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If your email address was set up by your grand children, you might be better off than those who created their account back in 1996 and are stuck with a moniker like pinkkitty76849@hotmail.com. But you surely won’t appear as professional as those with their own domain. In any case, your email address says a lot about you to the important people in your address book. Accounts like AOL and Hotmail are indicative of someone who’s behind the times. Gmail accounts and .edu accounts from your alma mater are ok, but those with personal URLs look decidedly more professional. Take a look at this post for some email dos and don’ts when it comes to setting up your account.
No matter how honed your communication skills may be, there is much to be considered when speaking with others virtually. For example, it’s appropriate to type URGENT or IMPORTANT in the subject line, no matter how pressing a matter may be, and as always, it’s best to be concise and to the point. Take a look at a great list of email rules at this fantastic etiquette site emailreplies.com as well as this site from Purdue University’s writing website.
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