

#GMAIL VS. MAILPLANE 4 HOW TO#
(You can read this explanation of why to use IMAP.) Here’s how to set up IMAP on Gmail if you’re using another e-mail service, switch it to IMAP or (as per my recommendation above), forward your existing e-mail account to Gmail and then use Gmail’s IMAP. from multiple computers, or a computer and an iPad, or a computer and a Blackberry) you should access your e-mail via IMAP. IMAP: If you check your e-mail from more than one computer (i.e.For example, I use to send much of my personal and professional e-mail, but still use for e-mails related specifically to Social Signal. You can set up Gmail in a way that makes your consolidation address pretty much invisible, simply by adding a custom “from” address for each e-mail address you want to use. I have all my e-mail accounts set up to forward to one e-mail address (it’s an address) so that I only have to manage one inbox. E-mail consolidation: If you use multiple e-mail addresses, you may have multiple inboxes to zero-ify.If you don’t want to make the switch, you can still join me in getting to zero over the next 7 days, but you’ll need to do some improvising and adaptation to make my steps work with your preferred e-mail provider. You can sign up for a free Gmail account that gives you an address like or you can set up free Gmail hosting for your domain(so that you have an e-mail address like Don’t worry, you can still have a web site at hosted by whoever hosts your domain currently. So if you aren’t currently using Gmail, I recommend making the switch. Gmail: My method for getting your inbox to zero relies heavily on Gmail’s exceptionally powerful filters.Before you get started, there are a few things you may want to set up:

Welcome to day 1 of my 7 Days to Inbox Zero game plan.
