{"id":10429,"date":"2019-11-07T05:02:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T05:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/?p=10429"},"modified":"2024-05-03T22:09:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T22:09:22","slug":"undisclosed-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/undisclosed-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Send an Email to Undisclosed Recipients in Gmail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Want to send an email to undisclosed recipients?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The undisclosed recipients feature keeps your email recipients\u2019 details confidential by hiding them from your other email recipients.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this article, you\u2019ll learn how to use the BCC field to send emails to undisclosed recipients.<\/p>\n<p>However, the BCC method has always had limitations.<br \/>\nThat\u2019s why I\u2019ll also give you a simpler way to email groups of people while keeping their details private by using a free mail merge program.<\/p>\n<h2>Here\u2019s what we\u2019ll cover:<\/h2>\n<p>Use the links to jump to a specific section:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#what-undisclosed-recipients\">What Are Undisclosed Recipients?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#emailing-undisclosed-recipients\">How to Send an Email to Undisclosed Recipients<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#benefits-undisclosed-recipients\">Three Benefits of Using Undisclosed Recipients<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#probs-undisclosed-recipients\">Three Problems with Using Gmail for Privacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#simpler-approach-to-bcc\">A Simpler and More Professional Approach Than BCC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s a breakdown of the terms I\u2019ll be using in this article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Recipient &#8211; the person who receives your email.<\/li>\n<li>Primary recipient &#8211; refers to the main recipient of your email (the person addressed in the To field).<\/li>\n<li>CC Carbon Copy recipients &#8211; refers to recipients that receive a copy of the email. They are included in the CC address field. They are visible to all the recipients in your email.<\/li>\n<li>BCC Blind Carbon Copy recipients &#8211; refers to hidden recipients that receive a copy of the email. They are included in the BCC address field. BCC recipients are the same as undisclosed recipients.<a id=\"what-undisclosed-recipients\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Distribution list\/mailing list &#8211; a list of email addresses to which you\u2019re sending emails.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>What Are Undisclosed Recipients?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>An undisclosed recipient is a recipient whose email address is only visible to the sender.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a id=\"emailing-undisclosed-recipients\"><\/a><br \/>\nNobody else in the email list \u2014 be it your primary recipient, CC\u2019d recipients, or fellow BCC\u2019d recipients \u2014 will be able to read an undisclosed recipient\u2019s details.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Send an Email to Undisclosed Recipients in Gmail<\/h2>\n<p>Sending an email to undisclosed recipients with the Gmail client is easy.<\/p>\n<p><em>But there\u2019s a catch.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>You have to include yourself as the primary recipient while including everyone else as BCC recipients.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a step-by-step guide on how to send an email to undisclosed recipients:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<br \/>\n<\/strong>To start, log in to your Gmail account and click \u201cCompose\u201d to open the Compose window.<br \/>\nAlternatively, if you\u2019ve enabled keyboard shortcuts in your Gmail account, you can press the \u201cc\u201d key to open a new email.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-compose.png\" alt=\"Shows how to open Gmail's Compose window.\" width=\"298\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-compose.png 298w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-compose-171x300.png 171w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-compose-14x24.png 14w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-compose-20x36.png 20w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-compose-27x48.png 27w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><br \/>\nType \u201cUndisclosed recipients\u201d in the To: field of the new message and include your own email address within angle brackets (&lt;&gt;).<\/p>\n<p>For example, if your Gmail ID is <em>roshan@startupvoyager.com<\/em>, you must type <strong>Undisclosed recipients &lt;roshan@startupvoyager.com&gt;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why include your own email address as \u201cUndisclosed recipients\u201d?<br \/>\n<\/strong>There\u2019s nothing wrong with just typing your email ID in the To field of such emails. But when you do that, your recipients may find it awkward.<\/p>\n<p><em>Why would someone address themselves in their own email, right?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To avoid this, you conceal your email ID under a term like \u201cUndisclosed recipients.\u201d However, you can also use other terms. For example, if you\u2019re emailing your book club members, you can type \u201cBook Club Members\u201d instead of \u201cUndisclosed recipients,\u201d and then include your own email address within brackets (&lt;&gt;).<\/p>\n<p>This is simply a form of email etiquette when you only have BCC recipients for your email.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note<\/strong> &#8211; You can also create a new contact titled \u201cUndisclosed Recipients\u201d in your address book and then type your Gmail address in its Email field. As it\u2019s now a saved contact, it\u2019s far easier to add it whenever you compose an email for undisclosed recipients.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong><br \/>\nThen, click the \u201cBCC\u201d button in the message window:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-bcc.png\" alt=\"Shows the Gmail Compose window.\" width=\"721\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-bcc.png 721w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-bcc-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-bcc-24x22.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-bcc-36x33.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-bcc-48x44.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the BCC field that appears, type the email addresses of the recipients who will be hidden. You can separate multiple addresses by using a comma, adding a space, or pressing the enter key.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/add-bcc-id.png\" alt=\"Shows an email id in the BCC field.\" width=\"723\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/add-bcc-id.png 723w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/add-bcc-id-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/add-bcc-id-24x20.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/add-bcc-id-36x30.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/add-bcc-id-48x41.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<br \/>\n<\/strong>Compose the subject and text of your email message and click \u201cSend\u201d to send your message.<a id=\"benefits-undisclosed-recipients\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note<\/strong> &#8211; When using Gmail for BCC recipients, Google adds a unique email header for each BCC recipient. This ensures that they only see their own address on receiving the message.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Three Benefits of Using Undisclosed Recipients in Your Email<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Protects the Recipients\u2019 Privacy<\/h3>\n<p>Using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/use-bcc-in-email\/\">BCC email<\/a> feature to send your message can help maintain a recipient\u2019s privacy. By including a recipient in the BCC line, their address remains hidden from all other recipients in the To, CC, and BCC fields.<\/p>\n<p>This makes it a good option for group emails, where you don\u2019t want recipients to know who else was added to the email, or you don&#8217;t want to reveal the email addresses of individuals in the group.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Protects Your Recipients\u2019 from Spammers\/Email Trackers<\/h3>\n<p>Sending mass emails to recipients in the To and CC fields may inadvertently expose them to spammers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2019\/06\/11\/new-security-warning-issued-for-googles-1-5-billion-gmail-and-calendar-users\/\">malware<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>How?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If spammers find your mailing list, they can send spammy, malicious emails to these addresses and even track them.<\/p>\n<p>However, adding them as undisclosed recipients guards against this problem. As they\u2019re only included in your BCC field, <a href=\"https:\/\/defendingdigital.com\/use-bcc-blind-carbon-copy-to-protect-privacy-in-email\/\">malware will find it harder to read their IDs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Reduces the Possibility of Being Marked as Junk<a id=\"probs-undisclosed-recipients\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbesnonprofitcouncil\/2018\/11\/06\/six-creative-ways-to-elude-email-spam-filters-once-and-for-all\/\">spam filters<\/a> deliver mail to a recipient\u2019s junk folder if there are too many recipients in the To and CC fields. However, if you leave the To and CC field blank (by sending it to undisclosed recipients), you can bypass this risk.<\/p>\n<h2>Three Problems with the Blind Copy Method<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Unintentional Reply All<\/h3>\n<p>A BCC\u2019d recipient may click \u201cReply to All\u201d instead of the \u201cReply\u201d button when replying to your email. This can share their response to every address in the email chain resulting in:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>An unintentional breach of privacy for that sender.<\/li>\n<li>Tons of unrelated emails for the other recipients.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>2. Improper for Formal Conversations<\/h3>\n<p>Remember, even if your undisclosed recipients can\u2019t see the <em>details <\/em>of other recipients on the BCC list, they\u2019ll know that they weren\u2019t the only ones added. This can create a bad impression or even a sense of suspicion among your undisclosed recipients.<\/p>\n<p><em>Why?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll be busy wondering about the identities of the other undisclosed recipients instead of focusing on your mail! You should avoid using this for formal conversations, as it could lead to decreased trust in your correspondence.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Can\u2019t Add Individual Recipients\u2019 Names<\/h3>\n<p>Whether it is used in Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Mail, iPhone Mail, or any other mail server, the BCC feature doesn\u2019t let users personalize their emails.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t add a BCC recipient\u2019s full name or reference their personal needs in your emails.<\/p>\n<p><em>The reason?<br \/>\n<\/em>If you mention their names, their identity is no longer hidden!<a id=\"simpler-approach-to-bcc\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why undisclosed recipients often receive generic emails that don\u2019t address their personal needs and preferences. While this protects their privacy, it can limit your chances of making a connection with them. Moreover, they may wonder why you hid their identity in the first place.<\/p>\n<h2>A Simpler and More Professional Approach than BCC: GMass<\/h2>\n<h3>What Is GMass?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/\">GMass<\/a> is a powerful mail merge program that makes it incredibly simple to send personalized emails to multiple recipients with your Gmail inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Its mass emailing features have made it a popular Chrome extension that\u2019s used by businesses, individuals, and groups like clubs, schools, and churches to send emails to multiple recipients from their email account.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking to send bulk emails while protecting your recipients\u2019 privacy, GMass can help you!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-interface.png\" alt=\"Shows the GMass website and interface.\" width=\"1903\" height=\"943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-interface.png 1903w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-interface-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-interface-768x381.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-interface-1024x507.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-interface-24x12.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-interface-36x18.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-interface-48x24.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1903px) 100vw, 1903px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Why You Should Use GMass for Your Email Sending Needs<\/h3>\n<h4>1. Quickly Add Tons of Recipients<\/h4>\n<p>Say you have a mailing list of 1,000 registered users of your product in Gmail.<\/p>\n<p>When composing your email, manually adding each recipient can be time-consuming and error-prone. For example, you may leave out an email address or mistakenly include someone else in your email.<\/p>\n<p>With GMass, this is no longer a problem.<br \/>\nGMass gives you two <strong>automated<\/strong>, error-free ways to include multiple recipients in seconds:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li><strong>Use Google Contacts<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you\u2019re using Google Contacts, select the contacts you want as recipients, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/send-mass-email-to-every-contact-in-gmail-account\/\">GMass automatically adds them<\/a> to the address field. It\u2019s far more convenient than manually identifying and adding each recipient from your address book. (If you need help with your Gmail contact list, check out our extremely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/gmail-contact-list\/\">helpful step-by-step guide to Google Contacts<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use GMass\u2019s Build Email List Feature<\/strong><br \/>\nThe \u201cBuild Email List\u201d lets GMass <strong>automatically<\/strong> identify your email recipients. Instead of manually searching through your address book to select an email ID, simply enter a search term in the Gmail search box, and GMass pulls up the details of all the relevant contacts. You can now easily add these IDs to your distribution list.<br \/>\nFor a detailed guide on how to use this feature, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/build-email-list-from-gmail-account\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>2. Add Names and Further Personalization to Your Emails<\/h4>\n<p><em>You can\u2019t personalize an email for undisclosed recipients in your usual webmail client.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can only create and send a generic email to all of them. However, doing this can limit your chances of making a personal connection.<\/p>\n<p><em>Think about it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t expect too many people to subscribe to your service if you don\u2019t even mention their names, right?<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, GMass gives you a professional way to personalize your emails <strong>automatically<\/strong>. You can add personalization variables such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>{FirstName},<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>{LastName},<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>{Company}, <\/em>to your emails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The values of these variables are <strong>automatically<\/strong> determined by GMass from the recipient\u2019s email ID and other data. This way, you can personalize each email without manually doing a thing!<\/p>\n<p>GMass also provides you other personalization features like:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/new-feature-detect-a-persons-first-name-from-just-an-email-address\/\">Auto First-Name Detection and Entry<\/a> &#8211; GMass accurately auto-detects a person\u2019s first name from their email address. This allows you to insert a recipient\u2019s first name anywhere in your email.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/how-to-include-a-personalized-link-in-a-gmail-email-marketing-campaign\/\">Customize links and URLs<\/a> &#8211; You can include customized links and URLs for each recipient in your email.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10416 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-personalization.png\" alt=\"Shows how GMass personalizes your emails.\" width=\"712\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-personalization.png 712w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-personalization-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-personalization-24x22.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-personalization-36x33.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-personalization-48x44.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/how-to-include-personalized-image-in-email-marketing-campaign\/\">Include a personalized image<\/a> &#8211; GMass lets you add a unique image for each recipient in your email.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/personalize-entire-paragraph-mail-merge\/\">Personalize entire paragraphs<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; You can automatically customize large blocks of text on a person-by-person basis in your email messages.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/mail-merge-personalization\/\">here <\/a>for a complete guide on email personalization in Gmail.<\/p>\n<h4>3. Easy Email Scheduling<\/h4>\n<p>GMass\u2019s scheduling feature makes it incredibly easy to schedule your emails in advance.<\/p>\n<p><em>How does this help?<\/em><br \/>\nYou can send emails at specific times of the day to maximize email open rates. As you\u2019ve already scheduled them, you won\u2019t have to be online when they need to be sent.<\/p>\n<p>Simply compose your email, decide when to send it, and GMass <strong>automatically<\/strong> sends it when the time arrives.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10417 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-scheduling.png\" alt=\"Shows GMass' scheduling settings.\" width=\"758\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-scheduling.png 758w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-scheduling-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-scheduling-24x22.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-scheduling-36x33.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gmass-scheduling-48x44.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><br \/>\nYou can enter a custom date and time or choose from a set of default times to schedule your emails. Scheduled emails can also easily be rescheduled from the Drafts folder.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Using the BCC field to send emails to undisclosed recipients is risky, tedious, and ineffective.<\/p>\n<p><em>Why settle for it when you have excellent email marketing tools available in 2024?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Smart email programs like GMass can quickly draft and send personalized emails to a large group of undisclosed recipients without compromising their privacy. Why not <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/gmass-powerful-mail-merge\/ehomdgjhgmbidokdgicgmdiedadncbgf\">download the GMass mail merge extension<\/a> and experience it yourself?<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, why not check out the other articles on this blog for more tips, tricks, and rules about email sending?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to send an email to undisclosed recipients? 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