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SEND and YOU SHALL RECEIVE - Manage Your Inbox and Save Time by Marya Grier, www.performance-connect.com
 Ask yourself these questions:
How many emails do I send and receive each day?
How many hours do I spend reading and responding to email?
Is this time well spent?
When was the last time my inbox was zero?
With emails, what you send is what you recieve. Reduce the size of your email inbox by reducing the number of emails you send. To get a quick handle on this, go to your "Sent email" box - how many of those emails were truly necessary to send?
Not everyone is a great communicator, but if you want to keep the lines of email communication flowing efficiently, and decrease the number of unnecessary emails you get, here are some guidelines:
- Tell the person what you are asking them to do in clear, precise language.
- Use words that are friendly, courteous and respectful.
- Avoid words that are curt, demanding, or rude.
- Don't overuse "Reply to All".
Email is a great tool for your business and personal life, but use it wisely! Break the bad and tiring habits to handle your emails like a professional. Develop good email habits to build efficiency and productivity.
Remember, by being proactive and cleaning up your emails, you'll increase your own efficiency as well as the efficiencies of others.
Marya has more time-saving advice for managing your email. Her complete article is available for download on the WebArtNTech small business resource page.
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USEFUL BUSINESS & PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS We all need more hours in a day to get things done. Here's a few things that help me manage my time & my inbox efficiently. Email me your favorite time-saving sites - I'll share them in a future newsletter.
You've Got Spam: How to "Can" Unwanted Email Facts on reducing Inbox spam.
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/online/inbox.shtm
Grow Your Business with Email Marketing An excellent webinar presentation, co-sponsored by Constant Contact and New York Enterprise. If you want to learn how to build an email list, create an effective email newsletter or improve your current email newsletter, see these slides (PDF format) from the presentation.
http://tinyurl.com/4gmj87
Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home An invaluable resource for anyone who uses email. Recommended by Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, who says "Send not only articulates the way to win--or keep--friends
online, but offers practical tips on both email etiquette and writing style."
http://tinyurl.com/6akt2p
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