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Branding Tip #1: Using A Custom Email Address
- Updated On 09/01/2018
- Author : Pradeep Kumar
- Topic : Branding 101 • Featured
- Short URL : https://hellboundbloggers.com/?p=41169
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Welcome to HellBound Bloggers (HBB) – Branding Series! Branding is nothing but increasing the visibility of your brand. I’ll publish a series of blog posts that helps to brand your blog/product/company and make it professional. Ah, I’m not an expert but I’m sure simple tips are the building blocks for a system’s core value. So here we are, first I’ll start with this simple yet valuable one.
Are you still using those usual random email addresses like blogname@gmail.com or nameplusbirthdate@yahoo.co.in? Of course they are secure and reliable, in fact you can use these for the accounts that involves transactions. But when you are displaying such email addresses publicly on your blog you’ll lack professional and branding. Talking about “Branding”, it takes your blog to the next level free of charge.
Using custom email addresses are healthy for your blog’s brand and ensures trust. Readers and Advertisers find such email addresses easy to remember. Let’s say:
advertise@example.com – For advertising queries
name@example.com – Individual Author’s Email Address
report@example.com – For Feedback/Reports/Bugs
See, it is easy to remember and looks professional. Now the question is, how to create such custom email addresses. We had Google Apps earlier to create such address for free, but unfortunately they closed their free version due to some reasons. Now you have to pay for using them. But fortunately we have a very good alternative, that too from Microsoft, pleasant isn’t it? Gmail vs Outlook!
They are the two recommended ways for creating custom email addresses like mentioned above,
#1 – Microsoft Live Domains (Outlook.com) (FREE)
#2 – Google Apps (Gmail.com) (PAID)
I can’t really compare their features, and say which is greater. But I’ll tell this, if you have bucks and if you are only comfortable with Gmail interface then go for #2, if not then #1 is the BEST option.
Microsoft Live Domains (Outlook.com)
Here, after configuring everything you’ll be using Outlook.com awesome new interface with your custom email address.
Google Apps (Gmail.com)
I’m one of those few lucky users who registered Google Apps before they closed their free version. It was really a big disappointment considering the fact how popular Gmail and Google are. They have also restricted the number of free accounts (users) we can create.
So like I mentioned above if you have some good bucks and if you are only comfortable with Gmail interface then go for it, else go for Microsoft’s Outlook.com and save those bucks. For configuring Google Apps for your domain, you can refer this detailed guide – How to Setup a Professional Email Address with Google Apps and Gmail
Hope this Branding Tip #1 is very easy to apply, it just takes, say 15 to 20 minutes to do this. So kindly do this fast, and let us know in the comments if you face any difficulties.
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By Pradeep Kumar
CEO and Founder of Slashsquare, Indian Blog Network and Web Consulting Media. HBB is a part of Slashsquare Network. I'm a Tech Blogger, Striving Entrepreneur, Atheist, and Proud Indian. Catch me on Facebook and Twitter.
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taruhanbolanation
haha, i prefered used google apps. because easy take 🙂
Prasad
Nice article pradeep, Let me try free custom emails.
rakesh kumar
Dear I am little bit confused, I have my own domain name and email address on that domain name, Why should i choose outlook or gmail for such email addresses. Could you explain me.
Thanks
Rakesh kumar
Sai Krishna
Dear Rakesh kumar, Gmail or Outlook gives you more options and beautiful workspot if you compared with custom mail software’s which given by your host. And with using Gmail, you are able to use Gtalk also.
Gadgetbowl
Very nice article. Thanks. This should basically become every future or present blogger’s checklist for success. If you obey these rules, the success in the blogosphere is nearly guaranteed.
Itti
Yeah! A custom email address can affect much on our online business brand. Nice share HBB. 🙂
Clabbe
Thanks for a great article.
I currently have several blogs up and running sadly to say with gmail addresses as contacts as I have never really got into how my hosting provider sets up the free mails.
At least now i can set it up with Gmail.. 🙂
Sagar Rai
Oh I missed Google service then. I have Outlook 2013 installed for my customer domain and I would be happy enough to have it on Google as well. Opening Custom Email account from office system is sometimes a heck…
Ram Shengale
Hey Pradeep this is cool. I always preach this thing of having custom email address to my fellows and now I see the post on your blog. Man why didn’t I think about writing something similar on my blog.
Still great info dude.
Ram
Sanved
Liked the article, will look forward to do this !
Nesin
We can also Setup Email Forwarding in our cPanel 🙂
Gautham Nekkanti
Custom emails are absolutely necessary for branding and to look more organized and professional. Google apps is a great application for redirection and other tasks.
Karthik
Hey, you can still do it with google apps for free. Check it out here http://www.techiestuffs.com/blog/new-method-to-signup-for-google-apps-free-account/