Most professional e-mail provider

hatemylife

As opposed to hotmail which looks a bit teenager-ish.

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Reply 1

Ape Gone Insane

Either your own domain or Gmail. I switched to Gmail and haven't looked back. :yep:

Reply 2

hatemylife

Original post by Ape Gone Insane

Either your own domain or Gmail. I switched to Gmail and haven't looked back. :yep:

Was thinking about gmail. What's 'my own domain'?

Reply 3

username612415

"@live" is moderately less childish. But that aside, there isn't really any single email provider open to signups that's any more "professional" than the next. Setting up your own email domain, on the other hand, can look quite professional.

Reply 4

Ape Gone Insane

Original post by hatemylife

Was thinking about gmail. What's 'my own domain'?

Buying a domain like yourname.com then setting up an email account with that name, [email protected] (or [email protected], [email protected]). It doesn't have to be your name, of course.

Reply 5

username612415

Original post by hatemylife

Was thinking about gmail. What's 'my own domain'?

essentially the "@______" bit is the domain.

Reply 6

hatemylife

Original post by Ape Gone Insane

Buying a domain like yourname.com then setting up an email account with that name, [email protected] (or [email protected], [email protected]). It doesn't have to be your name, of course.

Oh I see. How much do they usually cost, and do you know how to do it?

Reply 7

Aj12

Gmail. Although I am using both right now.

Reply 8

Ape Gone Insane

Original post by hatemylife

Oh I see. How much do they usually cost, and do you know how to do it?

Depends on the type of domain (.com, .net, .co.uk). Check out some variations here: http://www.123-reg.co.uk/

You'll get the option (at additional cost) to add mail functionality.

Reply 9

username612415

Original post by hatemylife

Oh I see. How much do they usually cost, and do you know how to do it?

After a quick google search, it can cost as little as a couple of quid a month. I have no idea where a reputable source to get it would be though.

Reply 10

hatemylife

Original post by Aj12

Gmail. Although I am using both right now.

Original post by Ape Gone Insane

Depends on the type of domain (.com, .net, .co.uk). Check out some variations here: http://www.123-reg.co.uk/

You'll get the option (at additional cost) to add mail functionality.

Thanks, I'll probably go with gmail.

Reply 11

DarkWhite

If you're not sure about buying your own domain and setting up a mail account / forwarder with it, then probably gmail for all of its amazing features.

However, I think you can get @mail.com for free for example: http://www.mail.com/int/.

Alternatively, I happen to think that something associated with a professional / academic organisation looks decent e.g. [email protected], [email protected] etc.

Reply 12

pugnacitas

Own domain + hotmail

http://domains.live.com

Reply 13

hatemylife

Original post by pugnacitas

Own domain + hotmail

http://domains.live.com

Do you have to pay?

Reply 14

pugnacitas

Original post by hatemylife

Do you have to pay?

no (except for the domain, which is about $9 per year for a .com)

btw, you need some technical knowledge to set this up

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Reply 15

GBP

Pick up a $5 VPS and install a mail server upon it, then use <your name>.com.

Reply 16

ch0llima

I use my own domain. It's <myname>.com and it cost me £12 for a year :woo:

If you're looking for cheap domains, go to http://www.gandi.net/ - yes, their slogan is hilarious but I've never had any issues with them at all.

Reply 17

hatemylife

Original post by ch0llima

I use my own domain. It's <myname>.com and it cost me £12 for a year :woo:

If you're looking for cheap domains, go to http://www.gandi.net/ - yes, their slogan is hilarious but I've never had any issues with them at all.

lol at their slogan. Which kind of domain do you think is best for a personal, yet professional email. The sort of thing employers would use to contact me or potential employers?

I've seen .net .info .org that sort of thing. What's your opinion?

Reply 18

KissMyArtichoke

gmail is pretty good.

Reply 19

ch0llima

Original post by hatemylife

I've got a .com which I use regularly, and a .co.uk which is a backup I use for testing purposes. Personally, I would consider a .net or a .me if it's a personal site as .org obviously has connotations of a wider organisation than just yourself, so using it doesn't make a lot of sense IMO.