Great First Impression With Email

You only get one opportunity to make a good firstspammed by the scam artist with a personal plea to
impression, so here's some web design advice forsend emergency funds as if "the real owner" was
your website about making a great first impressionemailing them from a foreign country where they
with email. Consider the downside of a websitejust lost their wallet, cash, and credit cards.
design with links using free email accounts likeWhat this client suspected about being scammed, as
Hotmail, AOL, or Gmail for online businesshe was going through the steps of entering details
correspondence before deciding to make free emailthat became more and more personal, turned out to
service your first choice.be horribly true. A few clients confirmed his suspicion
While using a free service may be convenient forwhen they forwarded the spam emails begging for a
those users who want transportability to read ortemporary $1000 loan "until I get back to the states
write email from a variety of desktop or mobilenext week".
devices, the first impression you create may be lessThankfully no one fell for the scam, yet needless to
than ideal. This is especially true if you actually usesay the loss in reputation and credibility was
that free service email link on your website insteadsignificant. Think again before you decide on a free
of one to match your domain.email account in your web design. The solution is
The free email services are fine for personalinexpensive and easier than most people realize.
accounts for family or friends. When a person selectsHere's an explanation.
an email link on your commercial website to make anEmail service that matches your website domain is
inquiry, the reply should be from an email addressoften free with the domain or your purchase of
that matches your www domain. Besides having ahosting. For bigger companies who need many more
web design that creates a sense of trust, thatemail addresses you may have to pay for the
matching email shows sophistication, too.additional accounts. Either way, use your service
If all things are equal comparing your web design toprovider's help files to learn how to setup a direct
your competition, the professional touch of an emailemail user name and password that allows you to
address to match your domain could make thewrite and reply to email.
difference when that visitor decides who to contact.The same user name and password for each
Besides first impression, why is direct email thataccount is transportable to your home or mobile
matches your domain so important? It is moredevices, so ask your provider if you need help with
secure than free email services. As a case in point, agetting it working in a variety of locations. My advice
web design client chose to use one of the freeis write down the password and memorize the user
services in all their business correspondence. Aftername if you travel frequently and need remote
years without incident they replied to an urgent emailaccess to your email from a hotel, library, internet
to re-register their email address or risk losing allcafe, or customer's place of business.
previous email and address book with their list ofYou may need more than one set of instructions
contacts.depending on the email client used at work, home, or
The email message was a phishing scam, yet in ain your mobile devices. Any inconvenience climbing the
panic the client immediately followed the link andlearning curve to get up to speed is time well spent
entered their sensitive security details for that freeto help maintain your reputation while you make a
email account. As a result their entire client base wasgreat first impression with email.