By Tracey Lawton

As a solopreneur being able to follow-up with your clients and potential clients is crucial in growing and sustaining your business, and keeping a steady flow of new clients coming on board. However the downside is the time it takes to follow-up with each and every one of your contacts–after all spending all day following up with clients isn’t a good use of your time; you also need to spend your time on income generating activities and generating cash flow for your business. continue »

Free email accounts are easy to use and, well, free. But because they include the provider’s domain name in the address, they carry a certain casualness to them. That’s fine for your personal account, but for business accounts, using a free email is like wearing your robe and slippers to the office. continue »

If you’re looking for a simple, inexpensive email solution that includes your domain name in your email address, POP3/SMTP accounts are for you. They’re inexpensive as a stand-alone plan, and included free in most Web hosting plans. Basically these accounts connect you to a POP3 and SMTP server for receiving and sending email messages. continue »

Internet message access protocol (IMAP) is an alternative to POP3 as a method of retrieving email messages from a server. IMAP is used in conjunction with simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP), which allows you to send email. continue »

One of the most robust email solutions, Microsoft Exchange offers users all the benefits of POP3/SMTP and IMAP email accounts in addition to advanced features such as wireless access and shared resources. continue »