Identifying E-mail Hoaxes and Scams

“Send to all your friends!” “Send to everyone in your address book!” You know my advice; when you see those words it’s best you just hit delete! Even worse are the e-mails offering unbelievable deals and coupons — only for you and your friends! How do you determine if something is legit [...]

E-mail Signature File Separators?

You may be asking what is a signature separator? I had a bit of a nostalgic feeling when one of my site visitors commented that I do not mention “sig-separators” on NetManners. com. I used to use one myself a decade ago when I was an avid Newsgroup participant but haven’t seen the need to do [...]

When to Follow Up on an E-mail?

Several times each week onliners e-mail me asking when would be the most appropriate “waiting period” to send a follow up e-mail to an e-mail they sent that goes unanswered. See they are concerned about being perceived as being too pushing or demanding and are wondering why their e-mail has yet to receive a response. Many assume [...]

NetManners on FaceBook!

NetManners is now on FaceBook if you want to follow me there. I’ve been getting tons of e-mails about when I would get NetManners on FB. The wait is over! Now, all the posts here will automatically display for you on your FaceBook page if you click on the LIKE “thumbs up” button. [...]

Capitalization & the Cool Factor?

I had a exchange with a visitor to my Business E-mail Etiquette Blog suggesting we need to cater to the generation that doesn’t feel proper sentence structure is important by doing the same. This will ensure we are viewed as “cool and not give away our age”. In other words insinuating only us [...]

UPDATED: You Are How You Type

Don’t kid yourself… We do it off-line when we meet someone new or see a person walking down the street. Perceptions are made and are a natural reaction to what we see, feel and hear. For example when meeting someone new or viewing passerbys: Are they into personal hygiene? What language do they choose to use when [...]

Is Your E-mail Spammy?

If you are not sure if your e-mail is spammy — chances are it probably is! Things like attaching gargantuan files, formatting every word in a different font or color, or embedding a graphic can set ISP red flags to be raised — and your e-mails to get blocked. Spammy e-mails get rejected by servers, [...]

How to Handle E-mail Mis-sends

A site visitor writes: I was wondering if you had any advice about the best thing to do when you accidentally “mis-send” an email to the wrong person–whether it’s embarrassing, like a complaint meant for a co-worker that you inadvertently send to your boss, or something more simple, like hitting “reply to all” when you only [...]

Approaching Employers Via E-mail

Loyal readers have heard me say this before – you simply cannot underestimate the power of perception in your online activities! Online, those you e-mail do not have eye contact, your firm handshake, your body language to determine your sincerity and professionalism. They only have how you communicate, the words you use or how you approach [...]

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