Create a Gift Email Journal

Looking for the perfect gift, something really special? MobileMambo has got just the thing!
A gift email journal is completely free to create and there is no software to install. This is a one of a kind gift.
A gift email journal features your memories, thoughts and stories, (even pictures) all tucked into one special email box that the recipient accesses anytime to read, reflect on and enjoy. You create a gift email journal by sending email messages to the gift email journal from your own email address, anytime that it is convenient for you.
In our example a mother has created an email journal filled with individual email memories about her daughter’s childhood Christmases. When her daughter receives her login and password she can open and read the individual email memories as often as she wants.

1.) Start by setting up a new email address, this will be the permanent location of the email journal. We used Gmail for our demo purposes but you could also set up an email in any number of free services. If you also use the same email service for your own email be sure that you are totally logged out of your account before clicking the New Account button.

Consider choosing an email name for the new account that is meaningful to the person that you are creating the journal for, Holidaymemories09@gmail.com for example.
2.) Once the new email is set up you can take a moment to customize the look and feel of the mailbox by selecting a theme that the recipient will see when they log in to read your email entries. Themes are usually located under Settings.

3.) Once you have created the account and selected a theme (if desired), log out of the new email account. Safely store the username (usually the email address) and the password that you chose to set up the new account.
Begin sending emails to the new email address from your personal email, each email that you send to the new address is a journal entry that the recipient will read. Consider attaching pictures as well.
4.) When you are ready, present the account information to the recipient. Be sure to include the website where the gift email journal is located.
For example:
Dear Diane,
This holiday season I wanted to give you something special. I created a gift email journal filled with individual memories from our holidays together.
Go to www.gmail.com
The username is holidaymemories09@gmail.com and the password is reindeerMA.
Enjoy!

Gift email journals are wonderful ways to record a baby’s first years, reflect on wedding anniversaries, birthdays and more. And, as always, if we can help in any way drop us a line, carol@mobilemambo.com .