Work email like a pro!
| Category: E-mail Marketing | Date: 2002-06-18 |
TIME WASTER. Do you find yourself constantly checking your mail? Are you sick and tired of responding to the same old requests? Or do you simply get to the end of the day and wonder where all your time has gone? By working a little smarter, you can gain at least an hour a day -- or 15.2 days every single year!
TOP TOOL. Any good email program will allow you to organize and filter your mail, and create standard letter templates. Eudora Pro (http://www.eudora.com/), in particular, makes light work of managing your mail at a very affordable price.
BOX CLEVER. Create a simple filing system by organising your incoming mail into folders -- this saves you valuable searching time. Examples of folders include Work, Personal, Ezines, Articles, and To Do. You can also use your email program like a Filofax storing draft messages and reminders in your Monday through Sunday or To Do folders.
DIRECT MAIL. Filters can redirect your incoming emails into specific folders. Your ezine subscriptions, for instance, can be sent straight to your Ezines folder. Automatic filtering makes it easy for you to stash, trash, or act on your mail with a minimum of fuss and time.
FILTER CLEAN. Professional email clients have a whole range of filtering options. You can command Eudora to play a "warning" sound when invoices arrive, transfer all your ezines to your "To Read" folder, or label emails from your friends and family with your favourite colour. The choices are vast.
PUT IT ALL ON AUTO. Some filters can act like autoresponders by replying with a pre-written message or template whenever you process your mail. Eudora Pro will set up an unlimited number of these. So, if youve asked people to place "info" in the subject bar, just set up your filter to reply with the "info" stationery. Think how much time this neat little feature will save you!
WRITE RIGHT. Stationery files are templates for outgoing messages. If you find yourself repeatedly writing the same thing, just save the message as a stationery file -- ready to send when needed. This way you dont have to start all over when you get a similar request or query. And you can always personalise and edit the stationery as necessary.
YOUVE GOT MAIL! Get into the habit of only checking your mail twice a day. Theres nothing to be gained from checking it more often -- youre simply wasting time and lessening your productivity.
STASH OR TRASH? Act immediately on all your incoming emails. By scanning the subject bar youll find some that can be trashed at once. Dont even bother opening emails like this:
¤ Earn $??? the Easy Way!
¤ Make $??? on every Sale!
¤ Earn $??? while You Sleep!
¤ 1000% Profits Selling ?
These are SPAM should be trashed at once. If youre plagued with spam, you can set up filters to automatically delete messages with certain keywords.
Open the rest of your emails. Some may simply require filing into particular folders while others may need a response. Simple responses should always be dealt with straight away, while more complex replies can be filed into your To Do folder.
FANCY A BREAK? If you start working email like a pro, youll easily save enough time for a two week holiday. Ive already planned mine -- have you?
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TOP TOOL. Any good email program will allow you to organize and filter your mail, and create standard letter templates. Eudora Pro (http://www.eudora.com/), in particular, makes light work of managing your mail at a very affordable price.
BOX CLEVER. Create a simple filing system by organising your incoming mail into folders -- this saves you valuable searching time. Examples of folders include Work, Personal, Ezines, Articles, and To Do. You can also use your email program like a Filofax storing draft messages and reminders in your Monday through Sunday or To Do folders.
DIRECT MAIL. Filters can redirect your incoming emails into specific folders. Your ezine subscriptions, for instance, can be sent straight to your Ezines folder. Automatic filtering makes it easy for you to stash, trash, or act on your mail with a minimum of fuss and time.
FILTER CLEAN. Professional email clients have a whole range of filtering options. You can command Eudora to play a "warning" sound when invoices arrive, transfer all your ezines to your "To Read" folder, or label emails from your friends and family with your favourite colour. The choices are vast.
PUT IT ALL ON AUTO. Some filters can act like autoresponders by replying with a pre-written message or template whenever you process your mail. Eudora Pro will set up an unlimited number of these. So, if youve asked people to place "info" in the subject bar, just set up your filter to reply with the "info" stationery. Think how much time this neat little feature will save you!
WRITE RIGHT. Stationery files are templates for outgoing messages. If you find yourself repeatedly writing the same thing, just save the message as a stationery file -- ready to send when needed. This way you dont have to start all over when you get a similar request or query. And you can always personalise and edit the stationery as necessary.
YOUVE GOT MAIL! Get into the habit of only checking your mail twice a day. Theres nothing to be gained from checking it more often -- youre simply wasting time and lessening your productivity.
STASH OR TRASH? Act immediately on all your incoming emails. By scanning the subject bar youll find some that can be trashed at once. Dont even bother opening emails like this:
¤ Earn $??? the Easy Way!
¤ Make $??? on every Sale!
¤ Earn $??? while You Sleep!
¤ 1000% Profits Selling ?
These are SPAM should be trashed at once. If youre plagued with spam, you can set up filters to automatically delete messages with certain keywords.
Open the rest of your emails. Some may simply require filing into particular folders while others may need a response. Simple responses should always be dealt with straight away, while more complex replies can be filed into your To Do folder.
FANCY A BREAK? If you start working email like a pro, youll easily save enough time for a two week holiday. Ive already planned mine -- have you?
WANT to Know How You can Easily Turn Your Ezine into a Real Money-Spinner? Discover How You can Build and Promote a Super-Successful Ezine. We Provide it All. When You Get Absolute Ezines - You Get ALL the Answers!
*** All new subscribers receive 5 FREE gifts ***
* Join NOW: absoluteezines-subscribe@topica.com
You may publish this article in your ezine and/or website as long as the resource box is left intact.
About the Author
Template Designs by Marie Williams
Free ezine templates: freetemplate@writead.com
D e s i g n e r T e m p l a t e s O n R e q u e s t!
marie@writead.com
http://www.writead.com/ab-home.htm
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