Have you ever seen a 5-digit notification badge? It’s most stressful things I see on someone's phone. And I get it — as a solopreneur, email feels urgent. What if a client needs something? What if you miss a deal?
But after nearly a decade of refining my approach, I've built a technical system that keeps my inbox at (or close to) zero — without having to check it constantly.
In this episode, I walk through the full setup: how SaneBox automatically sorts what actually needs my attention, how I route newsletters out of my inbox entirely using Feedbin, how I handle task management without leaving a trail of flagged emails, and how intake forms and text expansion let me process requests in seconds instead of minutes.
I also share what I'm experimenting with using AI to handle the data-crunching side of inbox management — so I can still show up as a human when it counts.
If you're sitting there thinking, 'yeah, that's me but I don't even know where to start? Check out my Solopreneur Sweep method at https://streamlined.fm/sweep
Show Notes
- How I Keep my Email at Inbox Zero
- Email Boundaries for Solopreneurs: 3 Steps to Stop Letting Your Inbox Run Your Life
- Mimestream
- SaneBox
- Todoist
- Feedbin
- GoodLinks
- Gravity Forms
- Raycast
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Streamlined Solopreneur helps overwhelmed solo business owners go from overwhelmed to having their time back.
Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without selling your soul to AI...and run your business without sacrificing the rest of your life, or your health.
Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it. https://streamlined.fm/quiz
Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/
