A personal e-mail address is undoubtedly one of the most valuable pieces of online contact information. But many users miss the opportunity to elevate their professional reputation with a custom e-mail address. Instead, freemail providers enjoy great popularity. They offer a solid service at no charge, although they aren’t very highly regarded in the professional arena as the e-mail address includes the name of the mail provider, for example:
firstname.lastname@mail-provider.com
No matter which provider you go for, building an e-mail address always follows the same structure. E-mail addresses consist of two fundamental elements: a local part and a global part. While the local part relates to the username before the @ symbol, the global part specifies the mail domain after the @, where the address is located. This is also referred to as the domain part. This consists of a host name and the top-level domain (TLD). While freemail users can only choose the local part of their e-mail address, an e-mail domain allows you to create a unique address, for example:
firstname@lastname.com
firstname.lastname@company.com