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Ask HN: What email service is best for building personal brand?

5 points by pettycashstash2 ↗ HN
I am attempting to build a personal brand, and would like an email service that will allow me to use my own domain. What are my options? Security, privacy, deliverability are all top priorities.

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arkitaip
I've been using Fastmail and I'm very happy with their service. It's affordable, the calendar is great and you have ton of control when using your own domain.
spoonalious
Office365
pettycashstash2
Really? I cringe at the Microsoft for some reason. I know so many who had their @hotmail hacked way back when
helph67
I have been using Fastmail for many years and do recommend them. They do provide a 30 day trial period that may be useful?
aborsy
What does fastmail offer over say gmail?

The privacy laws are worse in Australia. Google is far ahead in every respect, it seems to me: security, AI-based spam prevention, etc.

propogandist
you are paying for the service and are not the product being sold; you are trusting a company that specializes in email, rather than using an email service provided by an advertising company.

If that's a concerned with FYEY, other options exist (like protonmail or tutanota), but they aren't as polished as Fastmail.

tkiolp4
Why not a custom domain that offers email as well? That way you also get a dot com.
skydhash
Do you have iCloud+? It allows custom domains now.
drakonka
I'm a little unsure if I understand what you're asking for since you talk about personal branding and it makes me wonder if you're looking for an email sending/newsletter service rather than just an email hosting service.

For email hosting service, I don't think there are any email services specifically tailored or extra relevant to building personal brands. Things like a proclaimed security focus and ability to use your own domain are common features among many services. Fastmail, ProtonMail, Zoho Mail, etc.

If you actually mean you're looking for an email marketing/newsletter sending service, I personally use and have been happy with Mailerlite. It has reasonable price points (with a free tier), automation, lets you use your own domain, and lets you section subscribers into different tags easily. Deliverability is improved if you use your own domain rather than a generic free email (which Mailerlite does not recommend).

pettycashstash2
I meant that I wanted an email address with my own domain name associated to it. like bob@mydomain.com as opposed to bob@gmail.com

regarding the newsletter aspect, I appreciate the suggestion as its going to be my next item.