Experiencing issues with your emails being delivered to someone’s spam folder? Or, are you regularly finding emails from specific senders in your spam folder, causing you to overlook important messages? This article will provide step-by-step instructions for stopping emails from being marked as spam in Gmail.
Why Does an Email Go to Spam?
Emails can end up in the spam folder for a number of reasons. It could be due to the email’s content, the sender’s reputation, or the recipient’s email settings. Fortunately, Gmail provides us with the tools to manage our emails and ensure that the important ones don’t end up in the spam folder.
Add Email Address to Your Contacts
One of the simplest ways to prevent emails from going into spam is to add the sender’s email address to your contacts. Here’s how:
- Open Gmail and locate the email from the sender.
- Next to the sender’s name, click on the dropdown arrow.
- Select Add to Contacts list.
This action tells Gmail that you trust the sender, and their emails should not be categorised as spam.
Create a Filter for the Email
Another method is to set up a filter for the email. This is especially useful for emails from domains that you trust. Here are the steps:
- Open Gmail and click on the settings icon at the top right corner.
- Select See all settings.
- Click on Filters and Blocked Addresses.
- Click on Create a new filter at the bottom.
- Enter the email address that you want to whitelist in the From field, then click Create filter.
- In the next window, tick Never send to Spam, then click Create filter.
This should ensure that all future emails from this address will not be sent to your spam folder.
Conclusion
By following these steps, you should be able to effectively manage your inbox and ensure that important emails don’t end up in your spam folder. Remember to check your spam folder periodically, as some legitimate emails may still end up there.
