[Ohio-talk] Fw: NFB email address

[Eric Burghardt]

very helpful thank you
Eric Burghardt
President
National Federation of the Blind of Greater Toledo

Phone: 419-494-2644
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Everett Gavel" <e.gavel at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Fw: NFB email address


> Eric, in regards to your point on an e-mail address, there are a few
> options, even if you can't or don't get an address at the domain(s) of
> @nfb.org or @nfbohio.org.
>
> As one example, the president of the NJ affiliate, I think it is, uses an
> address of something like NFBNJ at hotmail.com or whatever the actual domain 
> to
> the right of the at-sign might be.  You could do something similar for 
> your
> chapter with any free account.  GMail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.
>
> Additionally, you could get a Web site and domain specifically for your
> chapter.  Such as the one our chapter is in the process of moving and
> updating to right now:  www.nfb-akron.org/
>
> You can get free hosting at numerous hostsites (Tripod.com, AngelFire.com,
> etc.), though they will add advertising to the tops and bottoms of every
> page, as well as (usually) pop-up ads to anyone who visits your pages.
>
> Or you could pay as little as $4.95  or so, for ad-free pages.  Some 
> domain
> sellers also give a few free pages worth of space with each domain bought.
> GoDaddy(.com), for instance, gives you the option to host a small site 
> with
> some pages, plus the use of multiple e-mail possibilities, with each 
> domain
> they sell you.  And domains are usually $10 or less per year.  But I don't
> know if GoDaddy also puts ads onto your pages.  I'm assuming yes, until 
> told
> otherwise.  Because it's just another form of revenue for them.
>
> Now, if you buy a domain, there's another option.  See, domains forward to
> where you tell them to go.  Right now my www.everettgavel.com address
> forwards to my free hosted site at Tripod, which is actually at
> www.everettgavel.tripod.com.
>
> But you could forward the domain visitors anywhere.  For instance, we are
> right now moving our chapter site and updating it.  We'll be hosting it at
> the www.nfbnet.org site soon.  You could talk with David Andrews who runs
> the NFBNet.org e-mail listhost site.  He could probably give your chapter 
> a
> free site with no ads, as well--as he did for our chapter site--and many
> chapters, affiliates, and divisions across the nation.
>
> Once your chapter has its own domain, e-mail addresses could be setup for
> whatever name you choose.  President at yourchapterdomain.com,
> EricB at yourchapterdomain.com, studmuffint at yourchapterdomain.com, whatever 
> you
> care to use.
>
> As an example, I don't currently have a site up for viewing, for my 
> company
> domain, SuccessfulAdaptations.com.  But I use an e-mail address at that
> domain.  But if someone types in the URL, www.successfuladaptations.com,
> they'll get forwarded to where I have it set up to forward people to, 
> which
> is my EverettGavel.com domain and site.
>
> Hope that helps to inspire.
>
>
> Strive On!
> Everett
> everett at everettgavel.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: Eric Burghardt
>> To: J.W. Smith
>>
>> I was wondering if I could get an NFB email address so I can put it out
> there and not potentially flood my home email box.
>
>
>
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