Email Productivity Tips

With the rise in popularity of real-time communication apps like Slack, WhatsApp, and Skype, you may find it surprising that email is still the primary tool for communication at work – and with 3.9 billion users around the world, that’s unlikely to change anytime soon. Dominating that space are Gmail and Outlook – two of […]

The canned email response. It sounds like a terrible thing. We all want to feel like we have time to respond to every email, every time, in a personal way. But in reality, we do not. And in reality, there is no need to. Instead of spending time and energy sending the same response over […]

Starting out an email with the right greeting is crucial. It gives recipients their first impression of you, and it sets the tone for the rest of the message. It can mean the difference between your recipient closing the email right away (and condemning it to the trash folder), or reading on. In short, you […]

A follow up email can be one of the most difficult types to write, especially if you’re sending the email after receiving no response the first time around. Sometimes, our instincts will tell us that if someone hasn’t replied to our first correspondence, they simply aren’t interested – but this isn’t always the case. Needless to […]

Your email address is like your online business card. For many prospects, it’s the first thing they see when they interact with you, and it can have a huge impact on the kind of impression you make. That’s why it’s crucial that you spend time on creating a professional email address. Forty-seven percent of recipients […]

When choosing your email service, it can be tricky to find a platform that checks all your boxes. That’s why it’s important to look at the comparisons of Gmail vs Yahoo Mail. Yahoo Mail and Gmail have their similarities – for starters, they’re both free – but they also differ in a few key ways. […]

If you have plans to be out of the office for a period of time, then setting your out-of-office email message is a must. The last thing you want to do is upset clients, coworkers, or vendors by going dark with no explanation. For those new to the business world, your out-of-office message is the […]

How you end an email and your email sign-off are important. It leaves your recipient with a lasting impression of you – and you want to make sure that impression is a positive one. As Justin Bariso, founder of Insight consulting group points out, you wouldn’t end a conversation without saying goodbye. So why should […]

Setting up email sequences is a sure-fire way to supercharge your email marketing. Not only does it automate a time-consuming process, but it also gives your campaigns a better chance of converting. What is an email sequence? An email sequence is a series of emails sent automatically to your contact list, or parts of it. […]