Setting up email accounts - best practice

[DigNap15]

Hello
My new Xenfro forum is going well 650 members
I have a couple of email adreses - old ones that I am using now temproarily.
I want to set up a new one to recive my forum official emails
I use Thunderbid as my email client.
Is it best to use Gmail or Hotmail
Or get one with my Domain name host - GoDaddy
Or do Webhosts provide them - I'm with SiteGround
Its a bit confusing for me

 

[StarArmy]

If you send from any domain besides your main one you'll want to add it to your SPF record.

 

[Mr Lucky]

I set some up domain name email accounts with cPanel which I get as part of my webhosting. Being on a shared server you cannot always rely 100% on them for sending ie not getting blacklisted especially it seems by hotmail.

I also have a gmail account

 

[webbouk]

For professionalism, you really need to use your domain email address.

Re Hotmail, Outlook, etc blocking email addresses, you can contact MS to get your domain whitelisted.
Good point though re the shared server because if someone on that server is sending out junk emails there is a possibility where the server's IP address is blocked which would affect everyone on it.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Re Hotmail, Outlook, etc blocking email addresses, you can contact MS to get your domain whitelisted.

Yes but they will still sometimes block an ip if you are on shared hosting. Even with a smpte provider such as mailgun they will often block their a shared IP.

So anyone on a limited budget can have these problems

But I agree a domain email does look more professional.