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GMAIL, HOTMAIL & YAHOO! Are All Unprofessional Email Accounts For Real Estate.

By Greg Nino

Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Compass 0524642

March 15, 2012 04:57 AM

My email is EverydaySOLD@gmail.com. But some of my industry friends tell me I should have GregNino@GregNino.com as it is more professional.

I disagree.

My current website provides 10 free email accounts. But I'm not interested in using them. If I decided to quit using the website I'd lose the email account. If the company has problems with their servers or suffers a power outage then I'll be without email. Both of these examples have occurred when I had my email account affiliated with a website. Not getting emails is like not putting tires on race car.

Google isn't going to have outages and crashes with GMAIL. That's my opinion anyways. They have plenty of resources to ensure my email account doesn't experience any interruptions.

The same can be said for my brokerage. I wouldn't want to setup gregnino@remax.net as it's too labeled. At some point I may decide to leave RE/MAX.

No matter what choices I make I can keep my gmail.com email account and not worry about switching anything. I doubt very seriously a prospect is going to not work with me or contact me because my email has gmail.com at the end of it.

What do you think?

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Nancy Conner

Olympia, WA

Olympia/Thurston County WA

I think the crucial bit is not relying on an email tied to your company - I remember what a monumental job it was for me once in the past when I changed companies and who knows if I ended up losing anyone or not in that transition. It is odd that gmail does seem to be perceived differently (and better) somehow than some of the other free services. But now I am able to use one that sounds like it is company and yet it routes itself to my hotmail account (yep I love hotmail ) :)

Mar 15, 2012 06:37 AM

Justin Dibbs

Fairway Independent Mortgage - Ashburn, VA

Mortgage Advisor

I don't think it's the coolest personally. The best solution is to sign up for whatever domain you want and route it through Google aps and you get the best of Gmail while using whatever domain you want. Where's my $5 for that genius?

Mar 15, 2012 07:58 AM

Harry F. D'Elia III

WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ

Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

I agree with you 100% when it comes to emails. I am a tech snob

Mar 15, 2012 08:26 AM

FN LN

Toronto, ON

Hi Greg - Gmail has a lot of features and a lot more storage space than most e-mail accounts provided by other providers. Some people have their own e-mail on their own domain name that forwards the mail directly to gmail.

Mar 15, 2012 12:03 PM

Ellie McIntire

Ellicott City Clarksville Howard County Maryland Real Estate - Ellicott City, MD

Luxury service in Central Maryland

I made the mistake of using a company address for everything. It was a nightmare when I left. Now I use the free address our MLS gives us. I have to assume that that will never go anywhere!

Mar 15, 2012 12:34 PM

Brenda Mullen

RE/MAX Associates - San Antonio, TX

Your San Antonio TX Real Estate Agent!!

Ah...the e-mail discussion. You know, I have never had a client tell me that my e-mail was unprofessional..I am not sure they even care. I have a gmail and an sbcglobal (yahoo). Had to change my e-mail from nightmaremedic when I got out of the Army though...that one raises eyebrows when I use it by accident lol :)!

Mar 15, 2012 12:53 PM

Jordon Wheeler

The Jordon Wheeler Group - Fairburn, GA

J W Group Real Estate Sales and Service

Hey Greg,

GMail is a widely accepted means of having a professional email account. I like how it integrates with other Google Apps. I do however have my own domain set up and use an email associated with that domain whenever possible.

Best of success to you this year!

Mar 15, 2012 12:54 PM

Doug Rogers

RE/MAX Coastal Properties - Destin, FL

Your Real Estate Resource!

I was Doug.Rogers@Bigfranchise.com for a while. Was a MAJOR pain when I left.

Mar 15, 2012 01:07 PM

Sussie Sutton

David Tracy Real Estate - Houston, TX

David Tracy Real Estate for Buyers & Sellers

I too have to agree with you. Large storage capacity and you never have to worry about technical difficulties or having the company delete your account with out you having transferred your info to another service.

Mar 15, 2012 01:15 PM

Marte Cliff

Marte Cliff Copywriting - Priest River, ID

Your real estate writer

I'm one who believes in having your email at your own domain name. I do think it makes you look more "permanent."

But, maybe part of it is personal preference. Because I use Wild blue, getting to gmail is a slow pain in the neck. I have an account, but only check it every couple of weeks. I just don't like going there and don't like the way it's set up.

Mar 15, 2012 01:48 PM

Kristine Ginsberg

Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ

NJ Home Stager

I agree and good for you Gino! Now work on a funny post because I need a laugh!

Mar 15, 2012 02:17 PM

Endre Barath, Jr.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA

Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Greg interesting observation on your post and the comments. I used to have the MLS as my e-mail account and then one day they decided to eliminate it so after 10+ years I was forced to have a new e-mail. That is when I decided on homes@endrebarath.com which connects to my website and forwards to my e-mail account. Now I can switch e-mail carriers any time and it will not affect it.

Mar 16, 2012 06:36 AM

Robert Vegas Bob Swetz

Las Vegas, NV

Hello Greg ... Great post and you are so of right! Gmail is one of the best besides a more personalized one like your talking about in your post. VB will stay with the more unprofessional email addresses though because there is always change and if a person changes companies for any reason they won't need to change their email address. I have around 12 different email addresses, but I am a very multi-tasked person with several different businesses.

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Mar 16, 2012 08:25 AM

John Cannata

214-728-0449 http://TexasLoanGuy.com - Frisco, TX

Texas Home Mortgage - Purchase or Refinance

I agree that you dont NEED to have an email that is not Yahoo or Gmail. The only time I have an issue (or I guess its juts my opinion) with using gmail is when the address is 'FOXYMOMMA5' @ gmail.com. I think if you can come up with something that is professional AND gmail, then it works just fine. I dont see any issues with the email you referenced above.

Mar 16, 2012 11:01 AM

Amanda Christiansen

Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN

Christiansen Group Realty

Somebody once told me that having a gmail account on my advertising is unprofessional. Meh. I'm with you on this one Greg.

Mar 18, 2012 12:17 AM

LaNita Cates

REMAX of Joliet - Joliet, IL

I'm with you on this. I think what you have is catchy and something that can be remembered.

Mar 18, 2012 09:26 AM

Mona Gersky

MoonDancer Realty, Dillsboro,NC - Sylva, NC

GRI,IMSD-Taking the mystery out of real estate.

I've had an email address @thecompanyIworkedfor.com. Bad idea...bad bad idea. Was a real pain when I left. I don't have gmail but I do have something permanent.

Mar 18, 2012 11:46 AM

Sonja Patterson

Keller Williams - BV - College Station, TX

Texas Monthly 5-Star Realtor Recipient for the Hou

Agreed! I rarely use my remax email...and no one has ever said anything about using my sbcglobal account. Keeps things simple! :)

Mar 19, 2012 01:19 PM

Rodney Hamp

Hamp Team Real Estate - Sugar Land, TX

It doesn't matter what anyone "thinks" or what are "opinions" are.....it's what the facts are!!! The fact is that our prospective clients (people you haven't met or spoken to) perceive us as less than professional when using a "free" email account. That has been a proven fact in many studies. The ole saying of "the most dangerous person is the one that doesn't know what he doesn't know" It appears there are many that have an opinion, but don't know the facts. Secondly, I noticed several comments supporting the topic are from those who don't have a professional picture of themselves, but a unprofessional snapshot. Question: Don't you think having a snapshot of yourself speaks volumes to your "prospective" clients?

Although I understand many do not have a marketing background but we do all have common sense......I think.

Jun 14, 2012 04:26 AM

Raymond Denton

Homesmart / Evergreen Realty - Irvine, CA

Irvine Realtor®

You should register GregNino.com and use greg@gregnino.com as your email address for business purposes. You can redirect it to everydaysold@gmail.com and still receive all your email as previously. It'll look much more professional with your marketing compared to a gmail address.

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