Written by, Ljubica Gjorgievska
Updated October, 27, 2022
Sending bulk emails comes with certain restrictions.
But, that doesn’t mean that sending mass emails in Gmail is impossible.
Here’s how to send mass emails in Gmail, what’s the best way to do it, and how to successfully manage it without getting blacklisted.
There are several ways to send emails in bulk via Gmail.
The simplest and arguably, most time-consuming way to send mass emails is by adding individual contacts to your mailing list.
Here’s how to do that:
You can also add contacts automatically. Google Contracts automatically saves the email address of anyone that you’ve contacted.
To make sure the feature is turned on:
The next step is labelling the contacts in that list. The labels feature operates across Gmail and Google Contacts and users to make the most out of an email marketing campaign.
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how label the contacts in your mailing list:
To create a label:
To send an email to your new mailing list, go to your Gmail dashboard, click on “Compose” and add the label name into the “BCC” field.
You can send bulk emails in Google Sheet with the Yet Another Mail Merge add-on.
There are a couple of ways to enter your contacts into the Google Sheet depending on whether or not you have a pre-existing contact list in Google.
If you are starting from scratch, you need to:
If you have a pre-existing contact list:
Sending mass emails might be a little easier with the right Gmail extension. There are plenty of extensions available in the Google Workspace Marketplace, which features free and paid applications that work with Google Workspace services.
Some of the most popular choices are GMass, Mailmeteor, Yet Another Mail Merge, Vocus, and Mergo.
Gmail is a popular email provider, but when it comes to sending emails in bulk, it does have certain restrictions to prevent spam. The Gmail mass email limit is 500 a day.
Email marketing services are a great tool for email campaigns. Not only do they allow users to send unlimited bulk emails in Gmail, but they also help automate the most time-consuming processes that go into it.
Sendinblue doesn’t put a cap on how many emails you can send and has a rigorous authentication process to keep spammers away to protect the sender’s reputation.
Another important benefit of using an email marketing service is that it won’t affect email deliverability and will help you stay GDPR-compliant.
Email marketing is a crucial part of any business’s marketing strategy. For that reason, there are a couple of ways to learn how to send mass emails in Gmail. A large company would likely benefit from an email marketing service, but if you’re sending fewer than 500 emails per day, you can opt for Gmail and Google’s features.
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