Why You Should Keep Your Email and Hosting Separate

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Your web hosting and a swing dance event don’t have a very obvious connection. However, there is one critical rule during an event that everyone must follow: “One dance at a time.” In other words, you need to focus on one dance before moving on to the next. That also explains why it’s a good idea to keep email and hosting separate.

Any web hosting provider worth its salt wants to offer its customers a top-notch server infrastructure and solid security . Therefore, offering other (but related) services such as email can dilute the core offering. While it is not the only factor, it is still an important one.

With that in mind, let’s dive into the reasons why you should keep email and hosting separate. We’ll discuss why Kinsta doesn’t offer email hosting, and then we’ll introduce some great email hosting providers. Plus, we’ll show you how to set up your own email server.

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The Importance of Email for Personal and Professional Use
Quick Quiz: What's the only way to ensure someone south africa whatsapp number data receives your mail?

A letter can get lost, phone calls sometimes get lost in the ether, and the recipient may be hiding behind the couch when you knock on their door.

The answer is email.

Yes, there is a chance that an email will end up in the spam folder, but it still reaches its recipient, just in a different folder than the inbox. In any case, that is not something you can control.

Even with the advent of instant messaging channels and social media , email remains a successful method of reaching people. Despite the similarities between instant platforms, email is more direct – it is email, after all. And it is universal.