How to Keep Track of Multiple Email Identities

Many sites, such as Yahoo!, Google and Hotmail, offer free email accounts. Tracking the email identities that you use and checking that you sent the right email to the right person requires organization. Follow the steps below to keep track of multiple email identities.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Create an email identity for your personal email with an ID that recipients of your mail will understand and you will easily remember. You might use a form of your name, or some characteristic or occupation that is usually associated with you, such as "davetheattorney."

2. Setup an email account for your work. Keep it simple. It may be as easy as using your title so you can remember the identity that you created.

3. Set passwords that are easy for you to remember or use the same one for all your accounts. This will make it simple to view your email.

4. Try using a single email account, like Comcast, for each of your identities. You can create up to 7 email accounts and view up to 11. Having all your email in one place will make it easier to track your multiple email identities. The message center will tell you how many unread emails you have in each of your Comcast accounts.

5. Create a spreadsheet with your email accounts and passwords. You can also specify what you are using each email account for. For example, designate categories for work, personal or internet web business. This will make it simple to track your email identities.

Resources

• Microsoft Outlook Express.