personal email

[misol]

Do you think its unporfessional to use a personal email address for a business? Or businessname@gmail.com?

I have my business email address and am about to launch my website and buy cards. its myname@business.com

But its a pain to check! I can get gmail or hotmail on my iphone so it is much easier to get back to people quickly. What do you think?

 

[Bee Bee]

can you not forward emails from your business email on to your personal email? xxx

 

[misol]

no partners, just me. Beebee, I tired to figure that out but couldnt find it. I will keep looking

 

[Bee Bee]

most websites that come with webmail should let you foward on to another email address - maybe ask your SP to give you details? xxx

 

[misol]

lol I figured it out!

 

[Bee Bee]

Cool beans! It's a handy thing to do as you can have an email that sounds professional but then have no messing around when it comes to checking it! xxx

 

[UUilliam]

Your better using the name@business.extension

e.g. I am using WCampbell@UUilliam.net (email is active but my website hasn't been worked on yet... i need to learn coding first haha...)
But i just check my mail VIA Windows Live Mail application (just set it up with the info you email host provides to you.)
or you can use Web mail forwarding.

 

[PhotoXopher]

I use Google For Domains, it lets me use their webmail interface (Gmail) with my own accounts/domain name.

Google Apps

 

[Reese's PB Luver]

Yes, I don't like seeing business people using personal addresses (i.e. @yahoo, @gmail, and especially not @hotmail) for business use. If you want to be professional, you have to look professional. If I was trying to decide between two similar businesses to spend my money at, I'd go with the more professional one.

 

[bitteraspects]

i just use my phone email for everything. name@blackberry.net