How do I change my site email to a personal email address.

Once logged in go your Contact Us page click on the Contact Us box and the Editor box will appear. Now click on Setup.  Within Setup, place the email address that you wish to send your emails to.  Most commonly, the email selected is associated with the owner’s website domain. This email address has a professional appearance.

This is the most common choice for website owners. For example, if someone posts a question on www.mysitewizard.org they will receive an email from info@mysitewizard.org. This is pretty logical.  But if they received the response from maryandjohn@gmail.xx this could cause confusion and the possibility of this email being sent to trash-disaster!  Are you still with me?

If you wish to continue with your request you need to only change the email address in Setup to the new personal email address that you have chosen.

Alternatively, your domain provider gives you several great options.

If you choose to keep your professional email address but do not check your domain provider’s webmail this can be a nuisance.  The solution is using the provider’s email Forward To function.

How to do this?  Login to your domain provider, if you have purchased multiple domain names confirm that you are in the correct domain name account. Now click on Domains  and then on Email Forwarding.  Next to your professional email address place your day-to-day email address in Forward To.

Now emails from your website will be sent to two places: your email box at your domain provider AND your personal day-to-day email box.

Ok I am almost finished!  I always recommend that website owners use their domain email address. This provides you with the appearance of a professional identity.  Also, this eliminates any confusion that a visitor might have when receiving an email from an unknown email that is actually you. Yes, I know that I am repeating myself only because this is important.

I recommend that once you receive an email from your website not to respond to it from your day-to-day email address but to return to your domain provider webmail and respond from your professional email address.

If you need any further information, I hear to help.

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