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Email is the second key component and it's probably the most confusing.  I often hear clients say they use Yahoo, Gmail, or Cox for their email...  If you have your own website and your domain name is itxdesign.com then you should be using itxdesign.com for email.  You should never place a yahoo or any other free email address on your website.  First of all you're wasting money.  Email is almost always included for free with any hosting account.  So if your website is itxdesign.com you can have an unlimited number of email addresses that use your domain name, example bob@itxdesign.com, info@itxdesign.com.

The other important factor is that using a free email provider like yahoo to run your business is very unprofessional.  I don't even suggest using a free email provider if you're not running a business and you're only looking to host a personal site.  Branding, branding, branding...  By using email accounts that end in @yourdomain.com or in this case @itxdesign.com you're advertising your website every time you give someone your email address.  Think of all the free advertising you receive by giving someone your email address and then they're reminder of your website every time they send you an email.

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