Get creative with your email address

June 27, 2008 · → No Comments - Make Comment

Ok – so after my little rant about having your email reflect your business more appropriately.

Larger businesses often have to have these lengthy protocols because they have so many employees to differentiate – but we don’t have to being small businesses!

Here’s a few tips about getting a bit more creative and simplifying your email addresses.

GENERAL EMAIL ADDRESSES

Here are some of the popular general email addresses. There is NOTHING wrong with having these general email addresses – but in my opinion – they’re a bit boring, passive and BEIGE.

  • info@
  • sales@
  • enquire@

Depending on the type of business you operate or services you provide – you could make your email address a bit more descriptive and dynamic by having an email adress like:

  • wine@ ( for a liquor store)
  • exercise@ ( for a gym or personal trainer
  • create@ ( for a designer or artist)
  • mortgages@ (for a mortgage broker)
  • events@ (for event organiser)
  • greathealth@ (for a healthcare business)

YOUR NAME IN YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

Having your name in your email address is a great way to introduce yourself to people and get them used to you – the person @ the business. Your name in your email will:

  • indicate that you personally will receive your emails rather than it going to a general enquiry account.
  • communicate that this is your personal and direct email recieved and read only by you and not lost in a system or read by an assistant
  • be easier to remember and is best kept short and simple. If you can lose the (. )and the (-) in your address – it does make it easier for people to remember and get right! Here are some examples:
  • kevin@yourbusiness.com
  • kevinwalker@yourbusiness.com
  • kevinw@yourbusiness.com
  • walkerk@yourbusiness.com
  • kevin.walker@yourbusiness.com
  • kevin-walker@devinewines.com.au

Simple and straight forward is the best – and easier to remember!

The above options are certainly better than ISP and freemail accounts like:

  • kevin@hotmail
  • kevin@gmail
  • kevin@telstra
  • kevin@iprimus

What do you think?

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