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Aron Goss
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p.1 #1 · Email Management

Yikes...the busier I get the harder it is to keep all of my clients/potential clients straight. Any tricks that you use to ensure you follow up with who you need to follow up with? Different folders for Potentials/Booked/Old Clients?

Thanks in advance.

Oct 14, 2009 at 02:50 PM

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p.1 #2 · Email Management

Yeah, I'm in the same boat... I've been looking into Bento to keep everything sorted. Looks promising!

Oct 14, 2009 at 02:57 PM

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p.1 #3 · Email Management

Gmail + iPhone.

Gmail allows stars, filters, labels, galore. Any email that requires any task that I have yet to complete stays in the inbox. If I've completed everything, its then archived. Any emails which I need to call gets starred.

Partnered with Things (mac app + iphone app) allows me to make a task for everything.

Oct 14, 2009 at 03:02 PM

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p.1 #4 · Email Management

sboerup wrote:
Gmail + iPhone.

+1 to this, makes everything soooo easy.

Oct 14, 2009 at 03:26 PM

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p.1 #5 · Email Management

I don't use Gmail for my stuff, but I do use Apple's iCal app extensively. Anytime I need to take any action, or do a shoot, etc... I always set a reminder for myself with an alert in iCal. Entries such as "follow-up call with _____" and "SHOOT: ______" and "CONSULT: ______" are very common in my iCal.

There's no way I'd remember all the crap that's going on without putting it in a calendar.

Oct 14, 2009 at 04:41 PM

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p.1 #6 · Email Management

+1 iCal

Oct 14, 2009 at 04:43 PM

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p.1 #7 · Email Management

+1 Gmail (and Android phone, not iphone)

Oct 14, 2009 at 11:52 PM

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p.1 #8 · Email Management

Seperate Apple Mail folders for "inquiries" + "existing clients". iCal for managing dates/times/bookings/etc. Seamlessly integrates with my iPhone. Couldn't imagine a better solution.

Oct 15, 2009 at 01:21 AM

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p.1 #9 · Email Management

PatFurey89 wrote:

bla bla Apple Mail folders ...

...bla bla bla iCal for bla bla bla....

bla bla bla.... my iPhone

Couldn't imagine a better solution.

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Oct 15, 2009 at 02:00 AM

Gary Harfield
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p.1 #10 · Email Management

Ok I use Gmail and the Iphone, and nothing else. I could use help in this dept as well.
Maybe I should start using the stars and lables.

Oct 15, 2009 at 02:01 AM

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p.1 #11 · Email Management

sboerup wrote:
Partnered with Things (mac app + iphone app) allows me to make a task for everything.

I've found one of these to do list apps invaluable for tracking this stuff. I use "The Hit List" after getting it in this year's MacHeist package.

Oct 15, 2009 at 04:33 AM


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