If you’re like most people, you probably use Gmail as your primary email account. It’s free and easy to use, and it’s a great way to keep in touch with friends and family. But if you’re a business owner or manager, there are some important changes you need to make to your account if you want to switch to personal mode. First, make sure that your company’s email address is still associated with your business account. If it isn’t, create a new one and enter the email address of your business into the “Account Type” field. Next, change the “Gmail Account Type” on your settings page to personal. This will make Gmail work more like an individual email account instead of just a collection of messages from your companywide account. Finally, set up some personal preferences for Gmail so that you can get the most out of your new personal mode: set up a password protect mailbox so that only you can access your emails, add specific folders for each type of message (e.g., photos and videos), and enable automatic replies so that when someone sends you an email with a question or comment, they’ll get an answer right away rather than waiting for an hour or two.
