Your Gmail inbox is cluttered, and you waste time sifting through junk to get to the information you want. Look into these 5 Gmail Productivity Hacks!

1. 5 Tips To Avoiding Gmail Overload
By Charlie Lui
People communicate through email
every day. It's overwhelming to look
at your disorganized inbox while it
has to be one of your top priorities of
the day. The disorganization of inbox
mails probably wastes your valuable
time sifting through junk to get to the
information you really want.
Gmail comes with a pretty robust
search feature, but if you don't want
to spend your morning looking for the important emails, you're going to have to do
some inbox reorganizing. Emails are a strong component of Inbound Marketing*, and
under utilizing it may cause you to lose important information. So if your Gmail
account needs a spring cleaning and you don't even know where to start, here's a
crash course for you.
Mute and Unsubscribe
If you are subscribed to a dozen of useless mailing lists that send you multiple
emails every day, or you have the same email threads popping up again and again,
let's clean that up. First, you can mute any Gmail conversations you're not taking
part in. This won't delete the email, but it will mean that you won't get an unread
email every time someone responds to the thread. But what if you receive a bunch of
emails and you want to get rid of them? Simply unsubscribe. In fact, please
remember that you've probably signed up for a few useful lists before you go on an
unsubscribing spree.
Labels
Labels are a great tool for getting your inbox down to zero. They make filtering easier
by cutting through inbox clutter without deleting a thing. For example, you can use
labels to sort useful coupons and discounts from the rest of the promotional emails
you get.
Labs
If you really want to step up your Gmail game, Labs can add the finishing touch to
your tailored experience. Go to your "Settings" and click the "Labs" tab. This is where
new Gmail features are tested to see how well they enhance the experience. Some
of these are a little wonky, but there are a few gems.
Filters
Labels helps you sort your mail into categories, but they're not enough to keep
messages you don't want to see from clogging up your inbox. You will need to create

2. a filter for that. To create a filter, select an email, click the "More" button and select
"Filter messages like these". One trick that has worked like a charm for me is to set
up Gmail's automatic filtering, so those annoying social network notifications
automatically skip inbox and land in a dedicated folder.
* Inbound Marketing is a form of digital marketing that involves SEO, Social Media,
blog and landing pages to generate sales leads.