Setting up an email account is pretty simple, and once set up you have access to the world. Emailing is not only good for business and the standard way to reach people but it can also be plain good fun. You can get a free email address and other cool free stuff as well.
If you have a Microsoft computer it will come installed with outlook express already. There are clear instructions on setting up your outlook express email. The only tricky bit is you do need to know your email address first. This is provided by your ISP. If you don’t want to bother with outlook express you can easily set up a free email address. Most of the free services will charge a fee for setting up to use a POP account, but if you don’t need it don’t bother. Yahoo, hotmail and Gmail are the most popular free email services people use. Which one you prefer is entirely up to you and if you want you can set up accounts with them all.
Once your email account is set up you may want to find email addresses of people you know so you can start getting in touch. To do this you can use a free service like yahoo people search or just use the Google search engine to find them. If you are still not sure just type in email address search on yahoo or Google and follow the directions. The engines can find people by name because just like you they will have entered information when setting up their own account. Before long you will have gathered the email addresses of people you know. You can start sending emails and stay in touch.
When you built your online friendships it is nice to remember people and show them you care. Before email we might have posted them a get well soon or Christmas card. You can now do this online for free! Free email greeting cards are a lot of fun and there are literally thousands to choose from. You can get really fancy email birthday cards and Christmas cards for a price, but the free ones are almost as good, and it is the thought that counts. Make the most of your email service and enjoy!
