12 unnecessary email mistakes
Unless you’re REALLY, REALLY ANGRY, enough with the all caps. This blunder and 11 more (like the bcc, watch out for that).
Here are some brief guidelines on how to make sure you are using email appropriately (and effectively). Of course, it’s just a matter of time before all email is called “Google+” (yep, you heard it here first). In the meantime, consider this a roadmap to netiquette, until Facebook falls.
From a recent post on westfallonline.com, here are 12 common email disasters:
1. Thou shalt keep it clean.
No porn, no pictures of your body-business, no sharp language.
Why? Look at the button that says, “Forward.”
You can’t un-ring a bell, so choose your words (and images) carefully.
Always use a subject line, appropriate greeting, and a smart signature—no need for 14 lines about your academic and professional accomplishments if we work together every day.
2. Thou shalt not rant.
Freedom of speech is a right, but exercising it means using it the right way. (Besides, it primarily applies to criticism of the government.) If you disagree with a recent policy announcement, going off in an email is probably not the best way to convey your displeasure.
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