OK, so you’re wondering why I’m taking up blog-space for this tip. Well, there’s a good reason… When you fail to complete a supject line, spam filters think you’re spam. … Continue reading Always Use a Subject Line
Always Use a Subject Line
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Email Productivity: Is your boss an urgent emailing jerk?
Whether your boss is a plain ol’ jerk is another story… but if your boss sends urgent emails, that behavior qualifies him or her to be deemed an “emailing jerk.” … Continue reading Email Productivity: Is your boss an urgent emailing jerk?
Email Productivity: Is Your Email Noodling Adding Hours to Your Day?
Email Noodling?!!! Watzzat? You know exactly what it is, although you may not recognize the name… We call it E-Noodling. Email Noodling is the pervasive and time wasting practice of … Continue reading Email Productivity: Is Your Email Noodling Adding Hours to Your Day?
Is Sending E-mail after Midnight a Good Idea?
NO! A resounding no! Some corporate emailers may think they’re impressing their bosses, peers or subordinates by sending emails in the middle of the night. And while an occasional 3:00 … Continue reading Is Sending E-mail after Midnight a Good Idea?
Email Signature: Whose do you use for “auto” responses?
I received this question the other day: I’ve got a auto website client who needs to put an autosignature on the bottom of autoresponders and newsletters. Is it best to … Continue reading Email Signature: Whose do you use for “auto” responses?
Email Best Practice: Use the calendar feature to set up appointments.
Most email programs have a “Calendar” feature that not only allows you to schedule important meetings and due dates, but also sends you reminders and prompts about those important deadlines … Continue reading Email Best Practice: Use the calendar feature to set up appointments.
Email Best Practice: Include an auto signature
By including your contact information in every e-mail you send, you make it easy for the recipient to respond to you, whether by e-mail, telephone, or post. Most e-mail programs … Continue reading Email Best Practice: Include an auto signature
Email tip: Clean up forwarded e-mails.
When forwarding multiple appended e-mails, either highlight the key points to which you are referring, or delete the extraneous information. This is a very respectful action that will save the … Continue reading Email tip: Clean up forwarded e-mails.
Write very specific subject lines
By incorporating detail into your subject lines, you enable the recipient to more easily sort, categorize, prioritize and file your message. “Please bring the attached handout to the Tuesday, 2/10 … Continue reading Write very specific subject lines
Email Tip: Assume your readers skim.
Whether you read every single word of every e-mail you receive or not, a recent study showed that most people read only about 50% of an e-mail message. So, when … Continue reading Email Tip: Assume your readers skim.
Email Tip: Call First
If you have something that requires attention, call first to notify the recipient that he or she should view his or her email, not the other way around. We’ve all … Continue reading Email Tip: Call First
