I prefer this. In my current operation I treat my email address as a help desk. I try to stay away from doing this or doing that and instead find out what problems people have[with their computer] and if the fix can be explained via email I do it for free. When they come back for more I suggest that they allow me to take a more active role in their IT support.
Whenever someone calls me one I cringe and think of the most demeaning way to identify their own profession.
To do a good job in IT requires dealing with people and helping them, the "entrepreneurial spirit" that I read about on the internet appears to be an attempt to maximize profits off of half-assed IT services with stupid names.
Meh, over 5 years for the same price you could just properly configure your own server. It could also double as web server if you are feeling adventurous. And then just maybe the built in send mail features of various programming languages will work.