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Having a custom email address for your website is important for giving it that professional feel. However, using the default email provider generally means using an underpowered alternative. With Windows Live Admin Center you can keep your custom website address such as hello@domain.com without sacrificing functionality by allowing you to manage your custom email address through Hotmail. The newly redisigned Windows Live Admin Center, formerly Windows Live Custom Domains, is now much easier to use.

If you’re new to the service, here’s a quick walkthrough on how to set it up.

Click “Get Started” on the homepage and add your domain. Then click “Create a new Windows Live ID in your domain, ex: email@mydomain.com.” After completing the registration info, you will be at the administration control panel.

Initially, it will say that the domain has not been setup. Simply click on “Domain Settings” and look for “MX Reconfiguration”. Then copy the entire MX server domain, and navigate to your site’s MX Entry, typically located in the CPanel. All you have to do is replace the default MX location to the one provided.

The next time you use your custom domain email, just login through Hotmail.com. A bonus of using Windows Live Admin to manage your email is linked accounts, which allows you to instantly jump between linked accounts without signing out and signing back in. This is a fantastic feature if you want to create numerous emails on a domain, and even better if you’re managing numerous website emails.

Another cool feature of Windows Live Admin is the open membership feature, which allows anybody to register an email address with your domain through Windows Live Hotmail, and this is a great way to promote your site. In addition, you can even brand your site’s email with a logo.

Windows Live Admin has set up a fantastic service that is quite underrated. There’s pretty much nothing like it on the web, and the service is sure to simplify managing your website.

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