When you first create a new website with a fresh domain and hosting, it’s best to go ahead and create some generic email addresses on the domain so it seems more legit. I create these emails through cPanel in a few minutes by generating a random 18 character password for each email and storing them somewhere secure. In this short article, I’ll show you how to create emails in cPanel and the recommended emails to create.
List of common email addresses to create for new domain names
If you don’t want to check all of these email addresses, I recommend creating an email forwarder for each email account so all the emails get sent to a main email address. It’s always good to have a custom email for yourself on your new website. This can be your main email address so you can simply forward the others and won’t have to check every one.
yourname@domain.com
info@domain.com
billing@domain.com
admin@domain.com
administrator@domain.com
hostmaster@domain.com
postmaster@domain.com
support@domain.com
customerservice@domain.com
privacy@domain.com
help@domain.com
hr@domain.com
sales@domain.com
accounting@domain.com
How to create email addresses in cPanel
Creating email addresses in cPanel is very easy and can be done with a few simple steps.
Log into your cPanel back end typically found at www.YourDomain.com/cpanel.- Find and click on “Email Accounts” inside the Email section.
- Click on the “Add email account” tab on the navigation menu.
Create a unique email address and create or generate a strong password.
Set a maximum storage capacity (default is 250mb) or click the unlimited radio field circle.
Check the “Send welcome email” box if you want configuration instructions emailed to the address you are creating.
Finally, click “Create Account” and you’re done!
How to create an email forwarder in cPanel
Surely you don’t want to configure a handful of email accounts from the same domain into your email client. It’s a hassle to configure and check multiple email addresses all the time, so it might be in your best interest to create several email forwarders that send all received emails to your primary email on your domain or another email host. You can also create an entire domain forwarder and send all emails to a different domain name.
- Log into your cPanel back end typically found at www.YourDomain.com/cpanel.
- Find and click on “Forwarders” inside the Email section.
Select your domain name underneath the “Managing” heading.
- Click on “Add Forwarder” underneath the “Create an Email Account Forwarder” heading.
- Enter the email address you’d like to forward in the first field underneath the “Address” heading.
Make sure your proper domain name is selected underneath the “Domain” heading.
Enter your destination email address underneath the “Destination” heading. This will be the email address that receives all of the forwarded emails.
Finally, click on “Add Forwarder” and repeat the same process if you need to add additional forwarders.
Having all of these emails set up on your new domain name is a good way to establish trust with your brand and not get marked as a spammy domain name and potentially blacklisted. It’s a good idea to always create at least some of these default email addresses for all new domain names you create, whether it be for your personal business or even clients of yours. I’ve had to do this many times for new websites over the years, so I just decided to compile a list of common domain name email addresses I typically create when I set up new domain names.