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Yourname@yahoo.com Vs Yourname@yourdomain.com: Which of These Is the Best for Forum Marketing?

by King Shiloh Banned
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I have been using free webmail services such as yahoo for my forum marketing and my reason is that if I use my domain, it may end up being flooded with spam emails.

You know we have more mere visitors and spammers in this WF than real active members.

What is your take on this? Do you buy my idea or do you think it is better to use a paid/private email such as yourname@yourdomain.com for marketing in forums?
#forum #marketing #yourname@yahoocom #yourname@yourdomaincom
  • Profile picture of the author cindybidar
    Why does anyone on any forum need your email address? And if your email address does become a target for spammers, it's easy enough to delete yourname@yourdomain.com and replace it with your.name@yourdomain.com or some other variation.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mohammad Afaq
      Exactly, and keep in mind that you can still be a target to spammers even if you are using yahoo or gmail emails.
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    • Profile picture of the author mmaeb
      Originally Posted by cindybidar View Post

      Why does anyone on any forum need your email address? And if your email address does become a target for spammers, it's easy enough to delete yourname@yourdomain.com and replace it with your.name@yourdomain.com or some other variation.
      exactly my thoughts, unless youre thinking of putting it in your sig then it will get battered - the people who use email harvesters are not ness on this forum, the software can sweep millions without joining a single forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Q
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    Your domain email is much better than the free providers like Yahoo, GMail and Windows Live. It is professional to have your own domain email and very useful in terms of its inclusion to your contact page.
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  • Profile picture of the author King Shiloh
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    It's like there is a mix up somewhere. What I mean is this: If a fellow warrior, for instance, wants to send a review copy of his WSO to you. Will you give him your paid webmail address such as yourname@yourdomain.com or will you prefer to give him your yahoo or gmail ID? Or are you saying that it makes no difference?
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    • Profile picture of the author cindybidar
      If you're concerned that this person with whom you're conducting a business transaction (because that is what we're talking about) is going to start spamming you, then I think you're asking the wrong question. What you should be asking is "Why do I want to review this product from a person I believe to be a spammer?"
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      • Profile picture of the author mcmahanusa
        Originally Posted by cindybidar View Post

        If you're concerned that this person with whom you're conducting a business transaction (because that is what we're talking about) is going to start spamming you, then I think you're asking the wrong question. What you should be asking is "Why do I want to review this product from a person I believe to be a spammer?"
        I'm getting a different take on what the OP is asking. I believe he is asking about the perception that others will have of him if he uses a yahoo email account versus using an email account tied to his domain.

        Here's what I frequently do: I have several (many) domains, each with several email accounts, such as admin@blahblahblah.com or ben@moreblah.com, and I forward them to a special catchall gmail account. This way, I present a more professional appearance, and yet I only have to log in to a single email account to retrieve messages.

        On the other hand, if I am communicating with someone who knows me and/or my reputation, then I freely use one of my free accounts. They already know my awesomeness and will not make judgments based on what email service I use.
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      • Profile picture of the author King Shiloh
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        Originally Posted by cindybidar View Post

        If you're concerned that this person with whom you're conducting a business transaction (because that is what we're talking about) is going to start spamming you, then I think you're asking the wrong question. What you should be asking is "Why do I want to review this product from a person I believe to be a spammer?"
        So, I have to be pretty sure that someone is not a spammer before helping him to review his product or render any other kind of help to him huh?
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        • Profile picture of the author cindybidar
          Originally Posted by King Shiloh View Post

          So, I have to be pretty sure that someone is not a spammer before helping him to review his product or render any other kind of help to him huh?
          Ahh, we're coming at this from two different sides.

          I'm presuming there is already a relationship of sorts (even a tenuous one), and you're saying (I think) that you don't know this hypothetical person at all.

          For example, if you, King Shiloh, asked me to review your product, I wouldn't have any qualms about giving you my primary email address. I'm reasonably certain you would never disrespect my email by spamming me, because I see you around the forum and I feel like I know you and I think you're a decent guy. The same can be said for most of the people who post here regularly.

          On the other hand, if some random person with a brand new account, a user name like IMcash4ever, and two posts asks me to review something, I'd say no rather than give him or her an email address.

          So yes, I guess I am saying that you should be reasonably sure the person you're dealing with is not a spammer before handing out your email address, but I'm also saying it's pretty easy to make that call.
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          • Profile picture of the author cindybidar
            Originally Posted by mcmahanusa View Post

            I'm getting a different take on what the OP is asking. I believe he is asking about the perception that others will have of him if he uses a yahoo email account versus using an email account tied to his domain.
            That's not what he asked here:

            Originally Posted by King Shiloh View Post

            I have been using free webmail services such as yahoo for my forum marketing and my reason is that if I use my domain, it may end up being flooded with spam emails.
            Though I do agree that an email coming from your own domain presents a more professional appearance. I think a gmail address is a very close second, but Yahoo, Live, and (heaven forbid) Hotmail and AOL just make you look bad.
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            • Profile picture of the author source47
              Originally Posted by cindybidar View Post

              That's not what he asked here:



              Though I do agree that an email coming from your own domain presents a more professional appearance. I think a gmail address is a very close second, but Yahoo, Live, and (heaven forbid) Hotmail and AOL just make you look bad.

              Agreed! Gmail is a close second behind having your email address come from your own domain. But stay away from Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author LauraJames
    For professional reasons, in my opinion, it is better to have your own domain e-mail address. Appearances matter, and having your company name promoted, or listed, even as part of an e-mail address is worthwhile. It is a continual form of promoting the name of your business.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
      I think yourname at your domain is more professional - but if you really want to dodge the bullets you should consider setting up your own help desk.

      Someone random just contacted me last week. I have an email created for the help desk, which forwards to my address that is in my pop account.

      I can then decide which email address to use to respond back.
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  • Profile picture of the author jamjar919
    I use a two way system.

    I have a gmail account that forwards email with a specific subject line to my address. So in the forum i say 'please send email to example@example.com with the subject line "SUBJECTLINE"

    Oh and Btw, get a gmail address, not a yahoo address. A lot better and some people have trouble with yahoo.
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  • Profile picture of the author JonAlfredsson
    For me, I would prefer to use emails created from these free domains. I don’t want to make my business email a landfill of possible spam messages.
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  • Profile picture of the author rickfrazier1
    I always use an email address from one of my own domains. Back when I was doing engineering services (design and development) I got a fair number of hits from people that would see my email on a forum, then go to the web site to check to see if I was legitimate. This often lead to additional sales.

    Today, I expect it gets hits to my home pages. I know that whenever I encounter something I find interesting, I check out their web site before I respond. It really helps to weed out the people that I probably don't want to deal with to begin with.

    Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail, yep, bad for business, but the kiss of death is an email address ending in aol.com.

    As already said, you have limitless email boxes at your disposal. Use one until it attracts a certain level of spam, then move to another. Keep yet another for purely personal email so you don't need to send out change of address emails every 6 months or so.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrea Wilson
    If you will need to give out an email address for a review copy or any downloads then giving them an email from free services means no harm. The fact that he/she wants to give a review copy to you means that they trust you. There is no need to give them a professional email unless you are the one selling or marketing.

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