Most people when they are young will often go for a fun and unique email address. For instance, I used to choose email addresses based on song titles. It was fine at the time but nowadays when people ask me for it, it’s actually quite inconvenient. Plus there is the perception it can give off. Have you ever looked at someone’s resume or business card and noticed their email address was something quirky like crazychickxxx@genericmail.us? Has it altered your perception of that person? While I’m sure most people wouldn’t use an email address like xxxhardcore@ubermail.com to publicize themselves, in your opinion does having a sensible email like peterparker@hotmail.com over a more imaginative one have much influence? What about if you’re in a creative field?
Ask The Readers: Do You Have A Sensible Email Address?
June 14, 2007 Ask The Readers
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June 14, 2007 at 01:02PM
I think it’s important to have a sensible email address. It gives some credibility to you. At the same time, I don’t think it has to be bobsmith@domain.com. It might be something creative like blogexpert@domain.com. OK, that’s not especially creative, but you get the idea.
June 14, 2007 at 05:27PM
Definitely it is important. When we were just getting started, my husband picked ‘bile13′ as his email address. Then it came time to tell business people it and he had to come up with a respectable name. Besides, simple names are much easier to spell.