| Before I discuss what email space is, and how it's | | | | Now that you have an understanding of what |
| related to effectively building relationships with your | | | | storage is, we can now discuss email space. Internet |
| prospects. I want to make sure you are aware of | | | | service providers, or ISP provide you with a email |
| the difference between bandwidth, and storage. | | | | account with a email quota or default storage space |
| What Storage is. | | | | of 500 mega bytes. There are different types of |
| Webmasters are limited to the amount of information | | | | email services such as POP, or IMAP. POP or post |
| or data in which can be stored on there website. This | | | | office protocol is the most commonly used email |
| type of limitation is known as storage. Imagine a | | | | service, and when you check your mail the messages |
| stadium (or server) with the capacity of allowing | | | | are downloaded to your mail server until removed. |
| 10,000 people to park there vehicle in the parking lot. | | | | Examples of a POP email service is Microsoft outlook, |
| Each vehicle is valued at 1 MB of mega bytes so the | | | | or outlook express, this type of email service only |
| maximum amount of mega bytes or vehicles you can | | | | allows access to manage and work with your mail on |
| park or store in this particular stadium or server is | | | | your own server or computer only. IMAP allows |
| 10,000 mega bytes. | | | | access to your incoming emails on any computer |
| What Bandwidth is. | | | | your using. Unlike POP, email messages arriving to you |
| Webmasters are also limited to the amount of | | | | remain on your Internet service providers mail server |
| information or data which can be downloaded to | | | | until deleted. |
| there websites in a certain amount of time. Imagine | | | | Whether your using POP or IMAP email service, if |
| the entrance to the stadium is narrow. Lets say your | | | | you max out your mail quota your email program will |
| in a rental truck valued at 3,000 mega bytes, when | | | | stop working correctly. Any new arriving email will not |
| you drive this truck (or data) through the narrow | | | | be able to reach you. The jaws of life won't be able |
| park entrance 3,000 of your 10,000 bandwidth space | | | | to reestablish your email program, unless you |
| is took up. Occasionally bandwidth is limited to for | | | | purchase more storage. |
| example, renting only one truck, or only one | | | | How this Occurs? |
| download. Under these circumstance this is all that | | | | As new emails arrive at your email system (POP or |
| can be fitted in your bandwidth limit. Any additional | | | | IMAP) it is then sent to a personal area or space on |
| data or trucks are stopped from being rented or | | | | your email services email server. Messages either |
| downloaded until the previously rented truck or data | | | | stay on the server (IMAP), or are downloaded from |
| is finished driving through the narrow entrance or is | | | | the server (POP) when you check your email. |
| finished being fully downloaded. | | | | Depending on email program settings those messages |
| Webmasters usually encounter or possess a website | | | | may stay on that email server for 3 days to over a |
| with a bandwidth limited to, for example renting a | | | | month. If the amount of time a message stays on |
| certain amount of trucks or storing a certain amount | | | | the server is to long, or a file attachment to |
| of data on a per month, per week bases. | | | | large...you eventually run out of email storage space. |
| Keeping in mind the amount of bandwidth is limited to | | | | Because your personal email space filled up, you are |
| 10,000 mega bytes per hour, if you for example rent | | | | no longer able to receive emails. |
| two trucks valued at 5,000 mega bytes your | | | | How Email Space Relates to Customer Relations. |
| bandwidth has reached it's limit. Your pc or computer | | | | If you no longer can receive emails then your |
| deny any requests to access any more trucks or | | | | prospects or customers will not be able to connect |
| data by using a barrier between the truck or data | | | | or reach you. Building relationships with your |
| and the pc. | | | | prospects is essential in order to increase conversions |
| What are my options at this point? | | | | rates for products or services your attempting to sell |
| Once you run out of bandwidth, your website will no | | | | to your opt-in mailing list. Running out of email space |
| longer work properly. Because any data or trucks | | | | frustrates your prospects or customers because |
| that are stored can not be downloaded or rented. | | | | they might have important questions for you. If you |
| Your options are to discontinue access to your | | | | can't answer them because they can't reach you, |
| website until bandwidth is reduced or reset. Or be | | | | they will begin to start thinking you don't care or you |
| charged for extra bandwidth... | | | | just want them to make profit for yourself. |
| Putting it together with Email Space... | | | | How to fix this problem using Webmail in your panel. |