[mgcross]

I initially set up my email on my domain as [e-mail]. I don't really remember why, but it was a really stupid idea as it's so hard to explain to people. "It's me at mydomainname.com. Well, no, not my first name, it's emmm eee at..."

[saghm]

I generally use `mail@` for whenever I want something generic, and otherwise use some suitable prefix for whatever service I'm using. I've been surprised and pleased that whenever I have to end up talking to a human on the phone for something, telling them my email is <their service name>@<my domain> doesn't seem to faze them.

[marssaxman]

I use the same system! So far so good; I have had a couple of occasions where someone seemed to be momentarily taken aback, but it's never been a real problem.

[mynameisvlad]

Same. I have now switched to "hey" and it works much better. The part that trips a lot of people (and some really bad email validators out there) up is that my TLD is .gg which is still pretty uncommon. Most of the times I get asked if I'm sure I didn't mean "[e-mail]" or "[e-mail]".

[perilunar]

Just tell them firstname@... and redirect it. I own my domain and apart from my partner and kids emails I get everything else redirected to my personal address. A surprising amount of spam is emailed to sales@... and admin@...

[technothrasher]

I seemed to do ok in that respect with [e-mail], except that both my first and last names are often enough misspelled that I gave up and give out one of my other domains for email now.