Another point which is very important is that Gmail handles spam mail much more efficiently than those available on your usual mail servers. He was complaining of Spam a lot recently. But there is an issue. I've tried to use Google Site before and it kinda sucked. It was very rigid and didn't allow for much customization. But I figured his needs are not much so I decided to try and design his website on Google site not apps yet, just the free one with the long URL.
Check it out here and tell me if its okay or not. I believe that Google Site is a viable choice.
