Step-by-Step Guide: How to Create an Email ID with Your Domain Name?

Why is it important to create an email ID with your own domain name?

Before knowing about the process of creating an email id with your domain name, you must know its importance.

And even before importance, you must know what it is. Right?

(If you already know what a custom email ID or email domain is, skip this portion)

In a custom email id or email address, your domain name comes after the “@” sign—for example, yourname@yourdomainname.com.

Did you get the point?

But the real thing is that “It’s not Free.” Just like your domain name, you will have to pay for that. On the other hand, you can have a simple email ID with free email providers like Google, Hotmail, or Yahoo.

Yourname123@yahoo.com is not a bad thing.

• Both will work the same way.
• Both are used to make your client or reader contact you.

Now, the question is, “Why we have to use an email id with your domain name when you have a free option?”

In answer to this question, we will ask you a question, “Have you visited a site in your life, especially its contact page or section?”

Let’s say you visit a site named blahblah.com, and in the contact section, you will surely expect an email address like something@blahblah.com. Right?

 It’s because all professionals use custom email id that has their domain name as the email domain. But why?

Because they want to be successful in web business. How will they get successful by using an email id with a domain name?

If you have heard about ‘branding,’ you must know that it’s all about making users know about you. Your branding should be this much strong that if a person wants something that you sell, your company should be the first word to pop up in his mind—got it?

Custom email id does the same for you. Moreover, it has now become a thing of professionalism. For example, a person will subconsciously think that a person having a custom email id is more reliable.

Now tell me, which one looks more credible: You@gmail.com or you@yourdomainname.com?

Step to Create an Email ID with Your Domain Name?

After knowing it’s important, let’s get to the moment you and we have been waiting for.

Now, read and follow these steps to create an email ID with your business signature PERFECTLY:

1.   Domain and Service Provider

The first step towards creating a custom email is quite obvious but not easy. So, you first need to choose the right service provider who can not just give you a domain name but also an email address with your domain name.

It’s not an easy job to choose the right domain registrar as you want the best services at the least possible rate. Right?

So, take your time!

2.   Have You Decided on the Format?

This is the very first question your service provider will ask you while giving you a custom email ID.

Do you even know what it is?

The format is actually the way your email ID will create. Different formats will have different text before the “@” sign, but after the “@” sign, there will always be your domain name.

The definition isn’t enough. Right?

Commonly Used Custom Email ID Formats

Let’s suppose your name is ‘John Harper:.’

1. The first and simplest one is with just your first name. Here is how it will look: john@domainname.com.
2. The second one is quite similar to the first one, as in this format, your last name will be used instead of the first name. harper@domainname.com.
3. In this format, the initials of your first name will be used with your last name: j.harper@domainname.com or jharper@domainname.com.
4. For the fourth one, let’s reverse the things and use your last name’s initials with your first name, like these two examples: john.h@domainname.com or johnh@domainname.com.
5. Many people also prefer email IDs with their full names: johnharper@domainname.com or john.harper@domainname.com.
6. Businesses use this format so they can specify between their own sections—info@domainname.com, contact@domainname.com, and so on.

Big brands and professionals mostly use 6^th one. But you should always choose the format which suits you!

3.   Get your Job Done

Now, as you have made big decisions, your next job is to create an email account using your domain name service provider:

• Go to the control panel of your domain hosting and Email Accounts, which you can find in the “Email” section.
• Simply create a new account.
• Go back to the control panel as soon as you get notified that the account has been created.
• In “Mail,” click on the Forwarder section.
• Here, click on ‘Add Forwarder’ and add details.
• Click on add forwarder, and you are done.

Now, you will also have to connect your new Email ID to your previous one. By doing this, you can keep using that old Email ID with a new name and stuff.

• Log in to your old account and go to Mail Settings (in Options).
• Go into Accounts and Imports to tick mark ‘Send Email As.’
• Then, click on add another email address.
• Fill details in that pop-up tab.
• After clicking next, click on send verification.
• After verifications, compose an email and see if things went well.

Most beginners (while creating a website) pay all their attention to things like: “How to buy Domain Name forever.” They miss quite an important thing, “custom email ID.”

Hence, you have to create your own (different) email ID with your domain name, which implies that you are one step closer to success.

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