Email Accounts - Take Precautions

As an internet company which spends every second online, the internet, email and ftp accesses is critical to our everyday business...I recently read a story of a web host provider that lost their servers in the massive fires in LA this year.

They started getting phone calls from clients asking them why their email accounts weren't working...due to the fires; their web severs had been taking offline and consequently their email had gone too.

This got me thinking; our hosting provides can guarantee that we will have email, web hosted 99.9% of the time but there is always a chance something could go a miss somewhere. So I wanted to offer a few options in case something happens:

1. All our web hosting comes with an online accesses option, to access it go to  http://webmail.yourdomainname.co.uk (or .com, etc.) - then use your email address (mailbox) and your password to gain access - just in case you are away from your office or computer.

2. Open a FREE Hotmail / Yahoo / Gmail account for your business, try get
 yourdomainname@yahoo.co.uk or yourdomainname@hotmail.co.uk - this will keep it inline with your company branding and easier for people to make the connection.

3. Make sure you copy all your contacts from your main account to your new FREE online account; so you can still contact them all in one swift motion.

4. If your hosting is with us you will have a Customer Control panel which will let you setup or configure your own passwords. Go to mcp.livemail.co.uk you will need your username and password (supplied by us, get in touch to get yours) Then you can configure your emails.

5. Rotate your passwords! Change your passwords every so often, keep them fresh and new!

If you need any help with regards your mail accounts or your hosting please get in touch on 01482 212200, 08451 662 901 or send me on email: breon.snowdon @ surrectmedia.com