When you create a personal email address you are humanizing a very non-human form of communication
. The internet is wonderful and email has been such a brilliant communication tool but it can also be very impersonal. Taking a little bit of time to create an email address that reflects you and your skills or business is one way of easing into the dialogue. It's a bit like an electronic hand shake. A personal email address gives those you "talk" to a quick mental image of you and that helps create that human connection.