Why your business needs its own email address?
After you have registered your domain name, you will be able to create a custom domain email address. This will create a professional image and boosts your business’ credibility.
Getting your own customized email gives you more flexibility. You will be able to select you own custom email addresses, you can also select aliases for various departments of your business for example, info@yourdomain.co.za or support@yourdomain.co.za. Email aliases forward to one mailbox, you will be able to read and reply to all the email through this one mailbox. In other words you have one mailbox with more than one name. This gives your customers more clarity when they communicate with you as opposed to communication to a free email address.
You also have full control over your email addresses, adding and removing email addresses as your business grows.
Having your own custom email address for your business makes your business more memorable in the inboxes of your clients. This will also help you build and establish your brand. Getting a email for myemail123@gmail.com or info@mydomain.co.za, which one do you think will the person open and respond to?
They will get to remember your name and you business name instantly. Customers are also on the go and mostly pressed for time. Make the best impression when sending an email.
You should stop using free email addresses for your business. Gmail, Yahoo or Hotmail could position your business as spam and your business will be seen as uncreditable.
Think of the big brands. Do they communicate using a free email address? They don’t use free email addresses, because they know the importance of brand building and professionalism.
Using a free email address will also limit your naming options, as your business name may already be taken. If you have your own custom email address, you will be able to create your own personalized email address. This is a good way of branding yourself and your business, and will make your email address more memorable to your clients.
Big organizations usually block free email accounts to prevent spam and viruses. It is very important for your clients to receive and read your emails. As a business you want your customers and prospects to read your emails and communicate with you.
Consider getting your custom email address today. The overhead cost is very low. It is less than a movie ticket. Do business communication the right way and get your own domain email address today.