There are many times where you want to send email from WordPress for your home services business. The simplest way to send email is to add an email address to a WordPress page or post like info@digitalmarketingextreme.com. You can then convert that email address into a hyperlink with the “mailto:” HTML tag.
But typically, sending email from WordPress means you want something like a web form or a plugin to send an email when an action occurs. By default, WordPress does use a command to send email but it is reliable, doesn’t have any tracking and may cause your email to be marked as spam.
A better way to send email from WordPress is to link WordPress to a real email server that then sends the actual email. This can be accomplished using a plugin called “WP Mail SMTP“.
The plugin allows you to integrate with a number of email providers. For example, you can link to your Gmail account or your Outlook account (not available in free version). You can connect directly to your business email service using the SMTP protocol. Additionally, you can connect to a number of larger transaction email providers for advanced features.
To summarize, WP Mail SMTP is a great plug-in to improve the sending of email from your WordPress home services website.
