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I've never bothered. Hotmail or Yahoo email addresses were embarrassing back in the day, but I guess the hype around Gmail changed that 10 years ago. I've never
by dvirsky 11y ago
I've never bothered. Hotmail or Yahoo email addresses were embarrassing back in the day, but I guess the hype around Gmail changed that 10 years ago. I've never felt awkward putting a gmail address on a business card.
- handsomecam 11y agoYou don't find that a gmail address on a business card conveys that it's a 1-2 person operation or very loosely organized? Given the low barrier to entry for setting up hosted email (google apps being $5/mo/user) I personally get the impression the person doesn't take their business seriously, on par with business cards with perforated edges from home printing. I know my gut reaction when I get a (semi-)professional email from a gmail account is "ok.. what's the scam angle on this one?"
- dvirsky 11y agoWhen I was a 1 person operation, and worked as a consultant doing dev work and consulting, I had no problem using my Gmail account. Of course when I started a small company we used a hosted domain. But before the Gmail days it was weird and unprofessional for even a 1 person operation to have a Webmail address.