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...]
Old Flame & E-mail Etiquette?
A concerned site visitor writes:I have a question about e-mail etiquette I am hoping you can help me with. To make a long story short, an old boyfriend found me on the Internet. He is married but not happily (so he says), I am widowed. He arranged for me to meet him at a resort, paying for … [Read more...]
Not Taking the Time to Respond Properly
As you can imagine I e-mail probably a bit more than most folks. Being I offer WordPress Consulting for a living added to my stable of other Websites, I receive over 500 e-mails each day. The only way I can keep on top of this many e-mails is to remain as organized as possible. (You can follow … [Read more...]
Lightning Fast E-mail Replies?
We talk about concerns over not replying to e-mails quite a bit here @ [email protected] Onliners e-mail me all the time asking why their e-mails are not responded to. On the other side of the coin, many believe that e-mail is instantaneous and therefore so should be the reply. To expect an … [Read more...]
Living Up to Friend’s E-mail Expectations
Do you have friends who expect you to respond to their e-mails in seconds? Or how about those friends that want you to be available at all times for texts or chats? Then, when you explain why you didn't respond or were not available to chat -- hurt feelings come into play. I don't understand why … [Read more...]