What is a Business Email Address and Why You Need it?

An email address is a unique identifier for an email account. It is used to both send and receive email messages over the Internet. Similar to physical mail, an email message requires an address for both the sender and recipient in order to be sent successfully. Every email address has two main parts: a username and domain name. The username comes first, followed by an at (@) symbol, followed by the domain name. When a message is sent (typically through the SMTP protocol), the sending mail server checks for another mail server on the Internet that corresponds with the domain name of the recipient's address. For example, if someone sends a message to a user at find.com, the mail server will first make sure there is a mail server responding at find.com. If so, it will check with the mail server to see if the username is valid. If the user exists, the message will be delivered. Your business image is important. It’s your company’s brand. Everything— from your business website to the e...