- 0:05 An address on your own domain reads better on a resume than a free one, and it does not mean another inbox to check.
- 0:11 Pick the part before the at sign.
- 0:20 Then choose which of your domains it belongs to.
- 0:28 Create it and mail sent to the new address arrives in the inbox you already use, usually within a few minutes.
- 0:37 This forwards mail to you.
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An email address on your own domain, which reads as more professional than a free one and costs you no extra inbox to check. Create a forwarder, choose the address you want, and point it at the mailbox you already use. Mail starts arriving within a few minutes. Make as many as you find useful. If you also want to reply from that address rather than only receive at it, see the article on sending your mail through Gmail, which walks through connecting it once.
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An address on your own domain reads better on a resume than a free one, and it does not mean another inbox to check. Pick the part before the at sign. Your first name, or hello, or booking. Keep it simple enough to read out over the phone. Then choose which of your domains it belongs to. This list fills in once a domain is connected, so if it is empty, start on the Domains page. Create it and mail sent to the new address arrives in the inbox you already use, usually within a few minutes. Make as many as you find useful. This forwards mail to you. If you also want to reply from the new address, there is a separate article on sending through Gmail.