From time to time we need to send emails to more than one person. it is a very simple task. for example, in gmail, all you need to do is enter all the names in the “to” field. done! however, there are times when we don’t want to show all addresses to our recipients.
How do we manage this option? In this article, you’ll learn how to send emails to multiple recipients without them seeing each other. we will see the main steps to achieve this goal using gmail and outlook.
If you need to extend the tools to engage with your website audience, try both emails and push notifications.
email and push – match made in heaven
how to send the same email to multiple recipients separately in outlook
Let’s first look at the definitions of “Cc” and “Bcc”. 
cc stands for “carbon copy”, and means that recipients added to this field will get a copy of your message. addresses that are “cc” -ed are visible to all recipients.
bcc, or “blind copy” works the same as “cc”, with one difference: bcc addresses are hidden from all recipients.
both features are available in gmail and outlook.
To send the same email separately to multiple users in outlook, please follow the guide below.
- Find and add the Bcc field for your message. Go to ‘Options’, and in the ‘Show fields’ section, select Bcc.
- The Bcc box will now appear by default for every new message.
- To send emails to small groups where everybody knows each other, use the Cc field. Enter all of the addresses there, separated by commas.
- To hide addresses, use the Bcc field, just like the Cc field. No one will be able to see the addresses added in this field.
however, there are some problems with this style of messaging.
- ISPs (Internet Service Providers) may consider emails to have hidden recipients. if so, some recipients will not receive your message. Follow the top tips to prevent your emails from becoming spam.
- Usually for bulk emails, the number of addresses is limited by ESPs (Email Service Providers), to avoid suspicious activity .
To get around the first problem, fill in the “for” field. for example, you can put your own address here. this won’t necessarily guarantee delivery to all recipients, but it does increase your chances. If you’re having trouble sending due to address limitations, simply split your contact list into multiple parts.
You can alert recipients about your email being sent to multiple addresses by using the “undisclosed recipients” feature.
how to send a mass email and hide recipients in outlook with the “unrevealed recipients” feature:
- Select ‘People’ in the Outlook Navigation menu
- Go to ‘Contacts’, choose ‘Home’, and click ‘New contact’.
- Set the name ‘Undisclosed recipient’ for the address you want to use for bulk emails as sender.
- Save your changes. Now to send an email to multiple recipients you can just select created contact and add it into the ‘To’ box. Other steps are similar to those described above.
how to send an email to undisclosed recipients from gmail
Let’s see how to configure the “undisclosed recipients” contact in gmail. gmail is simpler than outlook and only requires three steps to send an email with hidden addresses.
- In Gmail, click ‘Compose’ to create a new email.
- In the ‘To’ field enter ‘Undisclosed recipients’ and add your address after it (for instance, myinfo@gmail.com). Example:
- Next, click on ‘Bcc” (upper right), and enter your addresses into the Bcc field.
- Now you are ready to compose your email, and send it out.
that’s it! your contacts will not be seen!
It is recommended that you only use bcc to communicate with recipients on an infrequent basis. however, if you want to communicate with many people, quite often (ie customers), you should consider using bulk email services.
email and bulk messaging services
Instead of using basic email for business promotion, companies send email campaigns through special services.
here are some popular email marketing services you might want to use.
- aweber
- sendinblue
- convertkit
- mailchimp
You can learn how to build an email marketing strategy from the HubSpot course that is avaliable on their website. 
Benefits of mass email marketing services:
- has access to delivery reports and campaign statistics. a service will provide information about messages sent, delivered and opened.
- Your email has little chance of going to the spam folder.
- the email service will generate statistics for you and track your customers’ interests, best delivery times, etc.
- user segmentation and personalization are features extremely important of email marketing services. for best results, learn what your customers want and offer them relevant offers.
- you can personalize emails with your own professional templates.
- email services save time to marketers by outsourcing campaign planning and delivery.
- your contact list is hidden from recipients automatically.
Alternatively, you can use push notifications for your website. auto signups typically grow faster than email signups. even so, you will be able to segment subscribers, send them newsletters, special offers and see statistics.
how to send push notifications
conclusion
let’s summarize.
to hide recipient email addresses:
- enter addresses in ‘bcc’. find this option in your email settings. it is perhaps easier in gmail.
- to help prevent your emails from going to spam folders, add your own address in the “to” field.
- note the number of contacts before sending an email electronic. esps may have limitations.
- use “undisclosed recipients” to warn your recipients about bulk messages. add this name to your email address and enter it in the “to” field.
- use email services for email marketing campaigns. Email services provide many benefits and can help you maintain a multi-marketing strategy.