Time to take stock of what is working in your business — and what is not. For many small businesses on the Fleurieu Peninsula, the honest answer when it comes to email is probably “not much”.
Whether it is a slow, unreliable connection, an unprofessional email address, missed messages, or inboxes bursting at the seams, poor email management is one of the most common, and most underestimated, drains on small business productivity. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
The Problem with Free and Old-Style Email
If your business email address ends in @gmail.com, @bigpond.com, or your old internet provider’s domain, you may be losing credibility without realising it. Customers and suppliers instinctively trust a business more when it has a professional email address — something like yourname@yourbusiness.com.au. It signals that you are established, serious, and organised.
Beyond appearances, free email platforms were not built for business. They offer limited storage, minimal security features, poor support when things go wrong, and no way to manage multiple staff inboxes efficiently.
What Microsoft 365 Offers Your Business
Microsoft 365 Business is the industry standard for small business email and communication — and for good reason. It gives you a professional email address on your own domain, generous storage, and a suite of tools that make running a business easier: Teams for internal communication, OneDrive for file sharing and backup, and SharePoint for collaboration. Everything works together and is accessible from any device, anywhere.
Pricing starts from around $135 per user per year — less than a couple of dollars a week — and at OJ Computers we can handle the entire setup and migration for you. That means no disruption to your existing emails, no lost contacts, and no hours spent on hold with an overseas support centre.
Microsoft 365 Business solutions offer not only a more professional image for your business, but also come with added security and flexibility.
Security That Keeps Up with Modern Threats
Professional email is also more secure email. Microsoft 365 Business includes advanced spam filtering, virus scanning, and multi-factor authentication — significantly reducing the risk of phishing attacks and the kind of email-based scams that are increasingly targeting small businesses. Combined with ESET Security on your devices, you have a robust, layered approach to cyber protection that gives you real peace of mind.
For added protection, we’re now also bundling Microsoft 365 Business Email with N-able Mail Assure security. It’s becoming standard that Cyber Security Policies are asking for these extra layers of protection. N-able Mail Assure is a cloud-based email security and threat-intelligence platform designed to protect inbound and outbound business mail.
As well, as the added protection, we can also add on Microsoft 365 Business backup if required.
Microsoft 365 Business solutions also include flexible options for business efficiency, including the opportunity for multiple team members to share and access the same inbox and address if needed.
Local Setup, Local Support
One of the most common reasons small businesses in Victor Harbor, Goolwa, Port Elliot, Strathalbyn, Yankalilla, Normanville and across the Fleurieu put this off is the fear that it will be complicated or disruptive. We understand that concern — and we are here to make sure it is neither. OJ Computers manages the migration from start to finish, and we are available on the phone or in person if any questions come up afterwards.
As we’re almost through the first quarter of the financial year, it’s a good time for a review. Give us a call today on 8552 4442 and let us show you how straightforward it can be.