Email

Streamline Your Workflow: Use Gmail as Default Email Handler

If you use Gmail or Google Apps (now officially called Google Apps for Work), it can be really annoying when you try to share a web page and your computer opens Outlook, Live Mail or Mac Mail when you click on an email link. Doesn’t it know that you use Gmail? Well, maybe not. You can…

Free Isn’t Always Better – Why You Should Pay for Business Email

Email is here to stay. It is a critical communication tool, even in the era of texting, chatting, and social media. There are still plenty of free email service providers out there, but gone are the days of getting branded email ([email protected]) for free. Certainly, there are ways to do it – using forwarders and…

Gmail & Google+: Connections Can Email You, No Email Address Needed

You might have heard the buzz about the latest Gmail and Google+ feature that launched last week. People you are connected with on Google+ can now send you email without knowing your email address. On one hand, that could be handy if you figure out you don’t have someone’s email address right when you are…

Attachments.me Closing – Bye Bye Gmail File Handling Service

Alas, one of my favorite services, attachments.me, has announced they will be closing their virtual doors on November 11. I suspected this announcement might be coming when their Google Chrome extension wasn’t updated to work with the changing Gmail interface. Their closure announcement offers some alternatives like Yesware, IFTTT and Cloudly for Gmail. While all…

Send Multiple Emails in Gmail at Once? Streak Does That

It is no secret that I’m a fan of Streak, the CRM that lives inside Gmail. I even did a Video Overview to show off all the great functionality it offers. Those guys over at Streak have been busy adding more nifty features, making an even better tool for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Streak is…

Is Your Business Email Address Hurting Your Brand?

I cringe every time I am handed a business card with a Gmail address on it (don’t even get me started on AOL addresses). A core part of being in business is creating and promoting your business brand. You want potential clients to think of you when they need services like yours. You need them…

The Key(s) to Sending Email Faster

Shortcut keys, hotkeys, keyboard shortcuts – by any name they are one of my favorite hidden gems in any program. One every Windows user is probably familiar with is Ctrl+Alt+Del. However, they are not just for crisis, these key combinations let you keep your hands on the keyboard and navigate your way around any app…

What Powers Your Email?

We all have very specific preferences when it comes to email. What program we use, how we like it arranged, how new email is handled, etc, etc. Typically, once we start using email a specific way, we don’t want to change it. It’s human nature to not like change. It’s why there are still people…

Make Gmail Look Like Outlook

Once upon a time, I was an Outlook-fanatic. I used it for years and years, I knew every setting, every hot key – I was a productivity machine using it to deal with all my email. Then one day, I went to work for a company that didn’t use Outlook. In fact, that company officially…

Streak CRM – Video Overview

I’ve talked about Streak before, but this video is a more in-depth look, showing Streak in action and covering all the basic parts. Darlene Cary and Deena McKay joined me for this On Air Google Hangout to learn about Streak and ask me their questions. If you don’t care about the live action, here’s just…