What’s in a name?
I think we can all agree that your name is one thing that sticks with you forever. Your name gives an impression of you as a person, and nowadays in a digital world, your email address does just the same.
Since the world of cell phones, I don’t memorize people’s phone numbers. They are all entered once and referred to by name after that. Email addresses, however, are entered and seen each time I communicate with someone digitally. Your email address reiterates your persona every time someone communicates with you. If your address is boatguy123 @ email.com, what does that tell me about you? That you like boats? If your address is Yourname @ vacationhomes.com, what do I know now? I know that you have a professional website and a real business that sells vacation homes! Rather than having to recall your contact info and URL when referring you to a friend, I can do it all in one shot.
Steve Hoffacker offers some great information about how to choose an email address on his blog, along with some great do’s/do not’s:
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