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The Devil’s in the Details (Of Your Email)

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Nathan Lyle

You may not have ever given it much thought, but your email address actually says things about you. I don’t mean it’s talking smack, but it does reveal some things about you. For example… (with admittedly a bit of sass)

john@gmail.com 
Translation: “I don’t worry about making a distinction between work and personal email. Or, I haven’t worried about taking the time to set up a work email address. Or, I don’t want to take the time to either check a separate work email all the time or figure out how to route multiple emails to one inbox.”

johnandjudy@yahoo.com
Translation: “I’m not really worried whether you know who you’re emailing or not. We got this free email account 10 years ago and I just it for everything.”

jsmith423@aol.com
Translation: “I’m just comfortable using this email address I got 100 years ago and I don’t want to learn anything new. Besides, I only check my email once every month anyway because I get so much spam, and I usually forget my password.” 

john@mybusiness.com
Translation: “I’m personable and professional. I’ve taken the time to be organized so you can trust the work I’ll do for you.”

In a nutshell… it’s always best to use your business domain name for business emails. You don’t necessarily have to manage a second email account – for example, if you use gmail for your personal email, you can set gmail to check mail from other email accounts. This means you can have a business related email address but still check one inbox. It’s a win win.

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About Nathan Lyle

Nathan is a father of four, an amateur musician, and an aspiring photographer. He started programming in 4th grade on an Apple II+ and many years later spent much of his college years freelancing website design for college departments. Nathan is a veteran of the Browser Wars, and will gladly talk at length about the changes he has seen in Web technology if you accidentally ask him.

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