Comments on: How to: Deliver meaning with Email Subjects http://tipoftheday.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/how-to-deliver-meaning-with-email-subjects/ Howo's tips on eveything Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:38:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: IW http://tipoftheday.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/how-to-deliver-meaning-with-email-subjects/#comment-2893 IW Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:08:20 +0000 http://tipoftheday.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/how-to-deliver-meaning-with-email-subjects/#comment-2893 Hi, sensible subjects are not only valuable when deciding what to do with a new email but also when trying to find an old email Hi, sensible subjects are not only valuable when deciding what to do with a new email but also when trying to find an old email

]]> By: OrDest http://tipoftheday.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/how-to-deliver-meaning-with-email-subjects/#comment-2882 OrDest Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:08:49 +0000 http://tipoftheday.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/how-to-deliver-meaning-with-email-subjects/#comment-2882 hmmmm...very interesting! Thanks <a href="http://bigoogle.com" rel="nofollow"> google </a> hmmmm…very interesting!
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]]> By: Idetrorce http://tipoftheday.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/how-to-deliver-meaning-with-email-subjects/#comment-2808 Idetrorce Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:27:08 +0000 http://tipoftheday.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/how-to-deliver-meaning-with-email-subjects/#comment-2808 very interesting, but I don't agree with you Idetrorce very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
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]]> By: Jason http://tipoftheday.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/how-to-deliver-meaning-with-email-subjects/#comment-98 Jason Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:22:44 +0000 http://tipoftheday.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/how-to-deliver-meaning-with-email-subjects/#comment-98 uh oh, no updates! uh oh, no updates!

]]> By: Give Your Email Subjects Some Soul at LifeDev http://tipoftheday.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/how-to-deliver-meaning-with-email-subjects/#comment-95 Give Your Email Subjects Some Soul at LifeDev Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:36:45 +0000 http://tipoftheday.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/how-to-deliver-meaning-with-email-subjects/#comment-95 [...] Email post titles are something I usually don’t spend too much thought or time on. However, the basis of productivity is the finding the quickest way to get something done. If emails don’t have a concise title that describes the email, we’re not doing the recipient or ourselves any favors. Howo’s Tip of the Day has a great guide on how to address emails that cut to the chase. If I get a new email, the first thing I want to know is ‘What is required of me?’ Do I have to reply, do I have to execute some other form of action, is it just for my information, or is it a reminder about something? I want to know this without having to open the email. After all, time is precious but emails are numerous, and I need some way to instantly decipher what I need to do with each email. [...] [...] Email post titles are something I usually don’t spend too much thought or time on. However, the basis of productivity is the finding the quickest way to get something done. If emails don’t have a concise title that describes the email, we’re not doing the recipient or ourselves any favors. Howo’s Tip of the Day has a great guide on how to address emails that cut to the chase. If I get a new email, the first thing I want to know is ‘What is required of me?’ Do I have to reply, do I have to execute some other form of action, is it just for my information, or is it a reminder about something? I want to know this without having to open the email. After all, time is precious but emails are numerous, and I need some way to instantly decipher what I need to do with each email. [...]

]]> By: Jason http://tipoftheday.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/how-to-deliver-meaning-with-email-subjects/#comment-94 Jason Tue, 14 Nov 2006 03:44:48 +0000 http://tipoftheday.wordpress.com/2006/11/14/how-to-deliver-meaning-with-email-subjects/#comment-94 Great tips Howo and I follow very similar guidelines. I find myself using breadcrumbs with email subjects and ALWAYS write the subject last. A common email subject would be: Client Name > Issue > What is required by Recipient. Not only is this a concise and instructive message but it often means I don't have to write in the message body at all! I find this method making my emails 'float' to the top of staff members/client's email boxes as - like most of us - if we can understand something straight away we like to action it right there and then! Of course, I only realised this after a plethora of emails with subject lines like: "Help please" or "So what do you think?" were not responded until days after initially sending them. - Jason Great tips Howo and I follow very similar guidelines. I find myself using breadcrumbs with email subjects and ALWAYS write the subject last. A common email subject would be: Client Name > Issue > What is required by Recipient.

Not only is this a concise and instructive message but it often means I don’t have to write in the message body at all! I find this method making my emails ‘float’ to the top of staff members/client’s email boxes as – like most of us – if we can understand something straight away we like to action it right there and then!

Of course, I only realised this after a plethora of emails with subject lines like: “Help please” or “So what do you think?” were not responded until days after initially sending them.

- Jason

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