Great Tips for Effective E-Mail

Whether you are a blogger, a freelancer or a designer, you probably get overwhelmed when managing your email. This communication tool was supposed to make our lives simpler, but more often than not it does exactly the opposite.

10 Tips: More effective e-mail

Think first.

Employ email only when appropriate.

Don’t respond when angry or emotional.

Reply on a timely basis.

Alert recipient to content with subject

Keep your messages short.

Avoid abbreviations and ALL CAPS.

Don’t abuse “Reply to all.”

Remember e-mail’s lack of privacy.

Proof read, check before sending.

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10 Tips for Effective E-Mail Communication

Number One - The Subject Line

Number Two - The Contents

Number Three - The Signature Line

Number Four - Check Your Spelling!

Number Five - Don't SPAM

Number Six - Make it Personal

Number Seven - Timely Responses

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10 Tips for Managing Email Effectively

1. Handle your domain email with Gmail

2. Create useful labels and folders to keep you organized

3. Process emails in batches

4. Read it, answer it

5. Keep it short

6. Keep it sweet

7. Re-read once

8. Build an address-book for networking

9. Use bridging emails

10. Create a dedicated signature

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How to Outsource the Inbox and Never Check Email Again

1) I have multiple e-mail addresses for specific types of e-mail . tim@… is the default I give to new acquaintances, which goes to my assistant.

2) 99% of e-mail falls into predetermined categories of inquiries with set questions or responses .

3) For the 1% of e-mail that might require my input for next actions, I have a once-daily phone call of 4-10 minutes at 4pm PST with my assistant.

4) If I’m busy or traveling abroad, my assistant leaves the action items in numerical order on my voicemail, to which I can respond to in a bullet-point email.

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