Are you looking for the proper way to help your emails stand out in the other side's inbox that for hot issues or that you need further assistance (asking for help, needing a response, clarification)? First let me reiterate that when conversations get "hot", I always recommend that you first … [Read more...]
Emphasis: Red Means Red!
It is very common for me to get e-mails asking what a sender meant by having only certain text in their e-mail purposely changed to red. This week three e-mails to be exact. So let's cover this again! Red is an aggressive color. The term "seeing red" means that someone is mad or so upset that … [Read more...]
A Note to Parents About Email Etiquette and Politeness
Politeness Still Matters Politeness is defined as "behavior that is respectful and considerate of other people." That's email etiquette in a nutshell! "Respectful and considerate for other people" applies to everything from typing in a manner that is easy to read to replying promptly. You know, … [Read more...]
7 Online Copyright Myths
Possunt quia posse videntur. (Latin: They can because they think they can.) One of the most misunderstood issues online has to do with copyright. Both with e-mail and website content copyright issues. For some reason, as with many things online, there is this incorrect perception that … [Read more...]
How To Hint About Email Etiquette?
How do you politely inform your friends or family members who are not all that into Email Etiquette that they need to bone up on the subject? I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. ~ Winston Churchill That's a tough one... In my years of experience no … [Read more...]
When to Expect an E-mail Reply?
How soon should you expect a reply to an e-mail?? Should you send another e-mail if the first isn't responded to? Should you pick up the phone and call, or send a text? Yeah, do that if you want to be really annoying! If the issue was that important you should have placed a phone call in the … [Read more...]
The Best Way to Say “Stop Forwarding!”
What is a nice way of telling someone to stop forwarding all those silly e-mails? I've got a bunch of posts addressing that question on my site and here on my Blog. Why? Because I get asked this question all the time! Three times just this week! Sadly in my experience, no matter how nice … [Read more...]
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