You already use Google for all of your search engine needs, you probably use Google Maps to drive from point A to B to C and you know that every other search engine feeds off of Google. Now what’s holding you back from using Gmail?

Ahhh…so you’re used to what you’re currently using and don’t like change.

I’ll outline the top 5 things I like about Gmail, maybe even 10 if I can find more.

1. ACCESS ANYWHERE. Gmail is a cloud type of program, which means that I can access this from anywhere around the world where there is internet access and see the same information, from any computer. Whether you’re on your iPhone or your best friend’s blackberry or using a stranger’s laptop at Starbucks, you can access your Gmail account.
2. COLLAPSES MULTIPLE EMAILS. Gmail collapses all those emails from you treating email like it’s a chat program. 10 separate emails?!! No problem. Gmail bunches those emails up for you in one convenient email. Consider it an organized mess.
   This is the best way to keep multiple emails together.
3. GMAIL FILTERS SPAM FOR YOU. Gmail does an excellent job filtering spam out of your mailbox and into the spam folder. I’ve compared this with Yahoo’s mail service and it doesnt even compare. Of course, there will be some spammers who will break through the gate keep, but I’ll show you how to take care of those next.
4. SEND THE REST OF THE SPAM TO HELL. There are still email spammers out there who do not provide a link to unsubscribe from the emails they persistently send. There’s a quick fix to this. Send every email you get from them directly to the trash. Gmail lets you do this through their smart “filters”.

   

   I've been getting emailsl from these annoying people and send them straight to the trash.

5. PREVIEW ATTACHMENTS. Gmail does a seamless job allowing users to preview attachments they’ve received from others before having to download it.  Whether the file is a jpg or a word document, you can preview the file before downloading it.
   

   See what you're getting yourself into with attachments before downloading them.

6. DOWNLOAD ALL ATTACHMENTS AT ONCE. By clicking “Download all attachments”, you’ll download all of the attachments you received in a convenient zip file. This makes everything sooooo much easier and save sooooo much more time. Y?…..YYYY?…..That’s right ymail (yahoo mail), I hate you for this reason.
7. CHAT WITH FRIENDS. Many small to mid-sized companies use Gmail now, so if you’re not using Gmail, it’s probably because you’ve been loyal to your existing outdated email provider. With Gmail, I can see who’s online and instead of sending an email for something quick, I can just send over an Instant Message (IM) and chat in real-time.
8. LABELS. Gmail’s labels are a way of narrowing down your emails by category. Imagine if you could organize your refrigerator by food groups, but change your mind and want to organize it by color, labels allow you to put multiple labels on your emails. Sometimes, emails overlap in categories. Sure, you can categorize an email, but labels allow you to slap on multiple categories on to one email. Mixing a friend’s email with a business email has never been easier to categorize.
9. CUSTOMIZABLE CANNED RESPONSES. Canned responses allow me to create complete proposals and add email signatures on the whim.
   —
   Dear –NAME–,Thank you again for all your help, and I look forward to talking with you in the coming months.

   Warm regards,

   Jason Mark
   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
   Jason Mark Photography
   11528 E Garvey Ave
   El Monte, CA 91732
   P 213 985 2561
   E photos@jasonmark.com
   www.JasonMark.com
   —

10. UPLOADING ATTACHMENTS. Once you decide to upload an attachment, Gmail automatically starts uploaded the file while you’re typing up the rest of your email. Unlike other email software, you won’t have to wait for it to finish uploading once you’re ready to send your email. In a nutshell, you save time and once again, you know that time is money.
11. MULTIPLE EMAILS CONSOLIDATED. Consolidate all those emails from different domains that you own. (i.e. photos@jasonmark.com, jmark@latimes.com, jasonm@wordpress.com)

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