Here’s the next in my occasional series of bite-size Quick Tips. Click on the Quick Tips tag for my other Quick Tips. Because I tend to write longer posts, I wanted to provide a quick-to-read (and quick-to-write) post every now and then on a small topic that pops into my head. This one could turn into a time saver!
Create an email address for genealogy
Keeping track of email is a challenge for the best of us. (You do not want to see how many emails I have in my inbox right now!) One way you can make genealogy life a little easier is to create a dedicated email address specifically for emails related to your research. So if you are reaching out to cousins, repositories, or DNA matches you send your inquiries from that address and use that address on any contact forms. How you create a new email address and filter the responses depends on your email client, so I won’t go into that here. I just want to plant the seed that having an email address dedicated to genealogy might make your life a little bit easier!.
Improving the ease in the retrieval of emails also depends upon how organized the filing system is. Indeed I have one labelled Janine Adams
That made me smile, John!
That has proven a winner for me. I have separate emails for each of my hobbies to kep them separate in my email client. I think it also reduces spam, in my opinion, because those collecting my personal data through google get less aggregated information. It also helps me see what really is spam based on what is being advertised- if not related to that hobby, straight to the spam folder.
Great tip.
Thanks.
I like the idea of having separate email addresses for separate hobbies. Thanks for sharing, Joe!
Great advice I also share a variation of this tip with others. I have 1 email address solely for shopper club cards, retailers I signed up with, hotel & airline memberships, conference badge scans, credit cards, etc., any senders who are most likely to share/sell my information – I get the MOST spam at that address. My other email addresses are for relevant emails as you suggested. That “spam” account (as I refer to it) I can change my email address with particular senders to my personal/genealogy account.
Great tip, Cheryl! Thanks so much.