I think I was a lucky one to pick up on this dynamic early in my “email” life. I realized that my email is more than an inbox, it is a connection to the people I am connected to - and when my email address changes it is at least as much of a change as moving - except there isn’t some standardized system (postal office) to forward my mail to the right place.
That is why I always discourage people from having their “main” email address being their school, work, or ISP (@sbcglobal, @cox, @verizon, etc.). Because if any of those things change then you have lost connection with a whole lot of people and potentially you’ve just lost the email conversations you’ve had with them.
Chris Brogan is blogger and expert when it comes to making and keeping connections through the internet in a field that is called social media. Here is an article he has on the same topic with some suggestions - be sure to check out the comments on the post as well!
Here is an excerpt:
Why NOT to use your ISP’s email address
Say you make your home email address your primary point of contact. If your home address is yourname@comcast.net, what happens when you shift from Comcast to Verizon? You’ve just lost a bunch of folks who only knew how to reach you the other way.[From Buy a Domain for Email or at Least a Gmail Account : [chrisbrogan.com]]
