Managing Your E-mail

Do you find yourself overwhelmed with E-mail?

There have been times when it took me all day to go through my E-mail until I learned a few tricks. I found that a lot of the E-mail I received was spam and had heard that you can use filters for spam. I decided against the filters because there are a few messages I have received that were beneficial to me and it takes just a second to hit the "Delete" button. Now I can just about look at a message and know whether to delete it or not without even opening it.

I use Outlook Express for my E-mail program. I have heard that EudoraPro and Pegasus are also very good E-mail programs, although I havent used either of these. If I had to change to another program, I dont know what I would do because I have so many messages saved in my filing system with this program. Id be lost if I had to change.

Heres what I do to manage my E-mail:

With Outlook Express I have the ability to create new folders in my inbox. I have a folder for messages I need to take care of now, a folder for later, and a folder for messages pertaining to a specific theme such as new subscribers, ad exchanges, articles to use in my newsletter, joint ventures, newsletters I subscribe to, etc. As I check my inbox, I look for what I know to be urgent messages or messages I know I need to take care of right away. I either answer them as I open those messages or move them to whatever file is appropriate and continue checking the rest of the messages. The newsletters go into the newsletter file to be read when I can, the spam is deleted, and the rest are briefly looked at to see if it is something I want to keep or delete and moved to the appropriate file. My inbox is always clean and I know what messages I need to respond to right away.

I have the ability to assign E-mail addresses for certain correspondence. For example, when someone sends me an ad for the newsletter they send it to pipad@profitpowerpromo.com I have my E-mail program set up so that any message with that address goes directly into my ads file rather than the inbox. New subscribers automatically go into another file. When I have new messages in those files the file name is bolded so I know I have new mail in that folder. I can set up my E-mail program so that if I receive mail from a certain address it will go directly into a file, be forwarded to someone else or deleted automatically.

Spend some time in your E-mail program. Look at all of the functions and what they do. Use your E-mail program to your best advantage. My E-mail program is my best friend for keeping me organized with all of the various duties I need to perform to keep my business running smoothly.

About the Author

Pam Jones is the publisher of PIP News and PIP Quick Tips. She specializes in offering informative information and services that will keep you on the right track with your online marketing to help you explode your online profits. Visit the Internet Marketing Resource Center at i-m-r-c.com or find out about services available at http://www.profitpowerpromo.com

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