E-Tools

Email is a keystone of web site communications, becoming as fundamental as the telephone. If your web hosting service does not provide you with both POP email @ yourdomain.com and a webmail interface, consider one of the hosting services we recommend.

If you need to start using POP email, Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Outlook/Outlook Express are the "default" programs used by the two main browsers.

We prefer a free third-party email program called Eudora that offers some powerful and timesaving features. Eudora is one of the most powerful and easy to use programs for POP email. They have both paid and free versions with all the features you will need for your online work. Click on the button to download your copy or visit their website to read more...

  Read our email guide to learn more about what it is, how to configure it, and how to use it effectively for business.

Get your own FREE 24x7 fax number from eFax and have faxes sent right to your email box. There are two big advantages of this service:

Free up a phone line. This is ideal for home businesses who want to get faxes but have only one phone line. It also allows small businesses to use their fax line for other purposes (like internet access) and still be able to receive faxes.

Pick up your faxes when you are out of the office. If you travel a lot, this service lets you get faxes from anywhere you can get your email. No more worries about finding a fax machine at the hotel, or even driving in to the office at night to pickup that important fax. (You just need to have the free & easy to download fax viewer software installed on the computer you are using.)

And you can send faxes or get your own 800 number with a reasonably priced plan from eFax.