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You might need to change your email address today

A young businesswoman looking stressed while working late on her laptop.

When you’re starting a business, especially in your earliest days when it seems more like an idea than something real, you probably go out and grab a free email address, like [email protected], to get started.

Gmail is a solid and reliable email provider and integrates with everything, so this move makes a lot of sense; at least until you realise what kind of message that might be sending to your potential customers and partners.

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