7
votes
13answers
756 views
Does having a professional email account matter?
Is it just me or do: @yahoo, gmail, hotmail, accounts not look professional? I can't imagine cost being an excuse. Most hosting providers include email with the site.
5
votes
9answers
255 views
Should you time your emails to be during business hours?
Do customers care if I reply at three in the morning, or will they think it's unprofessional?
4
votes
6answers
150 views
To use the company domain for the product’s email addresses?
This may seem an awfully trivial question, but its one that's been bugging me enough to ask it here.
I've developing (in the final stages before initial release) a web application …
4
votes
11answers
652 views
Help with an effective email signature
I'm trying to come up with an effective email signature, but I'm undecided which has the most impact. So far I have come up with:
Joe Blogs
Managing Director
www.fostercarepro.co …
4
votes
3answers
123 views
Should I use a seperate but related domain to send reports from my new webapp?
In other webapps I've done I've always sent email from the same domain as the app. However for my next project I'm thinking of using a related domain. For example if my webapp do …
3
votes
4answers
137 views
Can I use Google apps (standard) for my startup?
I want to use Google apps for my bootstraped startup (currently, just me, myself and I). The Google Apps Standard Edition intro talks about individulas and groups, but does not men …
3
votes
8answers
240 views
Putting together a landing page and email contact form
I have decided to start advertising for my product before it launches. I need a landing page that will collect email and other info.
I have hosting, but I don't yet have a domain. …
3
votes
3answers
267 views
Do you use a service for ensuring email deliverability (like Sendgrid, Postmark, etc.)? Why or why not? If so, what service?
Using an external service for delivering your emails can take a lot of load off your shoulders if deliverability is a must. Services like Sendgrid and Postmark have pre-configured, …
3
votes
9answers
288 views
What is the best online collaboration tool out there?
I'm looking for a tool that will allow me to have my workflow on one interface. Web conferencing, email, real-time file sharing, group projects, Social Network Management, etc. Is …
3
votes
4answers
257 views
How to prevent legit emails sent to customers who asked these emails from being considered spam?
Hi all,
I'm bootstrapping a business software and I've got a serious issue: I don't plan on doing any "mass mailing" nor "email campaign".
I will never ever send one email to som …
3
votes
2answers
132 views
Best practices for correspondance with user / customers
Anyone aware of any books, articles, blogs, anything, that talks about best practices for communicating with users. Issues like, how often, at what user actions, what language to u …
2
votes
4answers
163 views
Should I move my business email to Gmail?
I'm battling with this issue for a while.
I host my domain at DiscountAsp and although I'm very happy with the hosting, their email web application has some limitations.
Basicall …
2
votes
1answer
260 views
ReturnPath vs. SendGrid: Looking for advice
Hi folks,
SocialGrow needs to do either ReturnPath or SendGrid to ensure our emails are whitelisted.
How do you compare the two? Under the Silver SendGrid option it looks like …
2
votes
3answers
196 views
Best way to send a business proposal
Hello,
I'm about to send a business proposal to a person who doesn't know me. The document volume is equivalent to about 6 pages (A4, single spaced). I can create a nice looking PD …
2
votes
3answers
76 views
Email to fax service?
There are tons of "send fax by email" services, but I'm hoping for the reverse.
Is there a service, where if email is sent to that account, it will then fax the contents to a spec …