Use Gmail – For The Love Of All That Is Sacred
20 Aug
I don’t understand.
People give me various email addresses to contact them. But more often than not I don’t get a reply for days. Sometimes weeks.
The excuse goes something like this…
“Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner, but you sent an email to my AOL/Hotmail/Yahoo account and I don’t check that very often.”
First of all – why did you give me an email address that you don’t check?
Second – have you ever heard of Gmail? It is Google’s version of email. Not only is it excellent for managing all the messages you get in your inbox, but it also allows you to manage all your other email accounts inside the Gmail account. I could go on and on about the virtues of Gmail. But I’ll just point you to a top ten list instead.
I currently use five different email addresses. I have an address for:
- personal
- business
- consulting gigs
- sharing with third parties
- bank accounts
If I had to manage all of these accounts separately I would go insane. With Gmail I can route them all through one account. I never miss an email, never feel like I am playing catch-up and am able to respond to opportunities and challenges quickly.
For the love of all that is sacred – Get yourself a Gmail account and route all your email through it. You will be doing yourself a favor. And me.
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