Gmail is apowerful webmail client.

You only need to check out ourGmail guidefor power users to see just how much Gmail can do.

We previously elaborated onalternative useslike writing a diary, keeping your diet, or organizing books and movies.

uses for gmail

Much has happened since then and we found that Gmail can handle some seriously challenging tasks now.

You cancreate Gmail aliases on the spot, simply by adding+xyzto the part before the @ sign.

For example email sent totina+feedback@thisdomain.comortina+offer@thisdomain.comwill arrive in the inbox oftina@thisdomain.com.

uses for gmail

The person on the other end receives the information they needed faster and you gain time, too.

Find a great walk-through for setting up Gmail canned responses and auto-respondershere.

Paired with filters and aliases, canned responses can answer your email without you intervening at all.

Plenty of net net app add-ons canturn Gmail into a productivity beastthat will make other established tools look dated.

My favorites areBoomerangandStreak, both available for Chrome.

With Boomerang you canschedule emails and reminders.

It’s a great tool for managing projects with deadlines and following up on conversations.

You could even automate emails with Birthday wishes, so you will never forget.

http://youtu.be/4KmsqYjB9j4

Streak on the other hand is afull-fledged project management add-on for teams.

http://youtu.be/Mx_4Kpoqypk

Another great tool that belongs into this category isActiveInbox.

Unfortunately, I haven’t been using it myself (yet).

However, it does look impressive.

It’s a versatile tool, which can be adapted to your needs.

How do you tap the full potential of Gmail?

Have you discovered any cool uses for Gmail that I didn’t address above?