When I need a haircut, I call up my stylist. It’s like hiring the wrong person for the job Also, bonus points for not experiencing email downtime while your updated DNS propagates through the interwebs. I inevitably screw something up.īreaking out your email from your hosting makes a domain transfer an infinitely (that’s right – infinitely!) easier process. If you raised your hand, leave a comment and I’ll call you next time I need those services because I hate it. Since we’re already doing a fair amount of hand-raising in this post, go ahead and raise your hand if you enjoy dealing with DNS, zone files, and MX records. I’m talking about the average man’s host. * I’m not talking about big fancy people who have multiple redundant servers, etc. I conduct a ton of business through email, so losing access to email is more than just an inconvenience – it’s a show stopper. Now raise your hand if your email is a critical part of your business? My hand’s up. Every host* – even the top-notch ones – experience occasional downtime. I don’t even need to see you to know your hand’s not raised. Now raise your hand if you’ve never had downtime on a host. Your web hosting account is the ship in this story (as it was in my client’s story above).
In maritime tradition, a captain always goes down with his ship. So, why is it a terrible idea to lump your hosting and email in the same account? Let’s look at a few reasons why. It opened up a number of questions, so I thought the topic deserved its own post. I wrote a post comparing web hosts and made an off-hand comment that folks should use separate web and email hosting providers. We were trained that email and website hosting were one and the same. Somewhere along the line, when we got comfortable with the idea of purchasing a domain name and a hosting plan, branded email accounts were something just tacked on for free. Here’s the problem with hosting your website and email with the same companyīack in my day You may remember a time when email addresses came from your internet service provider (remember FlashNet or Juno?). That’s when I received a barrage of panicky, urgent(!) messages from a client who couldn’t access her website or email.īuzz. until the next time I got on wi-fi to check my messages. I didn’t bring a computer, didn’t have an international plan on my phone, and only had access to wi-fi for 30 minutes a day – plenty of time to message my husband, glance through my work email, and scroll through Facebook.Įxcept for an odd sunburn on one leg (which margaritas went a long way to soothing), I was enjoying myself immensely…. We’re talking the kind of vacation where I’m enjoying cocktails before noon, books on the beach, and just the right amount of conversation with friends. I was on vacation in Cancun with some girlfriends. Tl dr Just say NO to web hosting with email and skip down to my recommended email hosting providers.
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