Gmail is a free email service provided by Google. It has a brilliant and easy Ajax based user experience. It has dozens of features which can be used along with the basic email sending and receiving for example it has simple webmail, pop and IMAP email, it has a very simple and easy email management using stars, labels and archiving, it has a lot of themes which provide a customized inbox for each user. It also has a bunch of lab features for good user experience, management and look and feel of the email. One of the latest features provided by Gmail is its priority inbox by which you can manage you emails according to priority.

Initially when Gmail was launched it was only available through invitation. But in 2007 it was opened for general public and since then anyone who buy old gmail accounts to get a Gmail account can sign up for a new account instantly.

Following are the steps to sign up for a Gmail account.

1- Visit the site "Gmail.com"
2- Click "Create an account" button on Gmail login page.
3- Enter the information in sign up form and image verification.
4- Click "I accept. Create my account" button.
5- There you go; you will get a couple of email in your Gmail inbox from Gmail team to get you started. An email will be sent to you "Recovery Email" about your new Gmail ID if you have specified one.

One of my most favorite thing about Google account is that you have the same account for all the Google products like Gmail, iGoogle, Webmaster Tools, Orkut, Calendar, Documents, Blogger, YouTube, Wave, Maps, Picasa and many more. However each and every product's preferences can be customized and set independently irrespective of other Gmail products.