How To Get Free Email Accounts

If you want to use the internet effectively, you are going to need an email address. Do not fear - there are a number of places to get a free one online. Signing up is a breeze as well, so read on and find a free email address for yourself.

Sites:

• Yahoo.com: This is one of the most widely-used free email sites around. Just by signing up for Yahoo email, you also get a username for the whole site, so you can play games, join groups, meet people, etc. Of course, there is a downside to the site being so popular - spam is pretty common.
• Hotmail.com: The other big free email mecca, Hotmail is pretty similar to Yahoo. You'll get a free email address that also gets you access to a custom homepage, groups, games, and other goodies. Again, spam is a problem because many hackers have figured out how to get their emails sent to every user.
• Gmail.com: Started by internet search tycoon Google last year, Gmail is a great email site, though spammers have started to find their way in. Thankfully, they have a spam folder, which catches at least 99% of those buggers. The site was a big buzz when it started because you can only join if you have an invitation code, which you can get from a friend who already has Gmail, or have one sent to your cell phone via text messaging. This is a great site that I recommend.
• MyWay.com: Not as well-known as the first three sites, this is a great alternative to the big names. You get a free email address, lots of space, easy organization of older messages, a spam folder (which is slowly becoming more needed), and a customizable homepage.
• Inbox.com: This site is quite similar to MyWay.com, with all the same features, availability, and layout. With two gigabytes of space, this is one of the "biggest" free sites I've found.
• Care2.com: A free email address and helping environmental nonprofit organizations at the same time? That is what this site offers and it is a great choice for everyone. You also get the chance to sign petitions, meet new people, send e-cards, create unlimited free photo albums, learn about healthy living, and get the latest news.

Signing up:

1. At a safe, respectable site, you should not need to offer up too much information to get a free email address. Your username and password will be the most important part; you'll want to think of something that can be used widely, easily remembered, and simple. First name, last name, zip code, birth date, and gender are the other typical bits of information that sites will ask for.
2. Last, but not least, most sites ask you to type a certain group of characters that you see in a picture. This isn't any sort of intelligence test; the purpose of it is to prevent spamming software from setting up random email addresses to send messages from.