Manage The Bacn In Your Inbox
More than likely, if you are hosting a website, an active blogger or internet user you probably have something called Bacn in your inbox. It’s not what you eat for breakfast, but a new silly name created for receiving legitimate notification emails. Usually they are considered very low priority to view and most of the times something you quickly dismiss into your trash.
An example, is all those messages you get from communities ranging from Twitter, PayPerPost, Stumble and Web 2.0 services sending a notice of an update, friend request or message waiting for you. It’s not exactly spam or bogus but is otherwise littering your inbox at ever increasingly speed, especially if you are subscribed to many services.
To address this rising issue, an Official Bacn website has been created to spread the awareness. Not too long ago, iJustine attended a PotCamp discussing its definition.
How to manage Bacn? I’ve signed up to many services on the internet that send email messages constantly throughout the week. Some days are worse than others. Do I enjoy getting them? Not really. But at the same time I like to have the emails to get an quick update on what’s going on ‘out there’.
A few ways to manage it?
- Opt Out of Receiving Update Emails (usually in account settings)
- Setup a Filter to catch those emails in a separate folder, therefore keeping your inbox clean
- If the service/community isn’t valuable anymore, delete your account
Bacn usually keeps me up-to-date in numerous areas and also reminds me to not forget about them. Which for my forgetful nature, can be beneficial at times…although that’s what I have spreadsheets for…..
To manage your time more wisely and stay focus on your websites, eliminating these types of distractions can increase production. I have a few email accounts and the Bacn received can make my inbox a bit overwhelming, even if it’s only a notification email (they add up!). I highly recommend setting up a filter for these emails, they prove to be highly efficient in having a productive week. Which for a handful of you, can be great if you manage multiple sites.
I know exactly what you mean :P I get tons of emails daily from these blogging services but I manage 2 email accounts and my z @ zm0ney.com runs through m gmail which is way faster to maneuver while hotmail manages personal stuff from friends on msn etc. I like speed so thats why I went with gmail but I check my email on most days so I just delete what I Don’t want :)
Yeah I guess we all have the same problems as bloggers or webmasters. I also host 8 other sites on my server and just dealt with fixing the fact that all their misdirected emails (mostly spam) was getting forwarded to my personal inbox (3,000 emails a day!) In 10 years there will probably be laws regulating what kind and how many of certain types of emails can be sent by companies as well as more convenient opt out buttons.
kewl sounds like something I need. I get spam like crazy on my e-mail. thanks for sharing
Having an alternative e-mail account just for registering with different sites is a good way to clear out your important e-mail box from their spams and updates.