| Are you wondering how free email can really be | | | | with friends and family even if one account is closed |
| free? Well, most email providers who provide you | | | | down. |
| free email actually make their money through | | | | There are many free accounts you can have - on |
| advertisements - like graphical banners which you see | | | | Yahoo!, Gmail, or even MSN. You can have as many |
| as you check your mail, or even text messages | | | | free email accounts as you want - you can probably |
| which may appear towards the end of your emails. | | | | have even a hundred, but of course, it would be |
| They also make money through pop-up ads. The | | | | tough maintaining them all! The only thing you need |
| thing is, most of these email accounts do not | | | | to access a free email account is a web browser - as |
| generally have any hidden fees. You just need to put | | | | long as you have access to the Internet and can get |
| up with the advertising, that's the only thing. Since | | | | connected, you can read emails and send emails, all |
| the Web changes very quickly, you need to be | | | | for free. |
| aware that most providers generally may disappear | | | | So how do you go about getting your own free |
| literally overnight. So you should always have a | | | | account? Simply select the provider you would like, |
| secondary email address so that no matter what, | | | | click on to their site, and click "New User". Then you |
| people can still reach you. it's not a good idea to rely | | | | will be asked for details like your name and address, |
| on just one free email address provider, as there's | | | | your date of birth, as well as the username you |
| always the off-chance that something might go | | | | would like. Then your free email account will be ready |
| wrong, so just to be safe, have at least two or | | | | to use! |
| three email addresses, so that you're always in touch | | | | |