GUIDE VIDEO: Join me as we Work on this Challenge Together Simple Setup for this Game Challenge Set up a system to keep your important and actionable email inbox front and center Set up or organize your email folders Take time to clear out unnecessary emails that are in the way (You can move them to a folder labeled OLD EMAILS if that makes you feel more comfortable.) Deeper work and Strategy for this Game…
I went on vacation and ignored my email for a week. Have you ever done that? How easy was it for you to get back on track? Personally, I love checking email and managing my inbox. It’s been one of my favorite things to do ever since my very first AOL email address. I love reading emails. Responding to email. Deleting email and organizing email. It is truly rare that I don’t manage my email.…
Google and Outlook think they know what you think is important, but they don’t. THIS email newsletter is your favorite, but THAT one is not. Sometimes you take advantage of Groupons or Living Social deals, but maybe not today. Occasionally you want to use the latest deal from Amazon, but it is not a priority. To gain greater control over your inbox you have the option to use filters (Gmail) or rules (Outlook). This will…
“The goal with email is to get through itand respond to those who need responses,do what needs to be done,save what needs to be saved, anddelete what needs to be deleted.” To Rescue Your Email Inbox You Need a Clear Plan. It would be nice if we could just sit with our email and get it all done and move on to the next task on our list, but that is just not feasible. Sure,…
Let’s do some heavy email lifting. The challenge today is to spend about 20 minutes and clear out some email. Only read enough of each email to determine if you need to keep it or delete it (or archive it). Here are a few good things to know. Delete vs Archive: Archive Imagine you have an unlimited storage container to put stuff in. It is out of your way, but you can always go back…
What is the point of email anyway? When it comes right down to it, email is more than just a simple method of communication. It truly gives you control and flexibility of your messages and your responses. Unlike an in-person conversation, you can go back review what you promised and what your client needed. (If you can find that email). Have you ever lost an email into the wasteland of email cyberspace? If so, here…
A while ago I did a survey about the most annoying email habit. Can you guess what it was? Not all CAPs, not profanity, or even the abrupt one word emails. It was… Group Emails This one is HUGE. People hate them! and people use them all the time. When I did a little digging it became clear that it actually wasn’t the idea of the group email that was the problem. The problem with…
I Didn’t Check my Email for a Week and Here is What Happened I have been using email for decades. And a bit ago, I did a thing I have never done. I stopped triaging my email for an entire week! The way I have dealt with email has evolved over the years, but I have always had a system to make sure that I deal with the emails I need to deal with. While…
Staycation or trip to Iqaluit, many of us will be taking some time away from our email soon. Will you? Before you go, it is a good idea to set your automatic Out of Office message OOO. For some, setting the OOO message, or Out of Office message on their email is almost automatic itself. Some even have one set all year round, automatically replying to everyone who sends them a message with information on…
Do you have a personalized signature set up at the end of your email messages? Do you want one? Email signatures are pretty cool, and you can be very creative with them. They save time and make sure you are giving your people the information they need to stay in contact with you. For my regular email account I have the simple standard professional email signature that is automatically entered at the bottom of every…
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