Google Gmail is a free email product with a unique feature that you may not be aware of, and that is that multiple Google email addresses can be created from one Gmail account. These bonus email addresses are easy to create and manage and can take a few different forms.

1. Using the @googlemail.com domain.

2. Using the “dot” or period in your email name.

3. Using the plus sign “+” at the end of your name and adding extra characters.

Using the “@googlemail.com” Domain Name

With every Gmail account you actually get a second email address – one is the regular @gmail.com address while the second address has @googlemail.com as the domain. So Gmail will actually see This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it as the same as This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . All email messages that are sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it will be delivered to your This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Gmail account.

Using a Dot or Period in the Email name

Sometimes referred to as “Dot Blindness”, Gmail does not recognize dots, ”.”or periods as characters in Google email address user names. This means that Gmail “sees” This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it as the same address as This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . You can also use multiple “dots” in the username such as This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The same “dot blindness” also applies to email addresses using the @googlemail.com domain name with This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it being routed to the same Inbox as This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Using the Plus Sign and Additional Characters

You can add extra characters to the end of your username by inserting a plus sign, “+” after your name. Google does not recognize these characters but Gmail search filters do. The characters after the plus sign can be either letters or numbers. So myname+ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or myname+ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it will end up in the same Inbox as This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Benefits of Multiple Google Email Address from One Gmail Account

One use is to track where mail is coming from. When you sign up for a newsletter subscription or mailing list you can create a specific email address by using the plus sign and some specific characters or “dot” pattern. You can then track incoming email based on the specific email name that you created. For example, you may subscribe to a newsletter using my.name+ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Another use of these address variations is for sorting out spam or unwanted email from a specific email address. By using Gmail filters you can automatically direct mail to a specific address, such as myname+ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to the spam folder.

Variations on your address can also be used to separate out personal and business messages and automatically identify each with a different label and sorted to a different folder.

The benefits of having a centralized email account that can easily process a number of different email addresses without having to go out and set up numerous new accounts with additional usernames and passwords can be a real plus. And they are all managed from a single account.

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Summarised by the TechSupport team from an article by Mike McEvoy published on HTS Tech Tips .