Whether you get 10 or 300 emails a day, it always helps to keep your inbox organized so that you can spend more time with your family and less time reading emails. There are two simple things you can do to make your inbox less chaotic and see which emails need attention first.
1. Create Folders
This is one of the easiest ways to keep your inbox nice and clean. Think over all the emails you receive on a daily basis, and create categories for them. Let’s take a look at mine, for example.
I have folders for:
- Each of my blogs
- Advertisers
- Affiliates
- Ebay
- Orders placed
- Donations & Receipts
- and so on…
Now many people would stop here and just drag each email to its specific folder, but there is a much easier way to get your emails to the right folder.
2. Create a Message Rule for Common Emails
When you create "rules" for emails, they will automatically be filtered into their designated folder. This is important for a couple of reasons. It allows you to see which emails take priority. If I see that I have emails in my 'advertisers' folder, I know that I need to check it ASAP because it means a spot has been purchased or the advertiser may be trying to contact me. This takes precedent over my “cool stuff” folder obviously, and it's a real time-saver.
A Video Tutorial
If you need to see exactly how to create a message rule, I've created a quick tutorial for you. This is my first ever video tutorial so be kind.
Create a Message Rule in Outlook Express Inbox
If you have clever ways to keep your inbox organized, I would love to hear how. Please share them in the comments and at the wonderful social network, Blissfully Domestic Living!
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I've found that filing is helpful, but so is deleting messages that don't need to be archived.
I'm off to watch the tutorial. I've been spending a ridiculous amount of time on my email, but it just keeps coming.