Lately we have had a number of clients in the orthodontic vertical that require a robust secure and frankly better email hosts. We though this information would also benefit other local company’s looking for email solutions for small business.
Today, even with all the rapid advancements in technology and communication, when it comes to business, the good old telephone and email are still King.
Smartphone apps, Jing and cloud computing all have their place in a busy office but we rely on email more than we realize, whether its to confirm appointments, make enquiries, ask questions, send information and media like videos, photos and the occasional joke to a colleague.
Email provides a manageable thread of communication that can be searched and archived for easy retrieval and modern offices couldn’t live with out it.
If you’re email has gone down or you are loosing valuable customer correspondences to your spam filter you know how annoying and costly this can be.
With these thoughts in mind your business email accounts need to be safe, secure and robust so you can effectively communicate with your employees and customers. Security and archiving is especially important to your business if you are an Orthodontist, Dentist or other professional where you need to keep correspondence records for a long period of time.
We have researched the top 3 business email solution providers, so you can decide which one fits your business and budget and never have to worry about loosing another email again.
FuseMail
Fusemail are a US based company that provides a convenient email service for small businesses. They strive to provide a high quality, professional service that has built in maximum security.
Access to emails can be obtained from any device as long as you have an Internet connection. So whether you are in the office, at home on a laptop or even on your smartphone, you are always connected and will never miss an email again.
Fusemail prices start from as little as $2 user/month and for with extra benefits like email archiving for 7 years from $5 user/month
HyperOffice
HyperOffice is a cloud based business email service.
They provide a reliable cloud based email solution that requires no expensive hardware or complex software installations. With their business email service, you can send and receive email, sync with Outlook and mac, access advanced email tools, and stay connected to your business with just an Internet connection. If you prefer, you can even push and manage email from almost every major mobile device in the market.
HyperOffice also rises to your advanced business email needs such as email archiving. You can protect, index and search information assets contained across company mailboxes, to serve all your professional email security, compliance and discovery needs.
HyperOffice prices start from $7 per month per user.
Microsoft Exchange
You get what you would expect from a software giant like Microsoft. A huge 25 GB of mailbox storage as standard and the ability to send attachments up to 25 megabytes.
Security is second to none with their premier anti-spam and antivirus filtering systems. Exchange also automatically archives to reduce email clutter.
Additionally users can connect to Microsoft Outlook if they like the look feel and of that platform from the Outlook Web App so mobile access is easy too.
Prices start from $5 per month.
If you have any other suggestions or have experience with these or other email business solutions share them with us in the comments section below.
Notes by Perry Stevens the hot rockin’, tea drinking and SEO lovin’ son of a gun in Bangkok. Join his circles here or contact us here.
Office Email Solutions for Small Businesses
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