How To Create A Mailing List In Gmail

Blasting out emails to everyone in your contact list can feel impersonal, and manually adding tons of addresses is a time-suck. OMG, surely there’s gotta be a better way, right?

Absolutely. You can send emails to a group of people using a mailing list. Imagine sending out updates or special offers without the hassle – that’s the power of a mailing list, and this blog post will walk you through how to create one easily in Gmail. Here to go!!!

Can You Create A Mailing List In Gmail

Of course yes. Gmail doesn’t have a built-in feature for creating mailing lists but you can use Google Contacts to easily create and manage one.

Here’s the gist:

• Create a label in Google Contacts for your mailing list.
• Add contacts to the label.
• composing an email and send to everyone on the list.

How To Create A Mailing List In Gmail

It’s pretty clear that you can create mailing lists using Google Contacts. But how can you do that?

By Using Gmail Labels

Follow these simple steps to create mailing lists in your Gmail.

• Go to your Google contacts: https://contacts.google.com.
• Select the contacts you want to add to your list.

• Look for the “Labels” icon at the top right corner.

• Tap on it.
• Click on “+ create label” to make a new label.

• Name your mailing list and tap on “Save.”

You’ve successfully created your mailing list! And you can easily find it in the labels section on the left-hand pane.

How To Send A Group Email In Gmail

Once you have your mailing list in hand, you can easily send a group email with a few clicks.

• Go to your Gmail account.
• Compose a new email.
• Add recipients in the “BCC” field. Look for your mailing list label from the contacts.

[Note: It’s always a good idea to include the mailing list in the “BCC” field instead of the “To” field. Because putting the list in the “To” box would make everyone’s address public.]

• Craft your subject line, and message, and hit “Send” at the end.

Finally, the email will be sent to all the contacts present on the mailing list.

How To Edit A Mailing List In Gmail

Once you have successfully created your mailing list in Gmail, what if there are some edits to be made to the list? Don’t worry you can manage labels easily. Gmail allows you to add, remove, and edit your mailing list.

• Go to your Google contacts.
• Find the label you created for your mailing list.
• Click on it to view all the contacts within your mailing list.
• To add a contact: Click the “Create Contact” button and fill in the information.

• To remove a contact: Choose the contact and click on “Three dots.” Select “Delete” from the drop-down menu.

• To edit a contact: Hover the mouse over the desired contact and tap on the “Pen” icon.

Make the required changes like name, phone number, birthday, company, email address, profile photo, etc.

• Hit “Save” once you are done.

Benefits Of Email Groups In Gmail

Gmail Groups provides a convenient and efficient way to manage communication within a specific group of people. Here’s how email groups can benefit you:

• When you have a mailing list, you can send a single email that reaches everyone in the group instantly. This not only saves you time but also ensures everyone receives the same information.
• Having email Groups can be really helpful for keeping your inbox clean and organized.
• With a mailing list for your family, friends, or college, you don’t need to manually enter the email addresses every time you send a message.
• When you send emails to the group address, they get stored within the group, which becomes a central hub for discussions and information that are important to that particular group. It’s great that everyone can easily stay on the same page and access past information.
• When you use the group email address, you can eliminate the risk of typos or accidentally leaving someone out.
• If you own a mailing list for work, you can easily share files, documents, resources, calendars, etc with the group without having to send separate emails with attachments.
• Gmail Groups can accommodate a wide range of group sizes, from small teams to large communities. This makes them adaptable to various communication needs.
• Managing email recipients and keeping track of participants is effortless. You can easily add, remove, and edit members from the group.

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Conclusion

Well, that’s all! Sending personalized emails to your email group is as easy as clicking a few buttons in Gmail and Google Contacts. Act now! Follow these steps, craft your first engaging message, and hit send. You’ll be on your way to fostering connections and reaching your email groups directly.