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I will start off by saying that I love Gmail. I absolutely adore it’s filing system and it’s ability to “drag & drop”. I don’t have much experience with other email platforms (apart from my yahoo account created in 6th grade with a hysterical address attached to it..IE bl0ndiebabeXO..Not really but you get the point)
Gmail also gives me the ability to create different labels. You see all those up there? Yeah, they are what keep me sane. So my labels grow with the experience based on where the bride (or groom) and I are at in the booking process. I also created these labels to be color coated. So at a quick glance I’m able to see the status on all my emails and where I’m at. I may be a tad bit OCD so that might have something to do with it. Can I also say that I am able to make my background my favorite color ever? Gmail had me sold with that alone.
- Initial email gets marked with “1 inquiry”
- After I hear a response back with the green light & sending contract it is marked “2 pending”
- When contract and deposit is received back the email is marked “3 booked”
- I like to
annoyconverse with my brides throughout the process just to keep in contact. This is marked “4 CR” (client relations) - After the wedding is shot the email is marked “5 Edit/Flash”
- After the flash drive has been mailed the conversation is marked “6 DONE”
- Once marked “DONE” the wedding is then moved from my inbox into a “done” folder on the side bar.
HOW TO CREATE LABELS:
- Click on the email you are working with.
- In the status bar there is a little label looking icon.
- Click that.
- The labels listed below are the ones pre-created. You can create a new one by typing in whatever title your heart desires.
- Your label will show up in the column on the left hand side
- Adjust the color by clicking the drop down arrow to the right of each label.
- To add an email to a current label just click the icon and select the label you want it with.
- Wa-la easy peasy lemon squeezy!