Communicating with Your Children’s Educators

It is important the one take into consideration with each e-mail what is proper. From choice of words, to level of formality as well as intent and tone. Yes, for business e-mail, there should be … [Read more...]

NEW! Ask It!

See that black logo in the right sidebar? That's a link to the new NetM@anners Ask It! site. Ask It! is a site where you can ask and answer questions about e-mail etiquette and proper technology … [Read more...]

RIP Weekly eTips

After almost a decade I've retired my weekly eTips e-mail service. This was a service you could sign-up for and get tips delivered directly to your inbox. Between security issues, spam filters and … [Read more...]

What Does Your E-mail Address Say About You?

Perception is the only reality online! Folks will form an opinion about you based on how you use technology. They can tell what is important to you and what isn't by the efforts you make -- or … [Read more...]

How Important are E-mail Sign-Offs?

Very! Those you communicate with will be looking at your e-mail in its entirety to determine your overall meaning and intent. For example, if you send a rude e-mail and sign-off with "Have a nice … [Read more...]

Stay Away from Sarcasm in E-mail

Avoiding sarcasm e-mail is advised for one good reason -- you leave the implied level of sarcasm to the recipient. That's risky at best! Being sarcasm is rarely a positive thing, unless you are a … [Read more...]