How to Get to Inbox Zero in Gmail, Once and for All We’re inundated with email daily — making it hard to keep track of tasks and manage your workflow. However, organizing your emails doesn’t have to be a pain. In fact, it’s possible to get your Gmail inbox to zero in as little as 15 minutes. While we can’t stop new emails from coming in, we can help you organize it better. I stumbled upon Andreas Klinger’s inbox zero method for Gmail years ago and his method still works for me to this day. In this post, I'll show you how to organize your Gmail inbox according to Klinger's method so it's clean, systematized, and easy to navigate — making you a more efficient, productive, and overall happier human being. I'll also show you how I adapted his labeling system for content marketers. Skip to: Zero Inbox Methodology Overview Zero Inbox Step-By-Step Guide How to Get to Inbox Zero in Gmail Before we get into the nitty-gritty, let's go over the basic methodology: You set up multiple inboxes in Gmail and give each of them a name, like "Needs Action/Reply" and "Awaiting Response." Your general inbox will then appear on the left, and your labeled inboxes (which Gmail calls "panes") will appear on the right, like so: You know that yellow star icon you can press to mark an email as important? Turns out you...

How to Send a Calendar Invite with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar & Outlook As a marketer, few things are more frustrating than half the registrants for an event you promoted never showing up. Fortunately, you're about to learn how to send a calendar invite via Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook, so registrants can add the event to their calendars and be less likely to forget about your event.   Get instant access to our free meeting scheduling software. No more wasting time with back-and-forth emails or setting up calendar invites. Unless you somehow magically know what type of calendar your target audience uses, your best bet is to include all three major calendar invites in your email, giving recipients a choice that works for them. Outlook and Apple Calendar users will get an .ics file, and Google Calendar users will use a URL-based custom invitation. Note: All screenshots and steps were taken on a Mac, but if you're on a PC, the process is similar. Step 1: Create a New Event  Apple Calendar Outlook Google Calendar  Step 2: Set Details for Your Event Apple Calendar  Outlook Google Calendar Step 3: Save and Send Your Event Apple Calendar  Outlook Google Calendar  Step 4: Insert Invites Into Your Marketing Email Gmail Apple  Outlook Step 1: Create a New Event If you have a Mac, you can create your invitation in Apple Calendar. If you have a PC, you can create it in Outlook. For Google Calendar, you'll create the...