Comments on: Start the Year with an Empty Inbox! http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/gmail-inbox-zero/ neat fun stuff Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yvo Schaaphttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/gmail-inbox-zero/#comment-697637 Yvo Schaap Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:25:09 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1777#comment-697637 A great way to clean your gmail inbox fast but only on relevant messages is to do a search for:<code>in:inbox before:2010/12/31 !is:starred is:read</code>and then all, Select all matching search, and then "archive". That way you don't need to archive recent messages. A great way to clean your gmail inbox fast but only on relevant messages is to do a search for:

in:inbox before:2010/12/31 !is:starred is:read

and then all, Select all matching search, and then “archive”. That way you don’t need to archive recent messages.

]]> By: JUliahttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/gmail-inbox-zero/#comment-697219 JUlia Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:29:06 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1777#comment-697219 I do this with my desktop each year on my laptop-people are stunned with how pristine my desktop looks...ah, now you know my secret! I do this with my desktop each year on my laptop-people are stunned with how pristine my desktop looks…ah, now you know my secret!

]]> By: Dhananjayanhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/gmail-inbox-zero/#comment-694102 Dhananjayan Wed, 05 Jan 2011 06:09:55 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1777#comment-694102 Pretty Late.. But I did it... Hope this new year will bring more and more business emails to my inbox.. not spam emails.. ;) Pretty Late.. But I did it… Hope this new year will bring more and more business emails to my inbox.. not spam emails.. ;)

]]> By: Wiltonhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/gmail-inbox-zero/#comment-694080 Wilton Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:47:08 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1777#comment-694080 "“All 25 conversations on this page are selected. Select all 666 conversations in Inbox.”"666 :o Was I the only one to nice this? ““All 25 conversations on this page are selected. Select all 666 conversations in Inbox.””

666 :o
Was I the only one to nice this?

]]> By: Arthur Johnsonhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/gmail-inbox-zero/#comment-693895 Arthur Johnson Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:33:28 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1777#comment-693895 I've been obsessive about keeping a Zero Inbox. It hasn't been easy, but I've achieved GMail Nirvana, despite the massive amount of email that comes in every day. Nothing, and I mean nothing, stays in my inbox. Everything is immediately filtered, labeled or discarded.For starters, I use a TON of filters to keep my inbox manageable. All lists go to "Lists," admin reports go into "Admin," social networking notifications are starred and archived.For the rest of the I use the First Things First matrix http://goo.gl/x9K6V for all my organization. Four labels (UI, NUI, UNI, NUNI) form the matrix, along with a few other labels for maintenance related tasks (data center stuff and honey-do list items). Every piece of email is filed in one of those labels and archived, or its deleted.Finally I use Priority Inbox to glue it all together. Important, UI, Starred, and everything else. Gives me a birds eye view. When mobile, I read stuff, delete it, or I star and archive it. When I get back to my full GMail the starred stuff is filtered.Only certain labels are left viewable, and I use Minimal Gmail to create a serene enviornment for my EMail http://twitpic.com/3n1quq so very peaceful. Sounds complicated, but it keeps my inbox at zero, which for me is important for my sanity! I’ve been obsessive about keeping a Zero Inbox. It hasn’t been easy, but I’ve achieved GMail Nirvana, despite the massive amount of email that comes in every day. Nothing, and I mean nothing, stays in my inbox. Everything is immediately filtered, labeled or discarded.

For starters, I use a TON of filters to keep my inbox manageable. All lists go to “Lists,” admin reports go into “Admin,” social networking notifications are starred and archived.

For the rest of the I use the First Things First matrix http://goo.gl/x9K6V for all my organization. Four labels (UI, NUI, UNI, NUNI) form the matrix, along with a few other labels for maintenance related tasks (data center stuff and honey-do list items). Every piece of email is filed in one of those labels and archived, or its deleted.

Finally I use Priority Inbox to glue it all together. Important, UI, Starred, and everything else. Gives me a birds eye view. When mobile, I read stuff, delete it, or I star and archive it. When I get back to my full GMail the starred stuff is filtered.

Only certain labels are left viewable, and I use Minimal Gmail to create a serene enviornment for my EMail http://twitpic.com/3n1quq so very peaceful. Sounds complicated, but it keeps my inbox at zero, which for me is important for my sanity!

]]> By: Mickeyhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/gmail-inbox-zero/#comment-693884 Mickey Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:05:03 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1777#comment-693884 @franz -- What does cleaning your inbox have to do with treating it as a to-do list? I keep my inbox clean, but I certainly don't use it for to-dos; it's very difficult to do both.That being said, how can you have that many unread items in there? Do you just not respond to people? Why check it at all? @franz — What does cleaning your inbox have to do with treating it as a to-do list? I keep my inbox clean, but I certainly don’t use it for to-dos; it’s very difficult to do both.

That being said, how can you have that many unread items in there? Do you just not respond to people? Why check it at all?

]]> By: Jameshttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/gmail-inbox-zero/#comment-693833 James Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:07:47 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1777#comment-693833 Now why would you want to do this? I don't see the value. Anyone with 100's of unread messages just needs to take Email 101. Now why would you want to do this? I don’t see the value. Anyone with 100′s of unread messages just needs to take Email 101.

]]> By: franzhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/gmail-inbox-zero/#comment-693818 franz Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:36:43 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1777#comment-693818 i have 6353 ... no 6354 unread emails in my gmail .... and i'm fine with it. i don't treat my gmail as a to-do list so that number count does not matter anymore. i have 6353 … no 6354 unread emails in my gmail …. and i’m fine with it. i don’t treat my gmail as a to-do list so that number count does not matter anymore.

]]> By: Vikashttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/gmail-inbox-zero/#comment-693816 Vikas Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:28:15 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1777#comment-693816 I have more than like 10k mails.. and about 40Labels already :) I have more than like 10k mails.. and about 40Labels already :)

]]> By: Conradhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/gmail-inbox-zero/#comment-692340 Conrad Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:42:37 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1777#comment-692340 Hey Matt - any ideas about an add-on or something for gmail that I can use to automatically respond to messages of a certain label AFTER a particular amount of time?ie... I get requests that I don't HAVE to respond to if I don't have time... I usually assign them their own label. It would be nice if after a certain number of days, the sender gets an AUTOMATIC email explaining why I haven't responded.Any way to make that happen in gmail? Hey Matt – any ideas about an add-on or something for gmail that I can use to automatically respond to messages of a certain label AFTER a particular amount of time?

ie… I get requests that I don’t HAVE to respond to if I don’t have time… I usually assign them their own label. It would be nice if after a certain number of days, the sender gets an AUTOMATIC email explaining why I haven’t responded.

Any way to make that happen in gmail?

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