Email Prefix
Hopefully, your email address is not this ridiculous, but perhaps it’s time to get creative…
Definition: the part of the e-mail address that appears to the left of the @ symbol. For example, in “address@target.com“, the word “address“ is the e-mail prefix.
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Before going into more detail about email prefixes, I would like to make a PSA about email addresses for business owners. It is unacceptable to use another company’s domain name in your professional email address. Hopefully you’re not professionaldude@hotmail.com or dubstepqt4sho@yahoo.com, or even worse – anything @aol.com or @earthlink.net. Advertise your own business – use the domain of your website in your email address. Google, Yahoo and Microsoft make enough money.
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Think carefully before selecting email prefixes if you want to receive minimal spam. Here are three steps to bookmark or forward to your entrepreneurial friends:
Step 1: Don’t register your main email account with subscription-based lists. If your name is Dan Smith, and you own FatFreePotatoChips.com, you may not want to register DSmith@FatFreePotatoChips.com with random websites.
Step 2: Create more than one email to accept to spam and other assorted inquiries.
Step 3: Stay away from these commonly spammed email prefixes:
- info@
- contactus@
- sales@
- [your name]@
- mail@
- admin@
- inquires@
- support@
- webmaster@
- careers@
- complaints@
- billing@
Here are some substitute email prefixes to use with your domain name:
- Instead of “ContactUs@” – “Hello@” or “Howdy@”
- Instead of “CustomerService@” – “ImproveUs@” or “Upgrade@”
- Instead of “Careers” – “JoinTheTeam@” or just “TheTeam@”
These are some creative email prefixes I would like to see:
- For general inquiries – “QuickQuestion@”
- For a butcher shop – “OffTheHook@”
- For a dating site – “FallInLove@”
- For a DNA/paternity testing facility – “Congrats@”
- For a doctor’s office – “FeelBetter@”
What’s the best email prefix you’ve seen?
