| I have spent the last two years reading and buying | | | | device. Gmail puts contextual advertising next to the |
| everything in site that I thought just might be able to | | | | emails you read. |
| help me. I am not ashamed to admit that I went | | | | 2. AIM Mail - Free Email Service |
| after, for a time, get rich quick schemes and have to | | | | AOL's free web-based email service, shines with |
| say they all failed. | | | | unlimited online storage, very good spam protection |
| I have owned online stores, casinos, joined MLMs, | | | | and a rich, easy to use interface. Unfortunately, AIM |
| pyramids and anything else you can think of and yes | | | | Mail lacks a bit in productivity (no labels, smart folders |
| I even did the one dollar in the envelope thing. Well if | | | | and message threading), but makes up for some of |
| I can say one thing, it would be that perseverance is | | | | that with very functional IMAP (as well as POP) |
| the key to internet life. | | | | access. |
| Never give up! I would like to now pass on some of | | | | 3. GMX Mail - Free Email Service |
| the more valuable information I have learned. It will | | | | This is a reliable email service filtered well of spam |
| take time, but stick with me. I want to start at the | | | | and viruses whose 5 GB of online storage you can |
| beginning of things. This is not a "how to get rich" | | | | use not only through a rich web interface but also via |
| quick scheme. This is doggedly plugging from A to Z | | | | POP or IMAP from a desktop email program. |
| until you get it. | | | | More and smarter ways to organize mail could be |
| So let's get started | | | | nice. |
| Like I said, I want to start with the basics and if this | | | | 4. Yahoo! Mail - Free Email Service |
| is too basic for you, then please just read on. I don't | | | | Yahoo! Mail is an email program on the web with |
| mean to go to slow but I want to be able to reach | | | | unlimited storage and RSS news feeds, SMS texting |
| those new people that really are without a clue of | | | | and instant messaging to boot. While Yahoo Mail is |
| how and where to begin. | | | | nice to use, free-form labeling and smart folders |
| The first and most important thing you need to do is | | | | would be nice, and the spam filter could catch junk |
| set up an email account. You might already have one | | | | even more effectively. |
| that you use for personal reasons, but it is important | | | | 5. Zenbe - Free Email Service |
| that you have one email account that is dedicated to | | | | Zenbe organizes your emails and attachments (from |
| your business. This means a good professional | | | | Zenbe and existing POP accounts) with labels and |
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| Bighunk at There are many free email accounts that | | | | and Facebook updates, too. With a focus on |
| you can get. Just make sure to follow the | | | | simplicity, Zenbe provides many sweet shortcuts but |
| instructions and choose an appropriate name. | | | | also shows quirks and omissions in others. The spam |
| The next thing you need to do after you have | | | | filter is good, but it would be great if IMAP access |
| signed up for your email account is to add your | | | | was possible for all folders (not just the inbox). |
| signature file to the end of it. It is not just your | | | | 6. - Free Email Service |
| signature that will be added to every email you send | | | | is a speedy, stable and very usable free email service |
| out, but you will also add your business or product | | | | with 10 GB online space, POP and IMAP access as |
| when you get one. This will get your started with | | | | well as many a web-based goodie. The IMAP |
| advertising in a simple way. Your signature file sticks | | | | implementation does not give you access to labels, |
| with your emails, even if they are forwarded along | | | | and full message search is missing from the web |
| to another. They too will then see your signature file, | | | | interface. |
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| way. | | | | This not only gives you 5 GB to store your mail |
| A perfect example of this is the web based | | | | online but also a highly polished, fast and functional |
| company of Hotmail. When they first started up and | | | | way to access it via either the web or through POP |
| someone joined at the bottom of every email that | | | | in your email program. Unfortunately, IMAP access is |
| person sent out was the small sentence that said: | | | | not supported by Inbox.com, and its tools for |
| Get your free email account now -and it gave only | | | | organizing mail could be improved with smart or |
| their address. The response was astronomical! Soon | | | | self-teaching folders. |
| everyone that got the email signed up for their own | | | | 8. FastMail Guest Account - Free Email Service |
| account and when they wrote their family, friends | | | | This is a great free email service with IMAP access, |
| and business associates, those people also signed up. | | | | useful features, one of the best web-based email |
| Soon, Hotmail had millions of people using their | | | | interfaces and few ads. |
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| based email service at the time. So can you see how | | | | This is a comfortable, reliable and secure email service |
| potent this small signature can be? | | | | with unlimited storage. A pretty good spam filters |
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| 1. Gmail - Free Email Service (Google Mail) | | | | using Yahoo! Mail's HTML editor. |
| Gmail is the Google approach to email and chat. | | | | 10. Windows Live Hotmail - Free Email Service |
| Practically unlimited free online storage allows you to | | | | This gives you 5 GB of online storage, fast search, |
| collect all your messages, and Gmail's simple but very | | | | solid security and an interface easy as a desktop |
| smart interface lets you find them precisely and see | | | | email program. When it comes to organizing mail, it |
| them in context without effort. POP and powerful | | | | only has folders, its spam filter could be more |
| IMAP access bring Gmail to any email program or | | | | effective, and POP or IMAP access is missing. |