HT204053 iCloud email account?

I have been using my mac.com email for years. I went to create another email address for another purpose and it automatically turned it into an iCloud account. What will this do??? Is it going to screw things up with how everything has been working? I am so confused by this iCloud stuff...

GreenGator94 wrote:
I'm still not sure how to create another email address
Once you have created an iCloud account and chosen an @icloud.com address to go with it you can't change the address (short of creating an entirely new account).
However, all is not lost. You can add up to three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account. (In fact it's a good idea to give out alias addresses, rather than the main address, because if they attract spam you can easily change them.)
You should be aware before you start that once you've created an alias you cannot turn that address into a full iCloud account or move it to another account.
More information on aliases here: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a
If you create a new actual account you can sign into it in System Preferences>Mail, Contacts and Calendars so that you are still signed into the original one.
However, if you want my advice you won't use your iCloud address for business. It's not designed as a business service, and has no guaranteed uptime or direct telephone support. And giving an iCloud address out marks you as too cheap to pay for a proper email service, which may not give a good impression. You could get a domain to match your business name (it's not expensive) and get an email service associated with that.

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