Meaning can easily be lost in email. We don't have eye-contact or body language, the things we rely on in the off-line world to determine intent or tone. Who hasn't received a business email where you had the dilemma of trying to interpret what … [Read more...]
In Business Email Does Size Matter?
See what I did there? Got your attention, right? Okay, seriously, does font size in business email matter? I was asked this in a visitor email who requested that I cover the topic. Then, the very next day, I received another size-related … [Read more...]
Listing Your Degrees in Signature Files
A site visitor writes: Is it customary to put the college degree you've earned in your signature block? For example, John Doe, MBA...or something to that effect? You can do that -- of course, only if you really have earned an MBA. I mention … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why Your Business Emails Receive No Replies
I probably get more email than most. I have numerous websites, clients and more business social profiles, to be honest, than I can handle. So, I'm pretty busy. As of late I found that I really don't have the time, or the inclination to make the … [Read more...]
Unannounced Business E-mail Attachments
When sending attachments, the Sender is all too often concerned only about what they want to accomplish. In this case, sending their attachments to whomever they want to have them. The problem here is that by doing so, one risks shutting down the … [Read more...]
Business & Email Address Privacy
Do you show a blatant disregard for your contact's privacy? Do you send emails with arm's length of email addresses in the To: or Cc: field? Let's use this analogy... This is conducive to taking your contact's phone number and giving it out … [Read more...]
The Truth About “i”
When you want to be viewed as a professional, you need to communicate as though you desire to be taken seriously. When you type "i" when it should be "I" -- you appear uneducated and/or lazy. Perception is the Only Reality Today alone, … [Read more...]
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