{"id":230,"date":"2016-01-07T22:33:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T22:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatmail.com\/blog\/?p=230"},"modified":"2025-08-26T02:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T02:22:18","slug":"smtp-hosting-sign-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatmail.com\/blog\/bulk-email-hosting\/smtp-hosting-sign-up\/","title":{"rendered":"SMTP Hosting Sign Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/orders.greatmail.com\/smtp-hosting-sign-up.php\">signing up for SMTP Hosting<\/a> at Greatmail, in addition to selecting the number of monthly sends, there are 2 preferences you must select to ensure your account is provisioned correctly \u2014 1) Type of Sending and 2) Campaign Manager.<\/p>\n<p>The first option pertains to Marketing or Transactional type sending.\u00a0 If you are not sure what type of messages you are sending, please read about the difference between <a href=\"http:\/\/greatmail.com\/blog\/email-hosting\/smtp-hosting-transactional-marketing-or-both\/\">marketing and transactional sending types<\/a>. 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