The iPhone has push notifications for email, but...
- Like everyone else, I get tons of bulk email. It's mostly newsletters, announcements, etc. I don't want my phone to bing-bong every time I receive an email. Only when I receive one from a real person.
- I don't want my phone to ring at 3am, even if it's from a real person.
Here's what I did.
- First, I created two email addresses. One that I give to real people, and another that I use for online signups.
- Next, I installed Boxcar on my iPhone and added a new email service. This gave me a special Boxcar email address that I can forward important emails to, which will popup on my phone. I changed the settings to only notify me between 6am and 9pm.
- Finally, I setup a filter in GMail that forwards my important emails to my new Boxcar email address. In this case, an important email is any email sent to my real people address.
You can also tell Boxcar to alert you about new tweets, facebook activity, and a ton of other stuff.
About Brad Roberts. I'm a husband, dad, and real estate web guy. I also love to help others find solutions for technology and marketing! So, if you have a question, or need a hand, please let me know.
