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Ask HN: What should my email address be?

3 pointsby solipsistalmost 14 years ago
I have the domain name <i>[first name][last name].com</i> and want to use it for my main personal email address. I thought of using <i>[first name]@[first name][last name].com</i>, but that seems a little repetitive.<p>Any creative ideas out there?

10 comments

mchermalmost 14 years ago
You should accept [anything-at-all]@[first name][last name].com and direct it to your email. The remaining question is what to put on your business cards (and everywhere else you pass out your email address).<p>If [first name][last name] is SHORT, you might try [first name][last name]@[first name][last name].com. I use a variant of that [my handle]@[my handle].com, and I have found that people understand it quite well. If [first name][last name] is LONG then you should avoid making people type too much -- something like me@[first name][last name].com or [nickname]@[first name][last name].com (eg; "tim@TimothyBordergum.com") might be nice.<p>-- Michael Chermside (mcherm@mcherm.com)
wistyalmost 14 years ago
Just use a nickname. Like "nick", or "jsmith", or "smithy".<p>If you want to look professional, use "administrator" or "webmaster" or "admin".<p>You <i>can</i> use both.
Khaoalmost 14 years ago
I own [first name][last name].me and my take on this was to use my first initial as the part before the @ sign. So it's s@steven[last name].me because I wanted my e-mail to have only my full name and the least amount of characters other than that.
vyrotekalmost 14 years ago
I knew someone who had whoelse@[firstname][lastname].com
davidedicilloalmost 14 years ago
i own both [firstname][lastname].com and [lastname].com so my blog is [firstname][lastname].com and my email [firstname]@[lastname].com
xukialmost 14 years ago
anything@[firstname][lastname].com<p><i>literally anything</i>
8dot5by11almost 14 years ago
iam@[first name][last name].com
suneliotalmost 14 years ago
hello@[firstname][lastname].com
cyaniderosealmost 14 years ago
me@[firstname][lastname].com?
shiialmost 14 years ago
I use hello@fnamelname.com