The Freelancer’s Savior: One Tool to Separate Work, Personal, and Shopping Emails

Being a freelancer is great — until you look at your inbox.

One minute you’re reading a client revision request.

The next, it’s a Amazon order confirmation.

Then a newsletter, a bank alert, a family update, and somewhere in there is an urgent invoice that needs approval today.

Everything mixes together. Important emails get buried. You train yourself to scan subjects frantically, terrified of missing a deadline or looking unprofessional.

I used to live like that — with five or six email accounts open in tabs, color-coded but still chaotic. Then I found a simple way to separate everything perfectly, without complex filters or multiple apps.

The answer? Multiple dedicated workspaces in Mailflow.

Here’s how I set it up:

My Three Main Workspaces

1. Work/Clients (@work.mailflow.cc)

• All client domains and my professional Gmail forward here.
• Forwards to a private Slack workspace (or Discord server) where I keep project channels.
• Client emails land in #inbox or specific project channels. No personal noise.

1. Personal (@personal.mailflow.cc)

• Family, friends, banking, travel, subscriptions.
• Forwards to WhatsApp (saved messages) or a quiet Telegram chat.
• I check this when I want to, not when I’m in work mode.

1. Shopping & Low-Priority (@receipts.mailflow.cc)

• Amazon, Uber, DoorDash, newsletters, marketing emails.
• Forwards only subject lines to a muted Telegram channel.
• I scan it once a day or when I need a tracking number. Zero interruptions.

Why This Changed Everything

• Mental separation: When I’m in “work mode,” I only see work emails. No distraction from sales or personal stuff.
• Clean boundaries: Clients never mix with shopping receipts. My brain knows exactly where to focus.
• Scalable: New client? I spin up a fresh @mailflow.cc address just for them, forward their emails there, and route it to a dedicated channel. When the project ends, I pause or delete it. No clutter.
• One tool, many inboxes: I went from juggling 6 real email accounts to managing 10+ clean Mailflow workspaces — all in one dashboard.

The free plan gives you one workspace and 100 lifetime forwards — enough to try the concept and feel the relief.

When I realized I needed more isolation (different clients, side projects, testing), I upgraded. For $99 lifetime (or $3.99/month), you get up to 30 separate @mailflow.cc mailboxes, each with its own forwarding rules and 10,000 monthly forwards.

Now my inboxes are organized by life area, not by provider. Work stays professional. Personal stays personal. Junk stays out of the way.

If you’re a freelancer, consultant, side-hustler, or just someone with multiple roles in life, stop letting one inbox rule everything.

Create clean separation. Reclaim your focus.

Start free at https://mailflow.cc — your first dedicated workspace is waiting.