Create a gmail mailing list

To create a Gmail mailing list, you can use Gmail's built-in feature called "Labels" to categorize and manage your emails. Here's a step-by-step guide to create a mailing list:

Step 1: Create a new label

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the gear icon () in the upper right corner of the page.
  3. Select "See all settings" from the dropdown menu.
  4. Click on the "Labels" tab.
  5. Click on the "New label" button.
  6. Enter a name for your mailing list, e.g., "Marketing Team".
  7. Click on the "Create" button.

Step 2: Add members to the mailing list

  1. Go back to your Gmail inbox.
  2. Search for the emails of the people you want to add to your mailing list.
  3. Check the box next to each email address to select them.
  4. Click on the "More" menu and select "Apply label".
  5. Select the label you created in Step 1 (e.g., "Marketing Team").
  6. Click on the "Apply" button.

Step 3: Create a filter to automatically apply the label

  1. Go back to the "Settings" page.
  2. Click on the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" tab.
  3. Click on the "Create a new filter" button.
  4. Enter a search query to find the emails you want to add to the mailing list. For example, you can search for emails from a specific domain or with a specific subject line.
  5. Click on the "Create" button.
  6. In the "Apply the label" section, select the label you created in Step 1 (e.g., "Marketing Team").
  7. Click on the "Create" button.

Step 4: Use the mailing list

  1. To send an email to your mailing list, simply address the email to the label name (e.g., "[email protected]").
  2. Gmail will automatically apply the label to the email and send it to all members of the mailing list.
  3. To view the members of your mailing list, go to the "Labels" tab and click on the label name. You'll see a list of all the email addresses associated with that label.

Note: This method is not a traditional mailing list, where you can send a single email to multiple recipients. Instead, it's a way to categorize and manage your emails using Gmail's built-in features. If you need to send a single email to multiple recipients, you may want to consider using a third-party email marketing service.