Why do you need two email addresses? You’ve already got a personal email account with your internet service provider, or your webhosting company, or from Yahoo, AmericaOnLine, or Windows Live Mail. (previously known as Windows Outlook, previously known as Hotmail). Managing another email account sounds like twice the trouble. Relax. Your primary personal email account will remain the address where your personal mail should be delivered. Have… [Read More]
Have Unimportant Messages Enter Your Inbox Already Read There are some emails that we want to be alerted to, but don’t need associated with the urgency of an unread message. To have messages like package tracking updates or weekly newsletters enter your inbox unbolded, create a ‘Mark as Read’ filter with relevant keywords or emails. Automatically Attach a Label to Incoming Messages If you’ve already… [Read More]
Although the most common searches you’ll do in Gmail will be for messages from a single individual, Gmail offers incredible tools for searching. Here are some advanced search tips to keep in mind. Search Gmail by a Date Range Click on the downward arrow on the far right of your Gmail search box to open search options. Enter a date range and any additional search… [Read More]
There’s no terror quite like realizing you can’t find an important email. Whether you filed it wrong or accidentally deleted it, you’re in for a fun scramble. Gmail makes the likelihood of this nightmare almost an impossibility with Archive, an action that effectively files your email out of your inbox while keeping it incredibly close at hand. What does Archive do in Gmail? Archiving a… [Read More]
Have your ever tried using Labels in Gmail? Labels in Gmail function sort of like tags or folders – they group your messages together with the added benefit of being able to place multiple labels on the same messages. You have some automatically created labels when you sign up for Gmail, but labels become infinitely more useful when you customize them to your emailing habits…. [Read More]
Let’s say you’ve been on a wonderful internet-free vacation for the last month. You’ve come home, unpacked, and you’ve logged into your email. I want you to imagine what your inbox looks like. Is it crammed with over 200 messages? Are your important emails rubbing shoulders with expired coupons? Is it enough to make you consider moving to an off-the-grid hermitage? It doesn’t need to… [Read More]
So you’ve searched Google and Go.Daddy to determine that your author name is available as a domain name. Great. But before you buy a domain name and begin building the foundation for your electronic home, open a Google account and set up an administrative email address through Gmail, using your author name. This is the name you will use consistently across all communication formats—print and… [Read More]
