I have several email addresses - one is specifically for personal, one specifically for registrations to sites that I know are going to send me junk mail in the future and the others are real estate related.

I had a personal brand but changed it little by little to dreynoldsrealestate@gmail.com and it works for me. So now all others forward to that one. It's easy to get all emails in one place. I don't plan to switch back.

No, I don't. Mine is my first name @ my first and last name. People remember that and as I always tell people, if you can spell my name, you can send me an email. It's the same reason I have a url of my name... clients might forget my email, but if they put my name@.com in the computer they find me and email me from there.

I use branded for business, and generic for personal... clean and simple

Because I'm a dork with an AOL address! 
There is 99% 'no good reason' to use a generic email address really. Should be using domain . . .

HOWEVER . . . there are times a gmail address is a fallback . . . I deal with some corporate and governmental entities that 'do not like' my domain addie and it ends up being poofed by their filters. 

Exactly. Why?

I use a virtual email address and forward it to the best provider which at this time is Gmail.

I have several emails.  Sometimes we have issues with the local providers and the gmail account is the only one that works.

I recently changed my generic email address.....

I have a generic email address for my personal stuff, and a separate non-generic business email address. 

So I guess that means I can't answer this!

I use my company email because it is secured

I changed my email address to sybil.realestate years ago when I knew I would be moving and I use gmail, because I knew that I could use it anywhere.

This is a good discussion question. I always thought that professional successful people used personal not free yet others feel differently about it

   Why not the personal brand email anymore?  I average 200-300 junk and spam emails per day.   I would rather spread them out among my several Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook accounts.

   The email addy on my B-card is Gmail. 

I have one email for business maryyonkers@HowardHanna.com and a Gmail account for everything else.

I never have - I have used a branded email from the start - it's more professional IMO and shows I am a serious business person

Because gmail is more secure ( encrypted) than running email through your host. There are many negatives/risks to running email through your host. (a) Too many DDoS attacks these days (b) You might have to change hosts quickly at some point (c) Your site can be hacked through email  records on your host (d) hosts can terminate your account at any time ( they limit inode connections) (e)many hosts limit system resources (f) Old emails can build up and can cause overages. etc, etc.  You can brand your gmail on both the free accounts and gsuites if all you're concerned about is branding.

We use email with our domain address...

Because I don't care despite what all the gurus say. My name at gmail is ok with me. I also don't trust my RM website mgmt to do anything let alone my email.

I can open any email of attached DOCs w/ Gmail

because as long as I'm answering folks I don't think they care.  If they do, they ain't looking in the right place for a house.

I use gmail to deliver & receive large files and sign up for things and control responses to call to action ads...easily track results by which email they used.

I use my branded one daily for communication without attachments and most fixed advertising: website, biz card, etc.

I have several emails, and a business( broker extension) is the main one.

Yes, this way I won't mix it with personal

I do not, John Meussner 

I have three different emails for different purposes.

No reason.

I'm a believer that if you use a gmail or other non-branded email you are not a professional.

John,

Our email address includes our website.  It keeps promoting our website and company.  A

I do not use for business.  I use my name@domainname.com

I became a Realtor because of my mother. She said I would be good at helping people American dream of home ownership!

John Meussner Verizon recently turned over all their email accounts to AOL. Fortunately, I can still use my Verizon email address.

I used to have a personally branded email, but gave it up when I slowed my business down!

one address get the junk.

So when I am testing via the 30 day trial. I use a disposable address.

In marketing I prefer a generic address or one directly linked by name to the campaign.

The email addresses with my name are reserved for more enduring purposes.

relating to my career

Price, availability, and disposability.

To be in control of my contacts and mail if I leave an office. Also my last name is kind of difficult for people, so I picked something that people could spell easier.

I have used by branded email addresses for business.

I use for my personal business a Yahoo account.  The reason for me is because of previous personal activities.  Many many people knew my address and I did not want to lose them