{"id":1752,"date":"2014-12-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/?p=1752"},"modified":"2021-07-12T10:41:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T09:41:01","slug":"always-use-professional-email-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/always-use-professional-email-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Always Use a Professional Email Address"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please note: All the email addresses chosen to illustrate this article are fictional.<\/em><\/p>\n

Imagine you’re looking for a wedding photographer online. You want to find a reputable professional who you can rely on and, after scrolling through numerous websites you finally decide on the one you want to contact. It all looks perfect until you read “Email me at sarah.babe.xoxo@hotmail.com<\/em>“*.<\/p>\n

Next, consider meeting somebody at a business networking meeting. You want to hire a PR professional, for example, and the person you are talking to ticks all the right boxes.<\/p>\n

Then, he hands you his business card and tells you to get in touch at footballFREAK1987@yahoo.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\"whiteNext time you’re on the road, keep an eye out for unprofessional email addresses. You’re sure to find one!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Unprofessional email addresses ruin the credibility of a business. You wouldn’t wear Bermuda shorts for a meeting with your bank manager or tell the Board of Directors the suggestive nickname you earned in Ibiza.<\/p>\n

So, with professionalism in mind, don’t let your brand make a terrible impression with an inappropriate email address.<\/p>\n

A custom email address helps your SME to be taken seriously. Assuming your business already has a website, use the same URL to create your company’s professional email addresses. This will have five key benefits:<\/p>\n

Professional Email Address Benefits<\/h1>\n

Branding<\/h2>\n

The email address steve.kelly@car-valeting.org<\/em> incorporates the business’s brand name; people who see your contact details can even make an educated guess about the URL of your website.<\/p>\n

Giving out your email address becomes an indirect way of promoting a company’s web address, whereas using car-valeting@gmail.com<\/em> gives potential customers no indication of where they can find you online.<\/p>\n

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Authenticity<\/h2>\n

A professional email address creates an air of authenticity. Using SEOspecialist147@yahoo.com<\/em>, on the other hand, simply does not convey trustworthiness.<\/p>\n

Consumers look for indications that an online business is legitimate before handing over their cash or sharing a web link with their friends so, if you have a well-presented website with authoritative information and an appropriate domain name<\/a>, don’t let yourself down with a questionable free email address on your contact page.<\/p>\n

Find the right domain name for your email address LCNs Domain name checker<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Simplicity<\/h2>\n

So many people use free email services that finding a username can be difficult. This means that people often have to add a string of numbers or an extra word to their name or nickname to find an available option.<\/p>\n

So, while clothesshop@gmail.com<\/em> looks unprofessional, clothesshop1989@gmail.com<\/em> is even worse!<\/p>\n

The lack of new username options means that getting an email address with one of the popular, free email platforms now requires creative thinking and compromises.<\/p>\n

In contrast, emails set up with your own domain can be simple and streamlined. Some options include:<\/p>\n

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