Comments on: Setup Your Email to Look Professional

By: BudhaK0n

BudhaK0n — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:11:05 +0000

Why not just tell people to wear 1950′s era starched shirts with burlap jeans made by Levi Strauss himself.

Don’t believe the hype. Be yourself. If it’s in your company’s email, fine. For your own business who cares what they think.

Have a Merry Christmas out there in Inteeeernet Land.

By: Daniel V. Nielsen

Daniel V. Nielsen — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:49:35 +0000

Not exactly email, but I just bought: danielpl.us for my Google+ profile.

Thought it might be an idea worth sharing.

-Daniel
post@danielvnielsen.dk

By: Mark Shead

Mark Shead — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:14:51 +0000

I use contact@example.com in those situations. You might try a firstname.lastname@example.com setup and see if it goest to junk mail or not. Also, if someone emails you and you reply, it is much less likely to go to junk mail than if you email them first.

By: Ashley Schnell

Ashley Schnell — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:34:55 +0000

What is your advice if I just want one email address for people to use for any questions relating to a business my husband and I are buying into? We own the domain http://www.skipulk.com and I’m thinking of using something like info@skipulk.com, mail@skipulk.com or contact@skipulk.com. I don’t want to have separate email accounts like firstname@skipulk.com or firstname.lastname@skipulk.com because my husband never checks email ;) But, I’m hesitant with the others because I set up info@skipulk.com and when I did a test to my hotmail account it went right into my junk mail. So, I’m looking for something that’s not going to get flagged as spam. Any thoughts how to avoid this? Thanks!

By: Mark Shead

Mark Shead — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:40:06 +0000

Everything you described sounds like it would look professional. I don’t know that I’d put my birthday in there though–just because it is often used to verify information. With a little setup you can get a free Google Apps account and get your own domain for about $10 per year. That way you could have firstname.lastname@yourdomain.com.

Yahoo is fine as well if you are happy with their services.

By: Edward

Edward — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:22:38 +0000

Which one is more professional? lastname.firstname@gmail.com, firstsyllable.lastname@gmail.com or firstname.lastname.birthdate@gmail.com?
firstname.lastname@gmail.com is already taken. I couldnt get this address. I need some help. I need a professional email address for my business stuff. And how about yahoo? I can create an account myfirstname.mylastname@yahoo.com format. But I can’t choose one. lastname.firstname@gmail.com or firstname.lastname@yahoo.com?
Please help. Thanks…

By: Mark Shead

Mark Shead — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:57:22 +0000

You can also set up Google Apps (which is also free) and handle all the email from your domain through Google without the forwarding.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:23:34 +0000

Thanks. I would like to keep my business website (which I’m still to set up) away from my personal website which I plan to use as an online business card. I’m enrolled into a mentorship program starting this month and also will be attending networking events, so I’m trying to pick the best solution. I might use the rhonda@rhondalastname.com.au only once I’ve set up my personal website and for now I might use my rhonda.chapman@businessname.com.au to make it look easier on the eyes!

I also want to share with others the cheaper way to manage your business/personal branding email account without paying for hosting.. I’m using Google, and that’s free. People can send email to my @domain.com email but i manage the account through Google by using the forwarding features which make people think I sent it from my @domain.com inbox! I find this very useful!

By: Mark Mathson

Mark Mathson — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:51:26 +0000

Rhonda,

I definitely agree with what Mark Shead said about the personal branding element.

For the business, I used to prefer first initial last name @domain.com but now have shifted mentality to favor the format of rhonda.lastname@businessname.com. It helps show your full name and is good for the personal and big feel.

This being said, when it comes down to it, how you do business and the way you make people feel is more important than email address structure. Some of the most successful business people I know still have john@businessname.com formatted emails.

By: Mark Shead

Mark Shead — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:22:56 +0000

john.smith@johnsmith.com seems a bit awkward. john@johnsmith.com seems a bit better, so that is probably what I’d do. Another option would be something like j@johnsmith.com or js@johnsmith.com. This wouldn’t be too odd because you probably aren’t going to have a bunch of people using the same domain.

If you are trying to run a business though, I think I’d do john.smith@businessname.com. If you just do john@businessname.com it kind of shows that you aren’t a very big business. Also it helps brand your full name–not just your first name.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:10:47 +0000

Hi… I just registered for my own domain name http://www.firstnamelastname.com.au and just wanted to know what you think is the best address? rhonda@firstnamelastname.com.au????

This is for personal branding.

I also own http://www.businessname.com.au and was thinking maybe I should use that one instead with rhonda@businessname.com.au

so whats best? i

Cheers

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Questions and Answers | Productivity501 — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:47:53 +0000

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By: Mark Mathson

Mark Mathson — Sat, 22 May 2010 02:58:08 +0000

Becky,

So it sounds like you haven’t purchased the domain yet either? Is that the case? If so, I could recommend a few domain sellers.

If you have then, I’d recommend looking at Google Apps. It is great for business, non-profit and education.

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:55:51 +0000

Junior Community Services, is the name of my new business a 3rd party employment verification.
I haven’t set up the email address and this is where I need some feed back. It’s a little too long for email, maybe you can help me.

Thank you

By: Mark Mathson

Mark Mathson — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:53:02 +0000

Chelsea,

Mark S. is definitely on the right track. If you want to get a professional looking email address, I’d recommend buying your name domain name, like chelseabsmith.com or chelseabethsmith.com

If its common it might be difficult to get, however, be creative and you can usually find something.