Comments on: Email – When Branding and Efficiency Collide http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/email-when-branding-and-efficiency-collide/ Internet Marketing, Branding and Web Development for B2B Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/email-when-branding-and-efficiency-collide/comment-page-1/#comment-2140 Brad Shorr Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:56:58 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=813#comment-2140 Hi Carl, Good suggestions. I've looked into them a little, but I'm still so shellshocked from my recent problems, I'm leery of any customization. Still, I know lots of people do what you're suggesting and it seems to work fine, so that may be where I wind up. Thanks for the help. Hi Carl, Good suggestions. I’ve looked into them a little, but I’m still so shellshocked from my recent problems, I’m leery of any customization. Still, I know lots of people do what you’re suggesting and it seems to work fine, so that may be where I wind up. Thanks for the help.

]]> By: Carl http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/email-when-branding-and-efficiency-collide/comment-page-1/#comment-2139 Carl Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:29:05 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=813#comment-2139 Brad, There's one, simple solution to your problem of wanting to use @wordsell.com, but have the efficiency of Gmail: Google Apps for Your Domain. One of the free services they offer is @.com, but with the Gmail interface. http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/index.html You could also just set up your brand email to forward to your Gmail address. Brad,
There’s one, simple solution to your problem of wanting to use @wordsell.com, but have the efficiency of Gmail: Google Apps for Your Domain. One of the free services they offer is @.com, but with the Gmail interface.
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/index.html

You could also just set up your brand email to forward to your Gmail address.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/email-when-branding-and-efficiency-collide/comment-page-1/#comment-2138 Andrew Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:01:01 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=813#comment-2138 Eric, I'm curious, what part of Korea did you live in? I live in Boeun, a small town in the Chungcheongbuk-do province. Eat some bulgogi and kimchi - sounds like a great idea to me. Robert, part of my problem when talking to strangers in Korean is that I can actually tell them quite easily (in Korean) that I can't speak Korean. And because I can tell them that one sentence clearly, they don't actually realize that I actually can't say much more than that, let alone understand their reply. Brad, its amazing what happens on blogs, and the fact that two Westerners who live in or have been to Korea meet on your blog is testament to the diversity of your blog. The Korean alphabet, hangeul, is remarkably well constructed and is simple to learn, but still, Korean is challenging because it is vastly different to English. Cheers Andrew Eric, I’m curious, what part of Korea did you live in? I live in Boeun, a small town in the Chungcheongbuk-do province. Eat some bulgogi and kimchi – sounds like a great idea to me.

Robert, part of my problem when talking to strangers in Korean is that I can actually tell them quite easily (in Korean) that I can’t speak Korean. And because I can tell them that one sentence clearly, they don’t actually realize that I actually can’t say much more than that, let alone understand their reply.

Brad, its amazing what happens on blogs, and the fact that two Westerners who live in or have been to Korea meet on your blog is testament to the diversity of your blog.

The Korean alphabet, hangeul, is remarkably well constructed and is simple to learn, but still, Korean is challenging because it is vastly different to English.

Cheers

Andrew

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/email-when-branding-and-efficiency-collide/comment-page-1/#comment-2137 Brad Shorr Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:04:04 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=813#comment-2137 Hi Eric, thanks for visiting! I'm checking out your blog now, and ditto. What are the odds that two Westerners reading this post know Korean? Hi Eric, thanks for visiting! I’m checking out your blog now, and ditto. What are the odds that two Westerners reading this post know Korean?

]]> By: Eric Morgan http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/email-when-branding-and-efficiency-collide/comment-page-1/#comment-2136 Eric Morgan Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:59:10 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=813#comment-2136 Wow, just checked out your blog Brad, pretty good topics you have, I will come back more often. Andrew: that is cool you are learning Korean. I actually lived in Korea for 2 years and learned the language (but never fluently, probably to like a middle-school level); it was one of the hardest things I ever learned, so good luck! We do have two korean students coming to live with us this summer though, it should be fun. I will have to cook some more kimchi and bulgogi when they come~ Good stuff, go eat some for me! Wow, just checked out your blog Brad, pretty good topics you have, I will come back more often.

Andrew: that is cool you are learning Korean. I actually lived in Korea for 2 years and learned the language (but never fluently, probably to like a middle-school level); it was one of the hardest things I ever learned, so good luck!

We do have two korean students coming to live with us this summer though, it should be fun. I will have to cook some more kimchi and bulgogi when they come~ Good stuff, go eat some for me!

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/email-when-branding-and-efficiency-collide/comment-page-1/#comment-2135 Brad Shorr Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:29:28 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=813#comment-2135 Hi Andrew, are you trying to learn Korean? Seems like a daunting language. With all that going on, I can see why you don't need technical hassles. Robert, I'm going to do a post comparing Outlook to gmail after I get a bit more experience on gmail. Maybe that can help you decide. Hi Andrew, are you trying to learn Korean? Seems like a daunting language. With all that going on, I can see why you don’t need technical hassles.

Robert, I’m going to do a post comparing Outlook to gmail after I get a bit more experience on gmail. Maybe that can help you decide.

]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/email-when-branding-and-efficiency-collide/comment-page-1/#comment-2134 Robert Hruzek Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:21:53 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=813#comment-2134 Gee, maybe I should think about gmail too. Glad to have read this discussion, Brad. Food for thought, indeed. Hey, Andrew, are you sure that's what that means? I might mean, "Hello, I don't speak Korean. Please string me along until I hang up." :-D Gee, maybe I should think about gmail too. Glad to have read this discussion, Brad. Food for thought, indeed.

Hey, Andrew, are you sure that’s what that means? I might mean, “Hello, I don’t speak Korean. Please string me along until I hang up.” :-D

]]> By: Andrew http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/email-when-branding-and-efficiency-collide/comment-page-1/#comment-2133 Andrew Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:41:58 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=813#comment-2133 Brad, I think you've hit on the battle between technicians versus entrepreneurs and businesspeople. Technicians seem to delight in creating hugely complicated offerings with bells and whistles all over the place. Entrepreneurs and businesspeople just want something which 'bloody well works' without any fuss. (Oh, sorry, can I use that type of language on your blog?) Personally, I'm with the entrepreneurs and business people on this one. I don't care how many bells and whistles there are - I just want it to work and work every time. I can relate to the sixteen hours you spent reading those technical manuals. Personally, I have a different problem in Korea, since most of the support documentation is in Korean, which I can't understand! If I'm lucky, they'll be a number which I can ring and say "Annyonghaseyo. Yeong-eo haseyo?" (“Hello. Do you speak English?”) Sometimes, they put me through to an English speaker. Other times, I face extreme difficulties in getting my problem solved! Brad, I think you’ve hit on the battle between technicians versus entrepreneurs and businesspeople.

Technicians seem to delight in creating hugely complicated offerings with bells and whistles all over the place. Entrepreneurs and businesspeople just want something which ‘bloody well works’ without any fuss. (Oh, sorry, can I use that type of language on your blog?)

Personally, I’m with the entrepreneurs and business people on this one. I don’t care how many bells and whistles there are – I just want it to work and work every time.

I can relate to the sixteen hours you spent reading those technical manuals. Personally, I have a different problem in Korea, since most of the support documentation is in Korean, which I can’t understand!

If I’m lucky, they’ll be a number which I can ring and say “Annyonghaseyo. Yeong-eo haseyo?” (“Hello. Do you speak English?”)

Sometimes, they put me through to an English speaker. Other times, I face extreme difficulties in getting my problem solved!

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/email-when-branding-and-efficiency-collide/comment-page-1/#comment-2132 Brad Shorr Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:12:32 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=813#comment-2132 Cath & Lillie, so far, gmail has worked perfectly (I've had a gmail account as a backup for a while. If gmail continues to perform, I think this will have been the right decision. Sorry you had difficulties, Lillie. I've never heard that before, but hey, there are lots of people who swear by AT&T. Cath & Lillie, so far, gmail has worked perfectly (I’ve had a gmail account as a backup for a while. If gmail continues to perform, I think this will have been the right decision. Sorry you had difficulties, Lillie. I’ve never heard that before, but hey, there are lots of people who swear by AT&T.

]]> By: Lillie Ammann http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/email-when-branding-and-efficiency-collide/comment-page-1/#comment-2131 Lillie Ammann Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:46:18 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=813#comment-2131 Brad, I've had a gmail account for a long time as a backup to my main e-mail. I've had to use it only a few times as backup, but I signed up for Google Alerts at that address so continued to check it regularly. Awhile back, when I logged in to Google mail, the inbox would load but I couldn't get to any messages--I'd click on the message and would end up back in the inbox. I tried Firefox instead of IE, and it worked for about a day then it started doing the same thing. I've tried several things to fix it but have given up. Like you, I don't want the complications, and for me, my e-mail address from my Web host is much more efficient and functional than gmail. In about six years, I've had very few problems, and those were short-lived. Hope you have better luck with gmail than I did--and I know millions of people swear by it. Just wanted to say ... it's not foolproof, either. Brad,
I’ve had a gmail account for a long time as a backup to my main e-mail. I’ve had to use it only a few times as backup, but I signed up for Google Alerts at that address so continued to check it regularly. Awhile back, when I logged in to Google mail, the inbox would load but I couldn’t get to any messages–I’d click on the message and would end up back in the inbox. I tried Firefox instead of IE, and it worked for about a day then it started doing the same thing. I’ve tried several things to fix it but have given up. Like you, I don’t want the complications, and for me, my e-mail address from my Web host is much more efficient and functional than gmail. In about six years, I’ve had very few problems, and those were short-lived. Hope you have better luck with gmail than I did–and I know millions of people swear by it. Just wanted to say … it’s not foolproof, either.

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