<p>Apparently [firstname][surname]@domain.com is taken for me - at yahoo, gmail, hotmail. And according to my google searches it’s the most preferred professional e-mail address option.</p>
<p>Is [lastname].[surname]@domain.com just as professional?
What about [firstletter][surname]?</p>
<p>for example:
BobSmith and Bob.Smith@domain would be taken.
Smith.Bob
B.Smith
BSmith</p>
<p>What’s your opinion?</p>
<p>“Apparently [firstname][surname]@domain.com is taken for me - at yahoo, gmail, hotmail. And according to my google searches it’s the most preferred professional e-mail address option.”</p>
<p>To get around this problem, yet still keep your name in preffered format, you might try placing a “1” before the @domain.com.</p>
<p>So: “first name”, “surname”<a href="mailto:1@domain.com">1@domain.com</a>. A “2” might work also. If your first name can be abbreviated, that might be amenable too.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>If you have a middle name or middle initial that will work as well.</p>
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<p>[Firstname][middleintial][lastname]@domain.com</p>
<p>I host my own website, so I was able to make up my own e-mail - [firstname]@[firstinitial][middleinitial][lastname].com</p>
<p>Obviously this isn’t something everyone wants to/can do…I don’t think any combination of your name/initials will really matter, as long as you don’t go with something along the lines of “sexyjennie@[whateverhost].com”</p>