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...]
Are You Tardy With Your Personal Email Responses?
Emails flow into our inboxes 24/7 requiring effort to keep on top of them all. Of course, not all require our immediate response. But for email from those whom we have personal relationships, delayed responses can foster resentment. Do you respond to some right away and others later -- if at … [Read more...]
E-mail Perception: I’m Being Ignored! (You are and it’s on purpose!)
Similar emails like the one below come in on a regular basis... What is going on with my "Friend"? I have a friend that doesn't reply to my e-mails. When I talk to her later, she comments she did receive them but was busy and didn't have time to reply. I then get the impression she may not … [Read more...]
I am Not Your Friend…
The other day I remembered I had gone through my e-mail accounts junk folders so I took some time to do so. You want to make a point of reviewing your junk/trash folders to look for misidentified legit e-mails that land there in error which happens all the time. I've never checked my junk folder … [Read more...]
“Why Don’t They Reply?” “What Should I Do?”
The topic I get contacted about most is lack of replies. Why don't they reply? What should I do? Should I follow up? When should I follow up? I've covered pretty much every angle on the topic over the past two decades because it appears there is a lot of not replying going on. I guess because … [Read more...]
When to Follow Up on an E-mail?
Several times each week site visitors e-mail me asking what would be the most appropriate "waiting period" to send a follow-up e-mail to an e-mail they sent that goes unanswered. These questions are prompted by not having received a response to an e-mail that is important to them. They fear … [Read more...]