{"id":1062,"date":"2020-08-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T09:46:52","slug":"email-is-adapting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/email-is-adapting\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Is Adapting And Becoming Smarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p>This blog explains how email is adapting and becoming smarter. With the&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;collaboration platforms and popular instant messaging apps on the market, it is&nbsp;easy&nbsp;to think that email could be on its way out. However,&nbsp;this&nbsp;couldn\u2019t&nbsp;be further from the truth. Email for business is still the primary communication tool as&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;global and&nbsp;convenient.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h4>TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/h4><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#3-tips-using-email-smartly\">3 Tips on How Email is Adapting\u00a0<\/a><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1-get-a-domain-and-email-only-hosting\">1. Get a Domain and Email Only Hosting\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2-configure-email-domain-authentications\">2. Configure Email Domain Authentications\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#3-follow-proper-email-etiquette\">3.\u00a0Follow Proper Email Etiquette\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#o\">Other Blogs of Interest<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on&nbsp;your mailbox provider, they&nbsp;are&nbsp;becoming&nbsp;faster and&nbsp;larger, and&nbsp;now have features&nbsp;like:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Automatically decluttering&nbsp;and&nbsp;organising&nbsp;your inbox&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Snoozing&nbsp;non-urgent emails&nbsp;and&nbsp;allowing them to pop back as priority at a later stage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow you to sign email attachments using&nbsp;a&nbsp;nearby iPhone or iPad&nbsp;device&nbsp;(Mail for Mac)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Email can do more than just the basics, but the point is, we need it. It is the basis of all other communication platforms and businesses&nbsp;should ensure they are using it as best as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/images\/kb\/header-email-hosting.png\" alt=\"Email Is Adapting And Becoming Smarter - Email Hosting\" title=\"Email Is Adapting And Becoming Smarter - Email Hosting\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-tips-using-email-smartly\">3 Tips on How Email is Adapting&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-get-a-domain-and-email-only-hosting\">1. Get a Domain and Email Only Hosting&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are still sending business emails from @gmail.com or @yahoo.co.uk&nbsp;address:&nbsp;please stop! Owning a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/domain-registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">professional business domain<\/a>&nbsp;for your business is affordable and easy to obtain. And you&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;have to wait for your website to be ready to start using your email either. With&nbsp;Domains.co.za\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/email-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email hosting<\/a>&nbsp;with free email SSL you can send emails professionally and securely from the get-go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-configure-email-domain-authentications\">2. Configure Email Domain Authentications&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM) and Sender Policy Framework (SPF) are two domain authentications that can help you with the deliverability and security of your emails. They are DNS TXT records that authenticate your emails so that your emails cannot be tampered with or get blocked by the recipient\u2019s server.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/spf-dkim-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Setting these up manually<\/a>&nbsp;can be slightly tricky if you&nbsp;aren\u2019t&nbsp;familiar with the process. Luckily, we automatically configure&nbsp;for&nbsp;DKIM and SPF&nbsp;on&nbsp;any domain that has taken out a domains.co.za&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/web-hosting-south-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">web hosting<\/a>&nbsp;or email hosting package.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-follow-proper-email-etiquette\">3.&nbsp;Follow Proper Email Etiquette&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Email is and always will be the number one business communication tool. Sending professional emails is therefore critical. By following good&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/mastering-the-art-of-netiquette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email etiquette<\/a>&nbsp;internally and externally, individuals and companies can create and build good reputations, prevent misunderstandings and save time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy emailing!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"o\">Other Blogs of Interest<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/email-for-marketing-a-great-business-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Email for Marketing \u2014 Why it is still a great tool for your business<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/email-only-hosting-how-it-can-work-for-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is Email Only Hosting and How can it Work for You<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/email-marketing-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Email Marketing: The affordable and effective platform your business can trust<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/how-to-build-grow-an-email-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Build and Grow An Engaged Email List<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/what-is-email-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is Email Hosting: Everything You Need To Know<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog explains how email is adapting and becoming smarter. With the&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;collaboration platforms and popular instant messaging apps on the market, it is&nbsp;easy&nbsp;to think that email could be on its way out. However,&nbsp;this&nbsp;couldn\u2019t&nbsp;be further from the truth. Email for business is still the primary communication tool as&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;global and&nbsp;convenient.&nbsp;&nbsp; TABLE OF CONTENTS3 Tips on How Email is Adapting\u00a01. Get a Domain and Email Only Hosting\u00a02. Configure Email Domain Authentications\u00a03.\u00a0Follow Proper Email Etiquette\u00a0Other Blogs of Interest Depending on&nbsp;your mailbox provider, they&nbsp;are&nbsp;becoming&nbsp;faster and&nbsp;larger, and&nbsp;now have features&#038; <a alt='Email Is Adapting And Becoming Smarter' title='Email Is Adapting And Becoming Smarter' href='https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/email-is-adapting\/' class='moreElipsis'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1004],"tags":[1194,1193,1192],"class_list":["post-1062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-information","tag-email-domain-authenticators","tag-email-etiquette","tag-email-hosting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1062"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4352,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062\/revisions\/4352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}