There can be many reasons behind the decision that it is time to switch email services. Perhaps you are switching internet providers for faster service and you still use your internet provider’s email service, or you are interested in a less formidable privacy arrangement with your current email provider. Or it just may be that your email service has not quite been what it used to be, as many Yahoo email users are wondering this weekend after days of outages.

Whatever the reason, changing your primary email address is not always an easy task to undertake. The following will serve as a guide to help you identify all of the tasks related to switching email service providers, and hopefully make the transition as smooth as possible.

The new account

Create a new account – Choose your new email provider carefully. You will be undertaking quite a bit…