Don’t you love opening your inbox and seeing a beautiful mess of emails?
At some point, we became used to having a long list of bold-faced, unread messages mixed in with the ones that we’ve already opened, waiting for our attention.
And the best part is when we need a particular email and we’re trying to find it without accidentally opening the wrong one.
Then, when we do click on the wrong email (because it’s almost inevitable), we have to manually re-label it as “Unread”.
We do it all the time.
And we don’t really love it.
But it’s the most basic sorting function we use.
The bright, bold-face emails continue to pile into our inbox but other emails, the ones we want to take care of right away, disappear into the chaos.
Here’s another familiar situation for many entrepreneurs:
You get a few emails from different senders who all want to know more about the new product you’re offering. Or maybe you get an occasional message from someone who wants to work with you on a new project.
These are routine emails that you get from time to time but unfortunately, your responses are never the same.
If you’re not busy, you’ll take the time to craft a thorough email answering all their questions.
But in hectic moments, you’re struggling to get all your points across in the email. Then, after you click ‘Send’, you realize you forgot to mention something.
It’s a painful process. None of your emails are consistent and some run the risk of missing important details because you were in a hurry.
How did this become the normal way of running a business?
It’s not the way you like to work and it’s not the impression you want to give to others.
Instead, learn about two awesome and totally free Gmail features that will save you from panicked moments: email templates and email filtering.
Both will help you automate your email so you will have a more peaceful experience when you’re working with your inbox, no matter what else is going on around you.
In this podcast, I’ll take you through the process of setting it all up.
You’ll learn how to:
- Create your own, personalized email templates for different purposes and quickly find them when you need them
- Label and define where you want non-essential emails to be filed away until you need them (yes, Gmail will do that for you!)
When you start using these techniques, your inbox will be smaller, more organized and a dream to work with!
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