Ever wish your email inbox was more organized or felt like you’d be a little more productive if your marketing emails were automatically filtered? that’s where a gmail alias can help.
In 2021, the number of emails sent and received worldwide is estimated to be around 320 billion, and is expected to rise to 360 billion by the end of 2024.
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so it’s easy to see how many of us feel overwhelmed by our email inboxes. a solution to this problem is to create gmail aliases. the right inbox email productivity tool is also another solution, but we’ll talk more about that later in this article.
what is a gmail alias?
Your standard email could be firstname.middlename@place.work.com, but it doesn’t have to be your only email. you can set other emails to be delivered to your inbox which will then automatically filter to keep your inbox clean.
Keep reading for a step-by-step guide to creating a gmail alias.
and if you want to learn how to apply filters to these gmail aliases, you can read our article on how to create filters in gmail.
what are the benefits of using a gmail alias?
There are many reasons why you might want to use a gmail alias. here are some of the most common:
- You can manage your inbox more easily: When everything can be sent to the same inbox, you can easily set up filters and email automation to make your life easier.
- no jumping between accounts, wasting valuable time.
- you can use it to keep your primary email work private and at the same time receive emails in your primary inbox. this could be useful if you want to sign up for competitor’s email marketing campaigns.
- if you are a new business, you may not have an accounts department or customer service department. By setting up gmail aliases, you can have them delivered to your main inbox so you can easily sort them.
how to create a gmail alias [step by step process]
so how do you go about creating a gmail alias? It’s not as difficult as you think. just follow these steps:
note: before doing this you need to create a gmail account which you will use as aliases. the process to do so is the same as setting up any gmail account.
step 1. go to gmail and click on create account.
Step 2. You should see a registration form. fill in the details of the alias you want to send emails to your inbox.
Step 3. Enter your phone number for verification.
step 4. now you will receive a message from google with your code. enter that.
step 5. will then ask you for some more details. get into those. consult the privacy and terms. click accept.
bring that alias to your main gmail inbox.
step 1. log in to your gmail account on your desktop.
step 2. click the gear icon in the upper right corner.
step 3. from the dropdown menu, you should choose view all settings.
step 4. look for accounts in the top ribbon and click on that.
step 5. scroll down to findcheck email from other accounts.
step 6. click add an email account.
Step 7. You should see a popup appear. will ask you to enter the email address you want to add.
step 8. add it.
step 9. then add your password.
step 10.always use a secure connection should already be checked. leave it checked.
step 11. It’s always easier to set up tagging right now so all emails are organized for you.
step 12. from there, google will guide you through the verification process and you will have the alias in your inbox
and that’s how you create an alias and how you get it into your main gmail inbox.