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I have set up my own domain and kicking off freelance service in my field, I have been considering my email address and I am not sure how to make it professional. Because the domain name contains my first and last name, I'm afraid it might seem unprofessional or redundant.
How does email cookie@cookiemonster.com or me@cookiemonster.com or
hello@cookiemonster.com read as an email address?
In the first example it sounds like it's repeating my name because the domain is already my name but I am not sure. I want to make it sound professional and unambiguous.
Edit: The question was closed due to duplicate, but in the duplicate that person is asking for email on Resume.
I am specifically trying to determine which "name" to use with "@cookiemonster.com".
Which of the following would you recommend or advise against?
cookie@cookiemonster.com
me@cookiemonster.com
hello@cookiemonster.com
resume@cookiemonster.com ?
professionalism email freelancing
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What should a professional email address look like?
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I have set up my own domain and kicking off freelance service in my field, I have been considering my email address and I am not sure how to make it professional. Because the domain name contains my first and last name, I'm afraid it might seem unprofessional or redundant.
How does email cookie@cookiemonster.com or me@cookiemonster.com or
hello@cookiemonster.com read as an email address?
In the first example it sounds like it's repeating my name because the domain is already my name but I am not sure. I want to make it sound professional and unambiguous.
Edit: The question was closed due to duplicate, but in the duplicate that person is asking for email on Resume.
I am specifically trying to determine which "name" to use with "@cookiemonster.com".
Which of the following would you recommend or advise against?
cookie@cookiemonster.com
me@cookiemonster.com
hello@cookiemonster.com
resume@cookiemonster.com ?
professionalism email freelancing
edited Jan 24 at 23:33
BKlassen
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asked Jan 24 at 15:19
cookieMonstercookieMonster
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I have set up my own domain and kicking off freelance service in my field, I have been considering my email address and I am not sure how to make it professional. Because the domain name contains my first and last name, I'm afraid it might seem unprofessional or redundant.
How does email cookie@cookiemonster.com or me@cookiemonster.com or
hello@cookiemonster.com read as an email address?
In the first example it sounds like it's repeating my name because the domain is already my name but I am not sure. I want to make it sound professional and unambiguous.
Edit: The question was closed due to duplicate, but in the duplicate that person is asking for email on Resume.
I am specifically trying to determine which "name" to use with "@cookiemonster.com".
Which of the following would you recommend or advise against?
cookie@cookiemonster.com
me@cookiemonster.com
hello@cookiemonster.com
resume@cookiemonster.com ?
professionalism email freelancing
edited Jan 24 at 23:33
BKlassen
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asked Jan 24 at 15:19
cookieMonstercookieMonster
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This question already has an answer here:
What should a professional email address look like?
5 answers
I have set up my own domain and kicking off freelance service in my field, I have been considering my email address and I am not sure how to make it professional. Because the domain name contains my first and last name, I'm afraid it might seem unprofessional or redundant.
How does email cookie@cookiemonster.com or me@cookiemonster.com or
hello@cookiemonster.com read as an email address?
In the first example it sounds like it's repeating my name because the domain is already my name but I am not sure. I want to make it sound professional and unambiguous.
Edit: The question was closed due to duplicate, but in the duplicate that person is asking for email on Resume.
I am specifically trying to determine which "name" to use with "@cookiemonster.com".
Which of the following would you recommend or advise against?
cookie@cookiemonster.com
me@cookiemonster.com
hello@cookiemonster.com
resume@cookiemonster.com ?
This question already has an answer here:
What should a professional email address look like?
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professionalism email freelancing
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Because the domain name contains my first and last name, I'm afraid it might seem unprofessional or redundant.
I disagree. michael@michaelberry.com (not my domain!) strongly hints that you're talking to me, and not some member of staff that I've also hired. That comes across as a positive, a more personal touch.
You could go for something more generic, like support@michaelberry.com sure - but this is a negative IMHO. It comes across as though you're firing it at a generic mailbox where it may or may not get picked up by anyone.
answered Jan 24 at 16:00
berry120berry120
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Agreed with this. Just don't do somethng excessive likeJohnJacobJingleheimerSchmidt@ johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt.comand you're fine.
– Matthew Read
Jan 24 at 20:16
35
@MatthewRead Whoa, That email is my email too.
– Veskah
Jan 25 at 1:38
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If you actually offer support, then support@somedomain is not negative. You can change the word support to a relevant word that is a positive for you and the customer.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:23
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My email is also of the formfirst@firstlast.com, and I've never gotten pushback. If anything, I tend to get comments like "oh, that's easy to remember!"
– Kathy
Jan 25 at 21:30
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Many owners of companies have their own name as their email address. As an example, the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has his personal direct email address set to jeff@amazon.com (of course this email inbox is screened by his personal assistants and not every email gets to Jeff Bezos himself). It's not unprofessional at all to use your own name as your company email address. If you happen to be Jeff Bezos and your domain happens to be jeffbezos.com, then I don't particularly see anything wrong with your email address being jeff@jeffbezos.com.
If you aren't a fan of that structure, then I defer to Richard U's suggestion.
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Since this is going to be for a business, you could go for one of these approaches.
- proprietor@cookiemonster.com
or
- owner@cookiemonster.com
or something like that. It will instantly inform anyone that you own the company.
Per the comments: other options are:
info@cookiemonster.com
admin@cookiemonster.com
information@cookiemonster.com
inquiries@cookiemonster.com
contact@cookiemonster.com
contactus@cookiemonster.com
support@cookiemonster.com
answered Jan 24 at 15:23
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proprietor or owner sounds too cooperative. It should sound millennial that is why I put forward hello@cookiemonster.com
– cookieMonster
Jan 24 at 15:30
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@cookieMonstercontactwould be a good compromise.
– Jay Gould
Jan 24 at 15:32
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Ugh. Having an address like “owner@“ makes it seem like the business turns over frequently and you need to be able to reroute the emails!
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
Jan 24 at 16:05
2
How about "info@" or "admin@"? Those are descriptive by themselves without having to shout out that you are the ceo or owner...
– DarkCygnus
Jan 24 at 16:16
4
"owner/proprietor" is also very bizarre. I've done a lot of email processing as a programmer, and I've never see that...
– Nelson
Jan 25 at 2:26
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I'd do firstname@firstnamelastname.com, but I think most people are too busy (like me) for it to matter a whole lot.
If you want to look like a big company, do first.last@company.com, or firstinitiallastname@company.com. You'll also grow weary of typing a long email address a lot. Mine is 12 characters with the @ and the .com. 3 letter first name @ 4 letter domain.com.
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Feel better :) And I agree, as someone who has interviewed hundreds of people and seen quite a few self domains, I didn't give a toot what their email address looked like. Ever.
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:23
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I have a domain that has my name in it as well. What I like to do is customize the e-mail to the sender when working professionally. So, for instance, if I'm giving a resume to somebody at AmazingTech, then my email for them will be AmazingTech@FirstLast.com.
When I don't customize it, then contact@FirstLast.com is one of my defaults.
The first technique has the added benefit that if a company has a data breach, and you start getting spam emails to it, you know where the spam is coming from, and you can easily shut it down without affecting any other incoming mail.
answered Jan 25 at 5:23
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contact@FirstLast.com for sure looks good in all contexts.
– vikingsteve
Jan 25 at 8:07
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Your name is fine. <Your first name>@<your company name>.com is fine, if you HAVE a company name.
The only thing that looks really unprofessional is a 'cute' or jokey name. Don't. You'll regret it.
(If you insist on calling yourself cookiemonster at least spell it right!)
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Yeah I knew a girl who got her email address in high school (princess69_*something*@yahoo.com) and she still uses it, 20 years later. Seen it on resumes and what not...
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:25
I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional company name or domain name.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:25
@Brandin I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional person's name. Like john.long.middle.name.doe@johnlongmiddlenamedoe.com.
– Alexander
Jan 25 at 10:09
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Ultimately you are over thinking this, your email address is pretty inconsequential vs providing quality service and delivering good value in your business. People type your email address once, or even never, and then rely on their stored contacts. All that matters is they can recognize which adress belongs to you, in the case that there are multiple Cookie's in their contacts. Your domain already handles that.
In my opinion, any email address that is not expressly unprofessional is inherently professional, you should use whatever you feel has the best 'ring' to it.
Having accused you of overthinking, I should mention I have been freelancing for well over a decade with my domain being my name, I chose 'mail@myname.com' to avoid the 'redundancy' and nobody has ever mentioned anything about it one way or the other. I would estimate the impact of this decision to be virtually nil.
answered Jan 25 at 0:06
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This is not true. For example, I type e-mail addresses every time, and make use of auto-complete to select the right one. That is still a form of typing, and if I have to look at an unprofessional e-mail address every time I type it, it can have a subtle effect, which is the whole point of this question.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:28
that's exactly what my answer says, people use autocomplete based on past contacts, so it only matters that the address be identifiable as you and not be expressly unprofessional. whether you consider autocomplete to count as a form of typing seems irrelevant to the substance of this answer.
– Cameron Roberts
Jan 25 at 16:10
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Because the domain name contains my first and last name, I'm afraid it might seem unprofessional or redundant.
I disagree. michael@michaelberry.com (not my domain!) strongly hints that you're talking to me, and not some member of staff that I've also hired. That comes across as a positive, a more personal touch.
You could go for something more generic, like support@michaelberry.com sure - but this is a negative IMHO. It comes across as though you're firing it at a generic mailbox where it may or may not get picked up by anyone.
answered Jan 24 at 16:00
berry120berry120
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Agreed with this. Just don't do somethng excessive likeJohnJacobJingleheimerSchmidt@ johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt.comand you're fine.
– Matthew Read
Jan 24 at 20:16
35
@MatthewRead Whoa, That email is my email too.
– Veskah
Jan 25 at 1:38
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If you actually offer support, then support@somedomain is not negative. You can change the word support to a relevant word that is a positive for you and the customer.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:23
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My email is also of the formfirst@firstlast.com, and I've never gotten pushback. If anything, I tend to get comments like "oh, that's easy to remember!"
– Kathy
Jan 25 at 21:30
add a comment |
Because the domain name contains my first and last name, I'm afraid it might seem unprofessional or redundant.
I disagree. michael@michaelberry.com (not my domain!) strongly hints that you're talking to me, and not some member of staff that I've also hired. That comes across as a positive, a more personal touch.
You could go for something more generic, like support@michaelberry.com sure - but this is a negative IMHO. It comes across as though you're firing it at a generic mailbox where it may or may not get picked up by anyone.
answered Jan 24 at 16:00
berry120berry120
14.8k102749
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Agreed with this. Just don't do somethng excessive likeJohnJacobJingleheimerSchmidt@ johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt.comand you're fine.
– Matthew Read
Jan 24 at 20:16
35
@MatthewRead Whoa, That email is my email too.
– Veskah
Jan 25 at 1:38
2
If you actually offer support, then support@somedomain is not negative. You can change the word support to a relevant word that is a positive for you and the customer.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:23
1
My email is also of the formfirst@firstlast.com, and I've never gotten pushback. If anything, I tend to get comments like "oh, that's easy to remember!"
– Kathy
Jan 25 at 21:30
add a comment |
Because the domain name contains my first and last name, I'm afraid it might seem unprofessional or redundant.
I disagree. michael@michaelberry.com (not my domain!) strongly hints that you're talking to me, and not some member of staff that I've also hired. That comes across as a positive, a more personal touch.
You could go for something more generic, like support@michaelberry.com sure - but this is a negative IMHO. It comes across as though you're firing it at a generic mailbox where it may or may not get picked up by anyone.
answered Jan 24 at 16:00
berry120berry120
14.8k102749
Because the domain name contains my first and last name, I'm afraid it might seem unprofessional or redundant.
I disagree. michael@michaelberry.com (not my domain!) strongly hints that you're talking to me, and not some member of staff that I've also hired. That comes across as a positive, a more personal touch.
You could go for something more generic, like support@michaelberry.com sure - but this is a negative IMHO. It comes across as though you're firing it at a generic mailbox where it may or may not get picked up by anyone.
answered Jan 24 at 16:00
berry120berry120
14.8k102749
answered Jan 24 at 16:00
berry120berry120
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answered Jan 24 at 16:00
berry120berry120
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answered Jan 24 at 16:00
berry120berry120
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Agreed with this. Just don't do somethng excessive likeJohnJacobJingleheimerSchmidt@ johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt.comand you're fine.
– Matthew Read
Jan 24 at 20:16
35
@MatthewRead Whoa, That email is my email too.
– Veskah
Jan 25 at 1:38
2
If you actually offer support, then support@somedomain is not negative. You can change the word support to a relevant word that is a positive for you and the customer.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:23
1
My email is also of the formfirst@firstlast.com, and I've never gotten pushback. If anything, I tend to get comments like "oh, that's easy to remember!"
– Kathy
Jan 25 at 21:30
add a comment |
29
Agreed with this. Just don't do somethng excessive likeJohnJacobJingleheimerSchmidt@ johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt.comand you're fine.
– Matthew Read
Jan 24 at 20:16
35
@MatthewRead Whoa, That email is my email too.
– Veskah
Jan 25 at 1:38
2
If you actually offer support, then support@somedomain is not negative. You can change the word support to a relevant word that is a positive for you and the customer.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:23
1
My email is also of the formfirst@firstlast.com, and I've never gotten pushback. If anything, I tend to get comments like "oh, that's easy to remember!"
– Kathy
Jan 25 at 21:30
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Agreed with this. Just don't do somethng excessive like
JohnJacobJingleheimerSchmidt@ johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt.com and you're fine.– Matthew Read
Jan 24 at 20:16
Agreed with this. Just don't do somethng excessive like
JohnJacobJingleheimerSchmidt@ johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt.com and you're fine.– Matthew Read
Jan 24 at 20:16
35
35
@MatthewRead Whoa, That email is my email too.
– Veskah
Jan 25 at 1:38
@MatthewRead Whoa, That email is my email too.
– Veskah
Jan 25 at 1:38
2
2
If you actually offer support, then support@somedomain is not negative. You can change the word support to a relevant word that is a positive for you and the customer.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:23
If you actually offer support, then support@somedomain is not negative. You can change the word support to a relevant word that is a positive for you and the customer.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:23
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1
My email is also of the form
first@firstlast.com, and I've never gotten pushback. If anything, I tend to get comments like "oh, that's easy to remember!"– Kathy
Jan 25 at 21:30
My email is also of the form
first@firstlast.com, and I've never gotten pushback. If anything, I tend to get comments like "oh, that's easy to remember!"– Kathy
Jan 25 at 21:30
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Many owners of companies have their own name as their email address. As an example, the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has his personal direct email address set to jeff@amazon.com (of course this email inbox is screened by his personal assistants and not every email gets to Jeff Bezos himself). It's not unprofessional at all to use your own name as your company email address. If you happen to be Jeff Bezos and your domain happens to be jeffbezos.com, then I don't particularly see anything wrong with your email address being jeff@jeffbezos.com.
If you aren't a fan of that structure, then I defer to Richard U's suggestion.
answered Jan 24 at 16:44
Ertai87Ertai87
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Many owners of companies have their own name as their email address. As an example, the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has his personal direct email address set to jeff@amazon.com (of course this email inbox is screened by his personal assistants and not every email gets to Jeff Bezos himself). It's not unprofessional at all to use your own name as your company email address. If you happen to be Jeff Bezos and your domain happens to be jeffbezos.com, then I don't particularly see anything wrong with your email address being jeff@jeffbezos.com.
If you aren't a fan of that structure, then I defer to Richard U's suggestion.
answered Jan 24 at 16:44
Ertai87Ertai87
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add a comment |
Many owners of companies have their own name as their email address. As an example, the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has his personal direct email address set to jeff@amazon.com (of course this email inbox is screened by his personal assistants and not every email gets to Jeff Bezos himself). It's not unprofessional at all to use your own name as your company email address. If you happen to be Jeff Bezos and your domain happens to be jeffbezos.com, then I don't particularly see anything wrong with your email address being jeff@jeffbezos.com.
If you aren't a fan of that structure, then I defer to Richard U's suggestion.
answered Jan 24 at 16:44
Ertai87Ertai87
10.7k21230
Many owners of companies have their own name as their email address. As an example, the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has his personal direct email address set to jeff@amazon.com (of course this email inbox is screened by his personal assistants and not every email gets to Jeff Bezos himself). It's not unprofessional at all to use your own name as your company email address. If you happen to be Jeff Bezos and your domain happens to be jeffbezos.com, then I don't particularly see anything wrong with your email address being jeff@jeffbezos.com.
If you aren't a fan of that structure, then I defer to Richard U's suggestion.
answered Jan 24 at 16:44
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Ertai87Ertai87
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Since this is going to be for a business, you could go for one of these approaches.
- proprietor@cookiemonster.com
or
- owner@cookiemonster.com
or something like that. It will instantly inform anyone that you own the company.
Per the comments: other options are:
info@cookiemonster.com
admin@cookiemonster.com
information@cookiemonster.com
inquiries@cookiemonster.com
contact@cookiemonster.com
contactus@cookiemonster.com
support@cookiemonster.com
answered Jan 24 at 15:23
Richard URichard U
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proprietor or owner sounds too cooperative. It should sound millennial that is why I put forward hello@cookiemonster.com
– cookieMonster
Jan 24 at 15:30
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@cookieMonstercontactwould be a good compromise.
– Jay Gould
Jan 24 at 15:32
14
Ugh. Having an address like “owner@“ makes it seem like the business turns over frequently and you need to be able to reroute the emails!
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
Jan 24 at 16:05
2
How about "info@" or "admin@"? Those are descriptive by themselves without having to shout out that you are the ceo or owner...
– DarkCygnus
Jan 24 at 16:16
4
"owner/proprietor" is also very bizarre. I've done a lot of email processing as a programmer, and I've never see that...
– Nelson
Jan 25 at 2:26
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show 6 more comments
Since this is going to be for a business, you could go for one of these approaches.
- proprietor@cookiemonster.com
or
- owner@cookiemonster.com
or something like that. It will instantly inform anyone that you own the company.
Per the comments: other options are:
info@cookiemonster.com
admin@cookiemonster.com
information@cookiemonster.com
inquiries@cookiemonster.com
contact@cookiemonster.com
contactus@cookiemonster.com
support@cookiemonster.com
answered Jan 24 at 15:23
Richard URichard U
101k73273405
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proprietor or owner sounds too cooperative. It should sound millennial that is why I put forward hello@cookiemonster.com
– cookieMonster
Jan 24 at 15:30
5
@cookieMonstercontactwould be a good compromise.
– Jay Gould
Jan 24 at 15:32
14
Ugh. Having an address like “owner@“ makes it seem like the business turns over frequently and you need to be able to reroute the emails!
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
Jan 24 at 16:05
2
How about "info@" or "admin@"? Those are descriptive by themselves without having to shout out that you are the ceo or owner...
– DarkCygnus
Jan 24 at 16:16
4
"owner/proprietor" is also very bizarre. I've done a lot of email processing as a programmer, and I've never see that...
– Nelson
Jan 25 at 2:26
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show 6 more comments
Since this is going to be for a business, you could go for one of these approaches.
- proprietor@cookiemonster.com
or
- owner@cookiemonster.com
or something like that. It will instantly inform anyone that you own the company.
Per the comments: other options are:
info@cookiemonster.com
admin@cookiemonster.com
information@cookiemonster.com
inquiries@cookiemonster.com
contact@cookiemonster.com
contactus@cookiemonster.com
support@cookiemonster.com
answered Jan 24 at 15:23
Richard URichard U
101k73273405
Since this is going to be for a business, you could go for one of these approaches.
- proprietor@cookiemonster.com
or
- owner@cookiemonster.com
or something like that. It will instantly inform anyone that you own the company.
Per the comments: other options are:
info@cookiemonster.com
admin@cookiemonster.com
information@cookiemonster.com
inquiries@cookiemonster.com
contact@cookiemonster.com
contactus@cookiemonster.com
support@cookiemonster.com
answered Jan 24 at 15:23
Richard URichard U
101k73273405
edited Jan 25 at 18:41
answered Jan 24 at 15:23
Richard URichard U
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answered Jan 24 at 15:23
Richard URichard U
101k73273405
answered Jan 24 at 15:23
Richard URichard U
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proprietor or owner sounds too cooperative. It should sound millennial that is why I put forward hello@cookiemonster.com
– cookieMonster
Jan 24 at 15:30
5
@cookieMonstercontactwould be a good compromise.
– Jay Gould
Jan 24 at 15:32
14
Ugh. Having an address like “owner@“ makes it seem like the business turns over frequently and you need to be able to reroute the emails!
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
Jan 24 at 16:05
2
How about "info@" or "admin@"? Those are descriptive by themselves without having to shout out that you are the ceo or owner...
– DarkCygnus
Jan 24 at 16:16
4
"owner/proprietor" is also very bizarre. I've done a lot of email processing as a programmer, and I've never see that...
– Nelson
Jan 25 at 2:26
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proprietor or owner sounds too cooperative. It should sound millennial that is why I put forward hello@cookiemonster.com
– cookieMonster
Jan 24 at 15:30
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@cookieMonstercontactwould be a good compromise.
– Jay Gould
Jan 24 at 15:32
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Ugh. Having an address like “owner@“ makes it seem like the business turns over frequently and you need to be able to reroute the emails!
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
Jan 24 at 16:05
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How about "info@" or "admin@"? Those are descriptive by themselves without having to shout out that you are the ceo or owner...
– DarkCygnus
Jan 24 at 16:16
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"owner/proprietor" is also very bizarre. I've done a lot of email processing as a programmer, and I've never see that...
– Nelson
Jan 25 at 2:26
3
3
proprietor or owner sounds too cooperative. It should sound millennial that is why I put forward hello@cookiemonster.com
– cookieMonster
Jan 24 at 15:30
proprietor or owner sounds too cooperative. It should sound millennial that is why I put forward hello@cookiemonster.com
– cookieMonster
Jan 24 at 15:30
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5
@cookieMonster
contact would be a good compromise.– Jay Gould
Jan 24 at 15:32
@cookieMonster
contact would be a good compromise.– Jay Gould
Jan 24 at 15:32
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14
Ugh. Having an address like “owner@“ makes it seem like the business turns over frequently and you need to be able to reroute the emails!
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
Jan 24 at 16:05
Ugh. Having an address like “owner@“ makes it seem like the business turns over frequently and you need to be able to reroute the emails!
– Ernest Friedman-Hill
Jan 24 at 16:05
2
2
How about "info@" or "admin@"? Those are descriptive by themselves without having to shout out that you are the ceo or owner...
– DarkCygnus
Jan 24 at 16:16
How about "info@" or "admin@"? Those are descriptive by themselves without having to shout out that you are the ceo or owner...
– DarkCygnus
Jan 24 at 16:16
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4
"owner/proprietor" is also very bizarre. I've done a lot of email processing as a programmer, and I've never see that...
– Nelson
Jan 25 at 2:26
"owner/proprietor" is also very bizarre. I've done a lot of email processing as a programmer, and I've never see that...
– Nelson
Jan 25 at 2:26
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I'd do firstname@firstnamelastname.com, but I think most people are too busy (like me) for it to matter a whole lot.
If you want to look like a big company, do first.last@company.com, or firstinitiallastname@company.com. You'll also grow weary of typing a long email address a lot. Mine is 12 characters with the @ and the .com. 3 letter first name @ 4 letter domain.com.
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Feel better :) And I agree, as someone who has interviewed hundreds of people and seen quite a few self domains, I didn't give a toot what their email address looked like. Ever.
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:23
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I'd do firstname@firstnamelastname.com, but I think most people are too busy (like me) for it to matter a whole lot.
If you want to look like a big company, do first.last@company.com, or firstinitiallastname@company.com. You'll also grow weary of typing a long email address a lot. Mine is 12 characters with the @ and the .com. 3 letter first name @ 4 letter domain.com.
edited Jan 25 at 13:49
Nisarg
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answered Jan 24 at 21:23
TomboTombo
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Feel better :) And I agree, as someone who has interviewed hundreds of people and seen quite a few self domains, I didn't give a toot what their email address looked like. Ever.
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:23
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I'd do firstname@firstnamelastname.com, but I think most people are too busy (like me) for it to matter a whole lot.
If you want to look like a big company, do first.last@company.com, or firstinitiallastname@company.com. You'll also grow weary of typing a long email address a lot. Mine is 12 characters with the @ and the .com. 3 letter first name @ 4 letter domain.com.
edited Jan 25 at 13:49
Nisarg
33728
answered Jan 24 at 21:23
TomboTombo
1,339118
I'd do firstname@firstnamelastname.com, but I think most people are too busy (like me) for it to matter a whole lot.
If you want to look like a big company, do first.last@company.com, or firstinitiallastname@company.com. You'll also grow weary of typing a long email address a lot. Mine is 12 characters with the @ and the .com. 3 letter first name @ 4 letter domain.com.
edited Jan 25 at 13:49
Nisarg
33728
answered Jan 24 at 21:23
TomboTombo
1,339118
edited Jan 25 at 13:49
Nisarg
33728
edited Jan 25 at 13:49
Nisarg
33728
edited Jan 25 at 13:49
Nisarg
33728
33728
answered Jan 24 at 21:23
TomboTombo
1,339118
answered Jan 24 at 21:23
TomboTombo
1,339118
answered Jan 24 at 21:23
TomboTombo
1,339118
1,339118
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Feel better :) And I agree, as someone who has interviewed hundreds of people and seen quite a few self domains, I didn't give a toot what their email address looked like. Ever.
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:23
add a comment |
1
Feel better :) And I agree, as someone who has interviewed hundreds of people and seen quite a few self domains, I didn't give a toot what their email address looked like. Ever.
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:23
1
1
Feel better :) And I agree, as someone who has interviewed hundreds of people and seen quite a few self domains, I didn't give a toot what their email address looked like. Ever.
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:23
Feel better :) And I agree, as someone who has interviewed hundreds of people and seen quite a few self domains, I didn't give a toot what their email address looked like. Ever.
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:23
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I have a domain that has my name in it as well. What I like to do is customize the e-mail to the sender when working professionally. So, for instance, if I'm giving a resume to somebody at AmazingTech, then my email for them will be AmazingTech@FirstLast.com.
When I don't customize it, then contact@FirstLast.com is one of my defaults.
The first technique has the added benefit that if a company has a data breach, and you start getting spam emails to it, you know where the spam is coming from, and you can easily shut it down without affecting any other incoming mail.
answered Jan 25 at 5:23
DavidDavid
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contact@FirstLast.com for sure looks good in all contexts.
– vikingsteve
Jan 25 at 8:07
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I have a domain that has my name in it as well. What I like to do is customize the e-mail to the sender when working professionally. So, for instance, if I'm giving a resume to somebody at AmazingTech, then my email for them will be AmazingTech@FirstLast.com.
When I don't customize it, then contact@FirstLast.com is one of my defaults.
The first technique has the added benefit that if a company has a data breach, and you start getting spam emails to it, you know where the spam is coming from, and you can easily shut it down without affecting any other incoming mail.
answered Jan 25 at 5:23
DavidDavid
1164
1
contact@FirstLast.com for sure looks good in all contexts.
– vikingsteve
Jan 25 at 8:07
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I have a domain that has my name in it as well. What I like to do is customize the e-mail to the sender when working professionally. So, for instance, if I'm giving a resume to somebody at AmazingTech, then my email for them will be AmazingTech@FirstLast.com.
When I don't customize it, then contact@FirstLast.com is one of my defaults.
The first technique has the added benefit that if a company has a data breach, and you start getting spam emails to it, you know where the spam is coming from, and you can easily shut it down without affecting any other incoming mail.
answered Jan 25 at 5:23
DavidDavid
1164
I have a domain that has my name in it as well. What I like to do is customize the e-mail to the sender when working professionally. So, for instance, if I'm giving a resume to somebody at AmazingTech, then my email for them will be AmazingTech@FirstLast.com.
When I don't customize it, then contact@FirstLast.com is one of my defaults.
The first technique has the added benefit that if a company has a data breach, and you start getting spam emails to it, you know where the spam is coming from, and you can easily shut it down without affecting any other incoming mail.
answered Jan 25 at 5:23
DavidDavid
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answered Jan 25 at 5:23
DavidDavid
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answered Jan 25 at 5:23
DavidDavid
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answered Jan 25 at 5:23
DavidDavid
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contact@FirstLast.com for sure looks good in all contexts.
– vikingsteve
Jan 25 at 8:07
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contact@FirstLast.com for sure looks good in all contexts.
– vikingsteve
Jan 25 at 8:07
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contact@FirstLast.com for sure looks good in all contexts.
– vikingsteve
Jan 25 at 8:07
contact@FirstLast.com for sure looks good in all contexts.
– vikingsteve
Jan 25 at 8:07
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Your name is fine. <Your first name>@<your company name>.com is fine, if you HAVE a company name.
The only thing that looks really unprofessional is a 'cute' or jokey name. Don't. You'll regret it.
(If you insist on calling yourself cookiemonster at least spell it right!)
edited Jan 25 at 13:48
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Yeah I knew a girl who got her email address in high school (princess69_*something*@yahoo.com) and she still uses it, 20 years later. Seen it on resumes and what not...
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:25
I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional company name or domain name.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:25
@Brandin I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional person's name. Like john.long.middle.name.doe@johnlongmiddlenamedoe.com.
– Alexander
Jan 25 at 10:09
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Your name is fine. <Your first name>@<your company name>.com is fine, if you HAVE a company name.
The only thing that looks really unprofessional is a 'cute' or jokey name. Don't. You'll regret it.
(If you insist on calling yourself cookiemonster at least spell it right!)
edited Jan 25 at 13:48
a CVn
7461719
answered Jan 24 at 23:31
Laurence PayneLaurence Payne
1,037411
1
Yeah I knew a girl who got her email address in high school (princess69_*something*@yahoo.com) and she still uses it, 20 years later. Seen it on resumes and what not...
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:25
I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional company name or domain name.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:25
@Brandin I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional person's name. Like john.long.middle.name.doe@johnlongmiddlenamedoe.com.
– Alexander
Jan 25 at 10:09
add a comment |
Your name is fine. <Your first name>@<your company name>.com is fine, if you HAVE a company name.
The only thing that looks really unprofessional is a 'cute' or jokey name. Don't. You'll regret it.
(If you insist on calling yourself cookiemonster at least spell it right!)
edited Jan 25 at 13:48
a CVn
7461719
answered Jan 24 at 23:31
Laurence PayneLaurence Payne
1,037411
Your name is fine. <Your first name>@<your company name>.com is fine, if you HAVE a company name.
The only thing that looks really unprofessional is a 'cute' or jokey name. Don't. You'll regret it.
(If you insist on calling yourself cookiemonster at least spell it right!)
edited Jan 25 at 13:48
a CVn
7461719
answered Jan 24 at 23:31
Laurence PayneLaurence Payne
1,037411
edited Jan 25 at 13:48
a CVn
7461719
edited Jan 25 at 13:48
a CVn
7461719
edited Jan 25 at 13:48
a CVn
7461719
7461719
answered Jan 24 at 23:31
Laurence PayneLaurence Payne
1,037411
answered Jan 24 at 23:31
Laurence PayneLaurence Payne
1,037411
answered Jan 24 at 23:31
Laurence PayneLaurence Payne
1,037411
1,037411
1
Yeah I knew a girl who got her email address in high school (princess69_*something*@yahoo.com) and she still uses it, 20 years later. Seen it on resumes and what not...
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:25
I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional company name or domain name.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:25
@Brandin I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional person's name. Like john.long.middle.name.doe@johnlongmiddlenamedoe.com.
– Alexander
Jan 25 at 10:09
add a comment |
1
Yeah I knew a girl who got her email address in high school (princess69_*something*@yahoo.com) and she still uses it, 20 years later. Seen it on resumes and what not...
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:25
I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional company name or domain name.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:25
@Brandin I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional person's name. Like john.long.middle.name.doe@johnlongmiddlenamedoe.com.
– Alexander
Jan 25 at 10:09
1
1
Yeah I knew a girl who got her email address in high school (princess69_*something*@yahoo.com) and she still uses it, 20 years later. Seen it on resumes and what not...
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:25
Yeah I knew a girl who got her email address in high school (princess69_*something*@yahoo.com) and she still uses it, 20 years later. Seen it on resumes and what not...
– StackOverflowed
Jan 25 at 0:25
I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional company name or domain name.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:25
I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional company name or domain name.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:25
@Brandin I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional person's name. Like john.long.middle.name.doe@johnlongmiddlenamedoe.com.
– Alexander
Jan 25 at 10:09
@Brandin I think cookiemonster was meant as a fictional person's name. Like john.long.middle.name.doe@johnlongmiddlenamedoe.com.
– Alexander
Jan 25 at 10:09
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Ultimately you are over thinking this, your email address is pretty inconsequential vs providing quality service and delivering good value in your business. People type your email address once, or even never, and then rely on their stored contacts. All that matters is they can recognize which adress belongs to you, in the case that there are multiple Cookie's in their contacts. Your domain already handles that.
In my opinion, any email address that is not expressly unprofessional is inherently professional, you should use whatever you feel has the best 'ring' to it.
Having accused you of overthinking, I should mention I have been freelancing for well over a decade with my domain being my name, I chose 'mail@myname.com' to avoid the 'redundancy' and nobody has ever mentioned anything about it one way or the other. I would estimate the impact of this decision to be virtually nil.
answered Jan 25 at 0:06
Cameron RobertsCameron Roberts
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This is not true. For example, I type e-mail addresses every time, and make use of auto-complete to select the right one. That is still a form of typing, and if I have to look at an unprofessional e-mail address every time I type it, it can have a subtle effect, which is the whole point of this question.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:28
that's exactly what my answer says, people use autocomplete based on past contacts, so it only matters that the address be identifiable as you and not be expressly unprofessional. whether you consider autocomplete to count as a form of typing seems irrelevant to the substance of this answer.
– Cameron Roberts
Jan 25 at 16:10
add a comment |
Ultimately you are over thinking this, your email address is pretty inconsequential vs providing quality service and delivering good value in your business. People type your email address once, or even never, and then rely on their stored contacts. All that matters is they can recognize which adress belongs to you, in the case that there are multiple Cookie's in their contacts. Your domain already handles that.
In my opinion, any email address that is not expressly unprofessional is inherently professional, you should use whatever you feel has the best 'ring' to it.
Having accused you of overthinking, I should mention I have been freelancing for well over a decade with my domain being my name, I chose 'mail@myname.com' to avoid the 'redundancy' and nobody has ever mentioned anything about it one way or the other. I would estimate the impact of this decision to be virtually nil.
answered Jan 25 at 0:06
Cameron RobertsCameron Roberts
30314
This is not true. For example, I type e-mail addresses every time, and make use of auto-complete to select the right one. That is still a form of typing, and if I have to look at an unprofessional e-mail address every time I type it, it can have a subtle effect, which is the whole point of this question.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:28
that's exactly what my answer says, people use autocomplete based on past contacts, so it only matters that the address be identifiable as you and not be expressly unprofessional. whether you consider autocomplete to count as a form of typing seems irrelevant to the substance of this answer.
– Cameron Roberts
Jan 25 at 16:10
add a comment |
Ultimately you are over thinking this, your email address is pretty inconsequential vs providing quality service and delivering good value in your business. People type your email address once, or even never, and then rely on their stored contacts. All that matters is they can recognize which adress belongs to you, in the case that there are multiple Cookie's in their contacts. Your domain already handles that.
In my opinion, any email address that is not expressly unprofessional is inherently professional, you should use whatever you feel has the best 'ring' to it.
Having accused you of overthinking, I should mention I have been freelancing for well over a decade with my domain being my name, I chose 'mail@myname.com' to avoid the 'redundancy' and nobody has ever mentioned anything about it one way or the other. I would estimate the impact of this decision to be virtually nil.
answered Jan 25 at 0:06
Cameron RobertsCameron Roberts
30314
Ultimately you are over thinking this, your email address is pretty inconsequential vs providing quality service and delivering good value in your business. People type your email address once, or even never, and then rely on their stored contacts. All that matters is they can recognize which adress belongs to you, in the case that there are multiple Cookie's in their contacts. Your domain already handles that.
In my opinion, any email address that is not expressly unprofessional is inherently professional, you should use whatever you feel has the best 'ring' to it.
Having accused you of overthinking, I should mention I have been freelancing for well over a decade with my domain being my name, I chose 'mail@myname.com' to avoid the 'redundancy' and nobody has ever mentioned anything about it one way or the other. I would estimate the impact of this decision to be virtually nil.
answered Jan 25 at 0:06
Cameron RobertsCameron Roberts
30314
answered Jan 25 at 0:06
Cameron RobertsCameron Roberts
30314
answered Jan 25 at 0:06
Cameron RobertsCameron Roberts
30314
answered Jan 25 at 0:06
Cameron RobertsCameron Roberts
30314
30314
This is not true. For example, I type e-mail addresses every time, and make use of auto-complete to select the right one. That is still a form of typing, and if I have to look at an unprofessional e-mail address every time I type it, it can have a subtle effect, which is the whole point of this question.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:28
that's exactly what my answer says, people use autocomplete based on past contacts, so it only matters that the address be identifiable as you and not be expressly unprofessional. whether you consider autocomplete to count as a form of typing seems irrelevant to the substance of this answer.
– Cameron Roberts
Jan 25 at 16:10
add a comment |
This is not true. For example, I type e-mail addresses every time, and make use of auto-complete to select the right one. That is still a form of typing, and if I have to look at an unprofessional e-mail address every time I type it, it can have a subtle effect, which is the whole point of this question.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:28
that's exactly what my answer says, people use autocomplete based on past contacts, so it only matters that the address be identifiable as you and not be expressly unprofessional. whether you consider autocomplete to count as a form of typing seems irrelevant to the substance of this answer.
– Cameron Roberts
Jan 25 at 16:10
This is not true. For example, I type e-mail addresses every time, and make use of auto-complete to select the right one. That is still a form of typing, and if I have to look at an unprofessional e-mail address every time I type it, it can have a subtle effect, which is the whole point of this question.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:28
This is not true. For example, I type e-mail addresses every time, and make use of auto-complete to select the right one. That is still a form of typing, and if I have to look at an unprofessional e-mail address every time I type it, it can have a subtle effect, which is the whole point of this question.
– Brandin
Jan 25 at 6:28
that's exactly what my answer says, people use autocomplete based on past contacts, so it only matters that the address be identifiable as you and not be expressly unprofessional. whether you consider autocomplete to count as a form of typing seems irrelevant to the substance of this answer.
– Cameron Roberts
Jan 25 at 16:10
that's exactly what my answer says, people use autocomplete based on past contacts, so it only matters that the address be identifiable as you and not be expressly unprofessional. whether you consider autocomplete to count as a form of typing seems irrelevant to the substance of this answer.
– Cameron Roberts
Jan 25 at 16:10
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