I have so many email accounts that I don’t even know some of them. The 3 free email accounts that I know of are – gmail, hotmail and inbox. And I know there are countless Yahoo! ones floating around that I don’t even remember the password to. Last time I checked my hotmail, I had my inbox filled with “find horny girls in your area” emails, which I obviously ignore cause I am married. Anyways, out with the rant and in with a simple but one of the most ignored personal branding tool – your email address.

I am not talking about the fact that you should choose your email address carefully. We all know that the email address “iwantyousobad@hotmail.com” that you used when you were sixteen certainly isn’t professional enough to email your clients with. What I am talking about is the domain itself. I understand that gmail is one of the most popular email services out there and that there are many things that you can do within and with it. However, why lose that opportunity to brand yourself. For example : If I am sending an email to a client or potential client which email address is better to use – ritubpant(at)hotmail.com or email(at)ritubpant.com. I think the second one is much better, wait, let me rephrase that, I know the second one is much better cause it helps me brand myself through my email address itself.

Anyways, those are my thoughts on using anything other than your own domain for email. Lately everyone is using gmail and pretty much every email I get is using gmail as their email provider. Think about it. It’s better to use your domain rather than gmail. Sure, you might have some limitations, but to gain a few things you’ve got to learn to lose a few.

What do you think? Am I talking out of my ass? If you think so, I am glad even my ass can make sense

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