The main thrust of this site is to ensure that your Business E-mails are credible, intelligent and give the professional impression you need to be effective in your company's electronic communications. A recent study which tracked 3 Billion e-mails from 100 companies in nine different industries reflected that email open rates declined to an … [Read more...]
Blog Comment Etiquette
June 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It's all the rage! Post your comments on others' Blogs and get links to your site! Easy! There is even software to plaster your "posts" on Blogs across the Web with minimal effort. Well, as we say in Chicago -- when it comes to my Blogs -- foe-ged-aboud-it! What many seem to not understand is that Blogs are about opinions and conversations … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Secure Your Business E-mail Account
June 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In the past week I've lost count of the instances of e-mail accounts being hacked. So much so I am adding this post to both this site and my everyday E-mail Etiquette Web site NetManners.com. From Hotmail to Gmail (claims by Google that 100s of government accounts were hacked by China) brings to the surface the things we all need to be aware of … [Read more...]
Opt-in E-mail Best Practices
July 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
With all the spam taking over out inboxes, legit businesses are increasingly including (as they should) opt-in and double opt-in systems to ensure that those who request their newsletters or updates actually are the person behind the e-mail address. What surprises me is how many business owners I work with want to use e-mail marketing as part of … [Read more...]
Addressing E-mails with “Dear Sir/Madam”
November 11, 2009 By 6 Comments
[ This same article brought some interesting commernts over on my General E-mail Etiquette site, NetManners.com so I thought I would post it hear as well for your consideration and comments.] When I get addressed as "Dear Sir/Madam" in any e-mail, I know the Sender is lazy. How do I know this? Because my sites are so me. With just one or two … [Read more...]
Are Your Business E-mail Spammy?
November 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Spammy e-mails get rejected by servers, returned to senders or inadvertently deleted. But when I mention to clients that they need to implement certain details or don't want (or need) to do certain things in their e-mail so as to avoid being misidentified as spam, they ignore my advice in lieu of doing what they want anyway. Regardless of the … [Read more...]
Do You Get E-mails that are Shooting Blanks?
August 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A site visitor writes: "What does it mean when someone replies to your email with a blank message (i.e., empty message box; no message text, not even your original message)?" Hmmm... could be several reasons. If the e-mail is from someone you know, they could be using formatting that you are unable to read. Having your e-mail program set to … [Read more...]
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