Take 5 –Then Click Contact

I have over 15 of my very own Web sites. As with this site, my Business E-mail Etiquette Blog or my WordPress Consulting site, when an e-mail request comes in, I review and respond promptly. One … [Read more...]

E-mailing Your Resumes and Cover Letters

With more folks hunting for jobs than ever, I get asked quote often what considerations to keep in mind when e-mailing resumes and cover letters . What is the proper way to e-mail a cover letter … [Read more...]

Spammers Using Your E-mail Address?

A site visitor was curious and pondered: I am receiving "Returned emails" that I never sent to begin with, yet it has my email address on it. Some of it seems like it has references to porn junk on … [Read more...]

E-mail Etiquette = Courtesy and Politeness

Much of what I type and write about in regard to E-mail Etiquette, if you think about it, really boils down to being polite and reflecting courtesy for others. The formal definition of etiquette is … [Read more...]

How to Decline E-mail Chat Requests

A site visitor was curious and pondered: Any etiquette tips about declining invitations to "chat" or "connect" with someone? Tailor your response based on if you know the person or not. If you know … [Read more...]

“Customers” Should E-mail with Clarity

Part of being a good consumer and customer is communicating with clarity in your e-mail communications. When you send questions by e-mail or through a Web site's contact form that is an opportunity to … [Read more...]

Is E-mail Etiquette a Choice?

From some of the anonymous e-mail I've received lately, many seem to believe E-mail Etiquette is something they can choose to practice or not. In particular "...quit telling people what to do -- … [Read more...]

E-mail and Emotions: Take Time to Cool Off

Misunderstandings abound in e-mail. Many times simply due to one side not taking the time to make sure that their message and intent is clear, while the other side reads into the e-mail things that … [Read more...]

No E-mail Etiquette? No Response.

Part of E-mail Etiquette is showing courtesy for the person on the other side. This means that before you e-mail  for information or with questions, that you've done your best to get your answers on … [Read more...]