FeistyFemale

23/04/2008 In Entrepreneurship by feistyfemale

I absolutely despise it when people don’t answer their emails!

Firstly I don’t send irrelevant emails, such as newsletters, jokes, or chain messages. I don’t send chit chat either – that is what skype, gtalk or your IM of choice is for. When I send something it is work related and serves some type of purpose e.g. it is informational, addresses actual issues or needs some form of response.

I try and acknowledge every email that lands in my inbox, I feel that this is unspoken etiquette. A simple “thank you�?, or “in progress�? will suffice.

Why do you need email etiquette you may wonder? Well it shows:

Professionalism

Efficiency

Consideration for your colleagues and business associates

FeistyFemale tips for email:

Answer swiftly!

Be too the point! No long email ever! Address issues and move on.

Be polite! Your tone can be picked up in the email.

Do not send me ginormous attachments.

Use blind copy [bc] and courtesy copy [cc] appropriately

High priority means high priority.

The html artwork and banners can go… Stick to text and a basic logo.

Strip the irrelevant stuff out when you forward messages. Its easier to read.

Do not under any circumstances send me jokes, virus warnings or chain letters.