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Setting up a junk e-mail account keeps my personal items separate from coupons, deals, and newsletters. Last week, I explained why I have this account and how to setup a junk e-mail account in Yahoo!. In Part 2, I walk you through setting up a junk e-mail account in Gmail, another favorite free e-mailing provider.
To setup a junk e-mail account in Gmail:
1. Type www.gmail.com into your Internet browser
2. On the right side, click “Create an Account.”
3. Register for your new account
4. Fill in your name
5. Choose an e-mail name for this account – Remember your Desired Login Name. You will need this information to log back into your account.
6. Select a password and security question and answer
7. For the recovery e-mail address, I use my personal e-mail account. If I should forget the password to this account, I can reset it from my personal e-mail account.
8. Add your personal information
9. Complete the word verification
10. Read the Terms of Service
11. Click “I accept. Create my account”
12. Gmail will then congratulate you and send you a confirmation e-mail to your recovery e-mail account.
To go to your account:
1. Click on “Show me my account”
2. The site will redirect you to your new account
3. Your 3 welcome e-mails will be in your account
To log back in to your Gmail account:
1. Type www.gmail.com into your Internet browser
2. On the right sidebar, type your username and password, and click “Sign in”
3. The site will direct you to your account
Task completed! When you need to supply an e-mail address, you can now use this account to keep your personal e-mail account clutter-free. 🙂
In using time wisely, I save lots of time by having a junk e-mail account. Keeping a clutter-free inbox is an on-going task made a little easier when the important information comes to my personal account and the other items sit in a junk account. If you prefer separate accounts, then creating a Gmail junk account might assist you in using your time wisely.
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