Cleaning Your Gmail Inbox Up

I have 2 Gmail accounts receiving email for 3 email addresses, the obvious 2 email addresses and a webmaster email for work. My personal email account has 186 unread personal emails, and 114 read emails (total 300 emails in inbox); while my work Gmail account has 48 unread work emails, and 179 read work emails (total 227 emails in inbox).

In addition to some advice to my great IT friend who works with a Charleston SC Home Automation company, Lifehacker's 20 Ways to Use Gmail Filters is MUST read. The Lifehacker article is a little old, but its still a good starting spot with as many emails and as little free time as I've got. At-a-glance I saw some great ideas, now if I can only remember to print that off along with my friend's advice - oh wait, this post will be a good reminder, eh?

After I get my Gmail cleaned out some, I'll post an update with thoughts and ideas that worked for me. Questions and comments about filters or Gmail inbox cleaning strategies are welcome!