In case you didn’t know, you can quickly create a Gmail alias by using the plus “+” symbol.
It’s also know as “plus addressing” – a handy way to create unique email addresses that can receive mail in an existing Gmail account.
Just add a “+” symbol and any word or combination of characters after your username and before the “@” symbol and the message will be delivered to your inbox using the variation.
For example, it can be used like this:
If your address is john@gmail.com
You could use something like,
john+work@gmail.com
john+home@gmail.com
john+newslettter@gmail.com
I think you can see how handy this little tip is… messages received to those + addresses can be filtered to organize your messages automatically. Also, an unlimited number of + addresses can be created while using a single Gmail account.
Enjoy!
BONUS: The “plus addressing” also works with Hotmail and Outlook!
