Thwart the Email Gremlins

I know you get a lot of emails. No doubt about that.

Some of them get your attention. But most don’t. I’m no different.

Let’s make sure the emails we send you land where you want them.

One thing that I do with people I want to hear from is create a filter so that two things happen:

  • The emails I want are never “filtered” into a spam folder

  • The emails I want are highlighted in some way

If you use Gmail, here’s how you do that:

Now that we’ve got those email gremlins under control, watch your inbox for the goodies.

Talk soon,

P.S. If you don’t use Gmail, check out the instructions below for several popular Internet Service Providers and email companies.

*Note that we are not an email client like Gmail or Outlook. We send emails for customers through our platform. This guide is designed to help you keep emails from being moved to the spam folder.

 

Set up AOL mail. AOL Mail

1. Click Contacts in the right toolbar.
2. Click Add Contact.
3. Enter re[email protected] and additional information if you wish.
4. Click Add Contact button in the popup to finish.
How to set up Comcast mail. Comcast

1. Click Preferences from the menu.
2. Click Restrict Incoming Email.
3. Click Yes to Enable Email Controls.
4. Click Allow email from addresses listed below.
5. Enter [email protected].
6. Click Add.
7. Click Update to finish.
How to set up Earthlink mail. Earthlink

1. Click Address Book.
2. Click Add Contact.
4. Save Rebecca Greenidge ([email protected]) as a contact.
5. Click save.
How to set up Gmail. Gmail

1. Open an email from the sender that you want to add to your Approved Senders list.
2. Click on the three dots next to “reply.”
3. Click Filter Messages Like This.
4. Click Create A Filter next to “Search”.
5. Click (3) boxes:
a. Apply The Label and pick a label (I use FROM JORE).
b. Click Never Send It To Spam.
c. Click Always Mark It As Important.
6. Click Create Filter to finish.
Set up Mobile Me. Apple Mail

1. Click rebecca@joreconsulting.com in the header of the message you’re viewing.
2. Click Add to finish.
Set up Netzero. NetZero

1. Click the Address Book tab on the top menu bar.
2. Click Contacts.
3. Click Add Contact.
4. Enter re[email protected] and additional information if you wish.
5. Click Save to finish.
Set up Yahoo. Yahoo! Mail

1. Open the email message from the sender you want to add to your address book.
2. Click Add to contacts next to [email protected].
3. On the Add Contact popup, add additional information if needed.
4. Click Save to finish.
Set up Windows Live. Windows Live Hotmail

1. Open an email from the sender that you want to add to your Approved Senders list.
2. Click Add to contacts next to [email protected] to finish.
Set up Microsoft Office. Microsoft Outlook 2003

1. Open the email message from the sender you want to add to your address book.
2. Right-click Click here to download images in the gray bar at the top of the message.
3. Click Add Sender to Senders Safe List to finish.
Set up Microsoft Outlook. Outlook 2007

1. Right-click on the email you received (in the list of emails).
2. Click Junk E-mail.
3. Click Add Sender to Safe Senders List to finish.
Set up Microsoft Outlook. Outlook 2010

1. Click the Home tab.
2. Click Junk.
3. Click Junk E-mail Options.
4. Click Safe Senders.
5. Click Add.
6. Enter re[email protected] and additional information if you wish.
7. Click OK to finish.
Set up Mac Mail. Mac Mail

1. Click Address Book .
2. Click File.
3. Click New Card.
4. Enter rebe[email protected] and additional information if you wish. .
5. Click Edit to finish
Set up Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac. Mozilla Thunderbird for PC

1. Click Address Book.
2. Make sure Personal Address Book is highlighted.
3. Click New Card. This will launch a New Card window that has 3 tabs: Contact, Address & Other.
4. Under Contact, enter re[email protected] and additional information if you wish.
5. Click OK to finish.
Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac
1. Click Address Book.
2. Make sure Personal Address Book is highlighted.
3. Click New Card. This will launch a New Card window that has 3 tabs: Contact, Address & Other.
4. Under Contact, enter re[email protected] and additional information if you wish.
5. Click OK to finish
Setting it up in Apple. iOS Devices – iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

1. On any message, tap the sender and add to either a new contact or an existing contact:
Setting it up in Android. Android Devices – Samsung, Google Nexus, others

1. In the default email client, touch the picture of the sender.
2. Click OK to add to contacts.