Do you spend more time sorting through SPAM and junk mail that actually reading legitimate email? Are you ready to put fun and usefulness back into your email? Tired of animated ads all over the your email screen?

Don't get locked into using your ISP's email service!

By utilizing the power of Gmail (Google's Email), you can have a very robust web-based, POP3, or IMAP email system. With excellent SPAM filtering, online anti-virus, full import/export capabilities, Gmail is the leading online email service.

• Over 6GB of storage
• Can pull in email from other accounts
• IMAP and POP3 support
• Integrated Chat
• Integrated Calendar
• Integrated online Docs and Spreadsheets
• SSL

What if I own www.mywebsite.com?

If you have your own website, then Google Apps for Your Domain is the right choice for you. Leveraging the power of Google's Email service plus calendaring, chat, and more, you can turn your small business website into a enterprise class system.

I simply point the MX records of your domain to your Google account.

The email system will be branded with your domain name!

How much does the service cost?

For a small setup fee, I will handle everything for you including migrating your existing email to the new system. The basic service is free from Google.

If you want an enterprise class system, there is an initial setup fee by me. Google charges a flat rate of $50/year per email address.

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FAQ's

Can I test it out? Sure - just contact me to request a temporary email address and password for smartergeek.com. You will be free to test it out under my domain!

Can I use Thunderbird or Outlook with this sevice? Absolutely! The best part is that you can have Thunderbird or Outlook download your email while leaving a copy in your online account. Then you have access to your inbox from anywhere. Of course, we will need to setup your email client to work properly.

Note: Gmail does synchronize “sent” messages from your email client so you have access to those as well.

What about traveling to different ISP's with a laptop and using Thunderbird or Outlook? Gmail provides its own SMTP server on a different outbound port that most ISP's do not block. That means you can send email with Thunderbird or Outlook no matter where you are as long as you have an internet connection! Say goodbye to the issues with sending email from your favorite client from a hotel room!

Will I lose my existing contacts? No. Depending on your current email system, there are several ways to import your existing contacts and address books. We will assist you through the entire process.

Doesn't WebspaceGeeks.com already provide email with hosting? Yes, we do. However, this is a far more robust system than the basic email system offered with our hosting packages.

What about a calendar? Google Apps offers a very robust calendaring system that can be shared among employees, customers, and vendors. As a matter of fact, we use Google's Calendar at SmarterGeek! See us about setting up these services for your business. We can even incorporate your Google Calendar with Mozilla Thunderbird!

How large of a file attachment can I send? Google has a 10MB per email attachment limit whether sending or receiving. However, you must remember that your recipient(s) may have limitations on the size of attachments that they can receive or send.

What about privacy? Google respects users' privacy. For details, please see the Gmail Privacy Policy. Google also take several steps to guard the confidentiality of users' information by offering a number of industry-leading protections. To learn more, please visit our section on Gmail and privacy. This system is no less private that using your ISP's email system.

Does Gmail / Google Apps use SSL connections? Yes! One of the advantages to using Gmail is that you can login to the web browser through SSL and Gmail uses an SSL connection for sending/receiving email through email clients – Thunderbird, Outlook, Outlook Express. This means that your email is secure at least from your computer to Gmail so nosey traffic sniffers at hotels are no longer a worry!

How Secure is my email on my laptop if I use an email client? Well that is a great question. In most cases, if your laptop gets stolen then the crook has full access to your email stored on your computer - having a Windows password does zero good! However, I can setup a fully secure system using encrypted container technology. Combined with the SSL connection that Google uses to connect to your email client, you will have one of the most secure setups around.

Can you encrypt my email from my computer all the way to the recipient? Well sure I can. There are a couple of ways to do this, but the technology is available and is free and open source! Of course, I charge a reasonable fee to setup the security and instruct you on how to do it.

Who do I contact for support? As usual, we fully support any services that we offer. Simply call us 24/7, send us a txt message, instant message, or email. Also, Google offers an extensive help site for Gmail.

What about virus protection? In addition to virus protection that automatically scans your attachments and tries to remove any viruses found in them, Gmailtm also doesn't send or receive any executable files since most computer viruses are contained in executable files. Plus, if you have an anti-virus program running on your computer, you have an additional layer of protection.