How often do you check your email as a founder?
One thing I've noticed since starting to work on my own product is that I check social media way more than my email.
Which feels backwards.
A lot of important stuff happens through email. User replies, partnership requests, signups, support messages, random opportunities you weren't expecting. Yet somehow I can refresh X, LinkedIn, and Reddit 20 times a day but forget to open my inbox for hours.
I'm also starting to wonder how other founders handle this.
Do you keep one email for everything or separate emails for support, partnerships, product updates, and personal stuff?
And are people still using Gmail for most of their work, or do you prefer having your own domain email from day one? Part of me likes seeing [myname@company.com](mailto:myname@company.com), but part of me feels Gmail is just easier.
Trying to figure out what habits are actually worth building early before things get messy.
Would love your point on this.
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I use both my webmail and Gmail but I tend to use Gmail more often than my webmail because I have been using Gmail wey before I got my first domain so it stays with my but webmail is just for professional purpose.
I use Gmail more for almost everything but I use different emails for different activities
I use my gmail more often i have integrated my webmail inside my gmail i use my gmail to send both our company message regular message it still delivers with my domain mail, that's easy to create just configure your SMTP in gmail
I would choose gmail over webmail you sometimes loose client if you prioritize webmail if your domain is new 60% of your webmail messages goes to spam client won't see them so i advise at early stage always use your gmail to avoid premium tears.
I use my webmail and Gmail both but funny thing is i have never use my webmail to receive or send email i only use it as contact us design on my website when the real business hit i use my gmail lol
Nobody uses webmail only VC and YC companies every solo founder uses gmail trust me
I procrastinate a lot but lately i have doing more of ugc marketing i get most of my orders via my company email and i use gmail for my socials Youtube, facebook, and linkedin
I only check my email once per week i have teams that take care of email i must just check emails once a week to wrap up it a good discipline
For me reverse is the case i refresh and check my email more than social media, my paycheck is on my email not social media