base. I have no doubt that Gmail lacks any authenticity nor do I believe it reduces your professionalism. You just have to try it to believe it!

Guys guys guys....gimme a minute here...

Let me first say 2 things...

1. Gmail is a very very powerful email application. I use it
everyday...not just for my personal account but also
for my business account.


2. I own my own business. As well as my own domain names.
And I can't stress enough just how important it is to
look professional. And definitely you want your business email address
to have your domain name in it.

You want yourname@yourbusinessname.com - not your yourname@gmail.com.


Now...you don't have to settle for either of these.

What if I tell you....you can have the BEST of BOTH worlds?

The good news is...you definitely can.

How do I know it? Cos all my business emails accounts are
all administered with Gmail...and I retain my domain name in
the email address.

The answer is in Google Applications or Google Apps for short.

Just sign up here:
Google Apps for business – edition comparison

If you don't want to pay for the premier version, just
go with the standard account.

You get up to 7 GB per account, so that's pretty damn much.
And you can also request up to 1000 of such accounts for
your company.

Best of all - it's 100 FREE! So guys...don't hesitate so much.

Hop on down to Google Apps and sign up for your FREE
gmail administered business email accounts. No worries
about not appearing professional anymore.

Here's the link again:
=> Google Apps for business – edition comparison

*Offer while stocks last.* Only 57 accounts left... (can't resist this!) =)

Hope this helps.

Jag

Dude...

I understand where you are coming from. Gmail is fast and easy.
However while you may not care as a consumer, some others may.

So don't forget about that.

That said, you can still use Google Apps to have the
functionality of Gmail...and at the same time retain
your domain name in your email address.

Try Google Apps here:
Google Apps

And you don't only get the Gmail.

You also get Google Docs...Google Calendar...
and a whole lot of cool stuff.

Google Docs allow me to easily share docs
with my staffs..and helpers. Real time saver.

Hope this helps.

Jag

Why Gmail is very simple......

It gives huge storage space, one of the best spam filters ever.

Easy to work, fast and safe... What else one need???

Start using it and i am sure you will like it...

Gmail all the way...

I have used yahoo, msn but nothing can beet gmail...

+1

I totally understand that alarm bells were raised as soon as you saw them email you from an gmail account, but it is very common in this day and age, I personally have my domain address for one set of emails but i do find gmail a lot easier to use.

If you like the professional aspect of gmail, but prefer to use a domain based email address, you can always forward the address to gmail. In labs, you can set the features so that you can send email from any address you own. Presto - email from your own domain, managed in gmail - no need to pay for Google Apps unless you want to.

Yes , I agree. It does look extremely unprofessional listing your contact as a free email address. I usually do not buy from anyone who does not have a "proper" email address listed on their site. There is nothing wrong with being a one man operation and running your "Make 7 Figures A day" coaching program from your mother's basement. But you just do not have to look like you do.

Nobody is disputing that Gmail is great. I think some marketers are just too lazy and can not be bothered to look professional.

Apollo

Because I love the Planets theme lol.

GMail loads fast and has a lot of space; but Yahoo will be getting unlimited space in May for their anniversary. I like Yahoo better because I like their website and it sounds better lol.

But people should really use a professional e-mail address for their website. It's just like if someone writes an ebook and makes a lot of grammar mistakes, people aren't going to take your seriously.

Whenever I see a website with a free e-mail address, I just feel awkward in trusting them.

Deliverability is my reason. Many of my email domains get banned after people who opt in to my list register spam complaints. Gmail always makes it to the inbox

I agree with the comments about using your own domain for email and using gmail to host your email.

I've been doing that for quite some time, and as mentioned, the other applications are already tied into the system.

My web host makes it simple to use gmail for your email for me its just one button and all the gmail goodies are set up.

It may be my imagination, but I think using a gmail with your own domain gets your site indexed faster.

Mark

Because, in a few years, with our Google Chip implant, it's server direct to cortex. As in the frontal cortex of our brain. Forget even getting to a pc.

Ok, ok... now a days. Gmail elegantly organizes conversations. Since gmail reads any inbox, it's the best way to manage email.

Sam