10 Email Extras You Should Be Using for Increased Productivity
Email is eating up enormous chunks out of your workday. These days, it’s a never-ending battle with the inbox.
The downhill slope of productivity starts when we wake up and check our email. We continue to glance at our inboxes countless times throughout the day. A recent survey estimates email takes up about 28% of the average worker’s day.
The bottom line is email throws off work flow. Not to mention, it’s constantly interrupting our leisure time. There’s a better way to track priority messages and respond to urgent emails. We’ve compiled a list of 10 email tools that will help you achieve inbox zero.
Amp up productivity by unsubscribing from the daily deals and newsletters you don't read.
Instead of deleting pages of branded emails every day, use Unsubscribe Deals to get off lists for good. Sign in with your Gmail or Yahoo! Mail address and select removal options — it's as easy as that.
Price: Free service
Keeping your inbox organized is essential. The Lost Photos application, however, is a great tool to use if you haven't been so thorough.
The desktop application for Macs and Windows systems can dig up all the photos that have ever been shared with you via email.
Price: $2.99 download
SaneBox's smart algorithm filters emails into two categories — those that need your immediate attention and messages that aren't pressing. This way, it's less likely you'll be distracted by an intriguing newsletter or email from Facebook.
Price: $4.95 per month, $55 yearly and $100 for two years.
Utilize tools such as Rapportive to save time. You won't need to Google unknown senders ever again.
Rapportive, a free web plug-in, gives your emails social context. The tool incorporates public social data into profiles that appear as a sidebar. Contextual profiles feature the sender's photo, job title, Twitter handle, Facebook and Linkedin profiles.
Price: Free download
The PhilterIt email platform separates branded and personal messages. For some, it's a welcome alternative to unsubscribing from the daily deals you want.
The online tool can integrate any Gmail or iPhone email account into a clean PowerInbox.
Price: Free download
Followup.cc reminds users to respond to emails. Clear your inbox in minutes by replying or forwarding emails to FollowUp addresses according to priority.
Some examples include — 3days@followup.cc, 12hours@followup.cc, 3-days-2pm@followup.cc, 1month-6.30pm@followup.cc and so on.
Price: Free service
Email is a necessary evil, but there's no need to check your inbox more than once hourly. It's best to limit the number of email checks throughout the day to boost productivity.
Cover your bases with AwayFind. The tool alerts you via phone call or text when important emails do come in. You can step away from the computer without missing important notices.
Price: $4.99 and up for various individual plans.
Fluent turns your Gmail inbox into a seamless stream you'll be able to rip through. Browse unread emails without interruption. Read and reply to messages in one stream. You'll find all email attachments and responses are viewable in the Facebook-like feed.
Fluent's creators, three former Google employees, say it's a product that "pushes email into the future."
There's currently a huge wait list to try Fluent. It'll be at least two months before the pool opens up for new users.
One of the golden rules of email is to send less to receive less.
MovableInk lets users make the most of their messages by including personalized live, moving aspects. Business clients can include countdown timers, local maps and live tweets. Email content will change depending on the user's location, current time and social context.
MovableInk also provides email tracking, reports and real-time metrics.
Price: Starter plan is free.
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