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How to Use Google Apps' GMail with Squidoo

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Once I had built several related lenses about Las Vegas, I realized that my personal email address didn't fit.

I needed an email address that matched the professional content I put into my lenses.

Google Apps for your Domain with GMail was all I needed.

This 11-chapter ebook describes the basic concepts behind building professional-looking multi-lens projects -- ebooks, extended tutorials, department stores, shopping malls, and more -- using Squidoo and Google Apps for your Domain.

Check out these web sites: SuperchargeSquidoo.com and FirstTimeInLasVegas.com

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Here's How I Use GMail with Squidoo 

For a professional image, the email address should use the domain name.

This is what I call a branded email account, versus an email address that bears no relationship to the domain name.

In my case, my brand is: 'First Time In Las Vegas' (FirstTimeInLasVegas.com).

All I did was create a new user account -- in this case the primary administrator account -- with an email address. Google does all the configuration automatically.

I then opened a new user account with Squidoo using the branded email address. And transferred all the lenses from my old account to the new account.

Taking this process one step further, Google Apps lets me create 200 user accounts, and therefore 200 email addresses on this domain. So I could get very creative:
  • Info@FirstTimeInLasVegas.com
  • Sales@FirstTimeInLasVegas.com
  • WebMgr@FirstTimeInLasVegas.com
  • CustomerService@FirstTimeInLasVegas.com
NOTE: none of these are valid email addresses for me; just examples only.

Bottom line: now the domain name and email address(es) work together. And they're easy to remember, because they're all built around the brand name: First Time in Las Vegas.

Brainstorming More Options for Using GMail 

With Google Apps & GMail, you can...
  • add automatically at the end of every email a custom signature block for promoting your web site.

  • create several branded email accounts, so each email captures a specific type of inquiry (e.g.: one address gets all requests for technical assistance, while another gets all requests for more product information; or create an email address for each different kind of product: t-shirts@..., hats@..., books@..., etc.).

  • route several email addresses to one master email address for easy monitoring and management; you can even respond to messages using different email addresses from the same main account.

  • set up labels and filters to sort incoming messages into categories and automate a range of actions/responses based on message content/characteristics.

  • create a domain-branded email address and open a new Squidoo account with the intent that 2 or more people can use the same email address (and password) to collaborate on the same lens(es).

  • set up several Google Alerts related to the content of your lenses, and have the alerts sent to one of your GMail accounts on a daily basis; use the Search feature in GMail to retrieve leads from the alerts.

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GMail Bonus Links 

Innovative Things to Do with GMail

GMail Cheat Sheet
A chart from evhead showing GMail keyboard shortcuts.

Handling 'Waiting For' Items in Gmail
March 20, 2007 -- Quick technique from Kelly Forrister at Simply GTD for setting up a system in GMail to track emails awaiting a response.

20 Ways to Use Gmail Filters
Some powerful, but simple, ways from LifeHack.org to exercise the filter features in GMail to automate mundane and boring operations.

Top 10 Unofficial Gmail Apps and Add-ons
July 13, 2007 -- LifeHacker's list of ways you can expand the power of GMail with macros, encryption, drag and drop, bookmarklet, and more.

Gmail Craze: 40 + Tools and Hacks for Gmail
Mar 18, 2007: MakeUseOf.com offers "...handy Firefox extensions, best Greasemonkey scripts, some desktop tools and lots of useful tips. Take this Gmail thingie to another level."

Turn Gmail Into Your Personal Nerve Center
February 25, 2007 -- PR guru Steve Rubel (Micropersuasion.com) pushes GMail to the limit. "With its gobs of storage, speed and tremendous search/tagging capabilities, you can transform it [GMail] into a personal nerve center that's available from any computer or mobile device. ...it is perhaps the most essential site ever developed."

GMail Drive 1.0.12 beta
Free software download from CNET's download.com -- "GMail Drive creates a virtual filesystem around your Google Gmail account, allowing you to use Gmail as a storage medium. ...GMail Drive literally adds a new drive to your computer under the My Computer folder, where you can create new folders, copy and drag'n'drop files to."

Advanced file and attachment management with Gmail
July 3, 2007 -- Suggestions from LifeHacker on how to turn your GMail account into a remote file storage and retrieval system.

GMail Hacks - 35 Tips & Tricks
Covers lots of ground, from keyboard shortcuts and macros to mail forwarding, security and address-specific signatures. For Firefox browser; Windows & Mac users.

GMail in News / Blogs 

Articles about Docs & Spreadsheets Features

Google offers some new options for storage
August 10, 2007 -- by Steve Ragan, Monsters & Critics Excerpt:
"The rumors over GDrive, the storage service from Google, are true. ...The new GDrive service is expected to function more for the Google Apps part of the hosted services in the future, but Google said that users could apply the space to E-mail for now. Along with the 6 GB option for $20, Google also offers 25GB for $75 annually, 100GB for $250, and 250GB for $500."

Google mulls tighter link between Gmail and Docs
May 16, 2007 -- NetworkWorld article about some of the ways Google wants to more closely integrate GMail and GoogleTalk with Docs & Spreadsheets.

More on Email Addresses 

Things to Consider When Setting Up a New Email Account

Relevant articles and news stories that can help you make better decisions about your email addresses.

How to Choose an Email Address
A brief review from ArtOfMoney.org about the different kinds of email addresses available. And tips for when to select one type or another.

Welcome to 10 Minute Mail
Disposable email account (see previous article: 'How to Choose an Email Address). Lasts only 10 minutes. All messages sent to this email address get displayed on a web page for review.

How I'd Hack Your Weak Passwords
Good overview from OneMansBlog.com of how a hacker might go about figuring out your password, breaking into your accounts, and stealing everything you own. I included this in the Domain Name Registration lens, too. This is info you should take a look at.

Are you Sure your Email isn't being Hacked?
"...if someone HAS cracked your email password, it may not be apparent to you. ...So the best thing to do would be to set up an 'electronic tripwire' so if someone breaks into your account, you'll know about it. (MakeUseOf.com)

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GMail: Behind the Scenes 

The Creativity of GMail Users

No useful technical information or educational stuff here. But a fun diversion if you need a break.

Gmail: Behind the Scenes (Final Cut)

http://mail.google.com/mvideo A compilation of clips submitted by Gmail fans as part of our collaborative video project. Selected from over 1,100 clips from fans in more than 65 countries. Learn more at http://mail.google.com/mvideo

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