E-mail Tip: Avoid Spammy Subject: Fields

Based on this week’s legit e-mail that ended up in my Junk/Trash box, I thought it would be a good idea to offer you these Subject: field tips to help avoid looking spammy. ISP and networks across the Internet have spam filters and flags that look for certain criteria in an e-mail to give it [...]

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Spend Time on Business E-mail to Save Time

Not having enough time is becoming a business mantra. No one has time to do everything they claim they want or need, while using the “lack of time” excuse to not do things they know they should. If you think about it, it is just a matter of prioritizing and choosing what you feel you [...]

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In Business E-mails Does Size Matter?

Does font size in business e-mail matter? What if you receive an e-mail where the font is much larger than normal? Or only certain words or phrases are larger? You’ve seen me type it before and I’ll do it again — if you wouldn’t do it on business letterhead, don’t do it in business e-mail!  [...]

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E-mail Response Time Matters!

What is the rule for how fast you should be responding to e-mails? The short answer: As soon as you can. The long answer: It is obvious that some e-mails will be more important to you than others. It also is clear that we only have so much time in a day and there will [...]

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Business E-mail and Choices

From the moment you get up in the morning; you make choices. What to wear, what to eat — what you have to do and when. You also make choices when it comes to how you e-mail. Do you choose to be courteous? Do you choose to follow proper practices? Do you show consideration for [...]

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What is an E-mail Whitelist?

With all the spam and junk mail making its way into our inboxes, ISPs and software companies have come up with lists of criteria, formats, red flags. IPs and addresses commonly used by spammers that then cause those addresses to be automatically blocked. Your “whitelist” is the list of e-mail contacts you want to receive [...]

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