✅ Tech Startups: Which Email Service Powers Your Business? [Poll]

[FMH]

Hi! I'm developing a new email-related product and need your insights. As I couldn't find much data online, I'm turning to you for a real-world perspective.

If you're part of a tech startup, which email service do you rely on for your business communications? 

 

Super appreciate your input! 🤗

 

[+Warwagon MVC]

Which ever one lets you use your own custom domain with the service for free lol. Gmail use to be free now it's $60 a year.

[FMH]

On 15/12/2023 at 03:13, Warwagon said:

Which ever one lets you use your own custom domain with the service for free lol. Gmail use to now it's $60 a year.

 

Ah, I see! I wouldn't know since IT would take care of stuff like this  That's a good insight for me, thanks

 

Additional note: I was building a service that requires AMP. Which some don't clients don't support. 

[binaryzero]

Exchange Online, part of Microsoft 365.

[adrynalyne]

Exchange Online. 

[+InsaneNutter MVC]

You have missed Exchange Online off your poll, which is one of the most important business choices you could have on it.

Something else to consider is you might find the odd sole trader / man in a van type business without a domain using Apple, Gmail (.com), Outlook (.com) or Yahoo, however these are not email providers aimed at businesses. In my opinion for a tech start-up in particular it would be unprofessional to be using any of these options.

[adrynalyne]

On 14/12/2023 at 15:19, FMH said:

Additional note: I was building a service that requires AMP. Which some don't clients don't support. 

Amp is the scourge of the Internet. 

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Exchange Online

[FMH]

On 15/12/2023 at 21:23, adrynalyne said:

Amp is the scourge of the Internet. 

Lol! Can you please elaborate?

[adrynalyne]

On 21/12/2023 at 04:54, FMH said:

Lol! Can you please elaborate?

Well for starters, I expect rich website experiences and not cut down ones. Google loves to prioritize them over just about everything else and it’s not clear when using Google search that the site is AMP before tapping a search result. Another is that I do not feel Google has any business taking over and displaying content on their domain instead of the original. Another is I’ve seen AMP go down before, yet the original site is live. Nothing is more annoying than being shut out on mobile while the desktop version still works. I shouldn’t be forced to open a site as a desktop version on a mobile device to get around it since that usually means I am now on a non-mobile responsive site. 
 

Google has no business taking over the Internet and skewing SEO in their favor with AMP. 

[FMH]

On 21/12/2023 at 17:10, adrynalyne said:

Well for starters, I expect rich website experiences and not cut down ones. Google loves to prioritize them over just about everything else and it’s not clear when using Google search that the site is AMP before tapping a search result. Another is that I do not feel Google has any business taking over and displaying content on their domain instead of the original. Another is I’ve seen AMP go down before, yet the original site is live. Nothing is more annoying than being shut out on mobile while the desktop version still works. I shouldn’t be forced to open a site as a desktop version on a mobile device to get around it since that usually means I am now on a non-mobile responsive site. 
 

Google has no business taking over the Internet and skewing SEO in their favor with AMP. 

That makes sense. 

 

So the application I am working on is a 'web-form' that works within email. So users don't have to open a link. They can answer just within the email. Do you have any reservations/feedback about that? 

 

I understand that not all products support that but our biggest chunk of customers use Gmail and then Outlook. So we can support these two. 

 

I'm sharing an example of a Gif to get the idea across

 

 

 

[adrynalyne]

On 22/12/2023 at 05:58, FMH said:

That makes sense. 

 

So the application I am working on is a 'web-form' that works within email. So users don't have to open a link. They can answer just within the email. Do you have any reservations/feedback about that? 

 

I understand that not all products support that but our biggest chunk of customers use Gmail and then Outlook. So we can support these two. 

 

I'm sharing an example of a Gif to get the idea across

 

 

 

No, not at all. I am curious though. As someone who deals a ton with html email templates and sees the css and html  limitations that email clients and services impose, have you run into issues because of it?