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4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by Opinionated: 2:36pm On Oct 04, 2017
Sending emails have rules of etiquette to guide the action. These rules of etiquette are more or less guidelines that help avoid mistakes and misunderstandings when sending emails (especially business emails). Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 4 email etiquette rules most people ignore.

Taking Another Look Before Sending a Message

The rule basically goes along the line of ‘send once, look twice’. This is to avoid accidentally sending embarrassing emails that you won’t be able to take back, once it’s been sent out. Avoid sending emails the minute you are done drafting them; allow some minutes of rest for every of your email messages after you’re done drafting them, then look over them once more just before you click send. Additionally, if your email software has an unsend feature (for example, Gmail has an unsend feature), you can enable the unsend feature to give you a couple of minutes to undo your sending of a message, in the event of an error or omission.

Cleaning Up Emails Before Forwarding Them

Nobody likes to read cumbersome emails, we all like it neat, brief and straight to the point. To ensure that your emails are clean before forwarding them, make sure you remove all addresses from the email before forwarding it (except the addresses are essential to the email you are forwarding); clean up the unnecessary characters and messed up lines from the email body (email cleanup utilities can help with this); and clean up the subject of the email to suit what you desire or you can leave it as is, if that is what is prefered.

Letting People Know their Emails Have Been Received

Email softwares are not Whatsapp, where you can easily know when a message that you have sent has been read by the recipient. It is, therefore, courteous for the recipient of a message to send a reply back to the sender indicating that the message has been received. This email can be referred to as an ‘acknowledgment email’. Even if you don’t intend to reply the email yet, it is best to send an acknowledgment email in the interim, pending when you will reply the email. In addition, to avoid forgetting about replying the email once an acknowledgment email has been sent, you can mark the email as unread and star it, so it will act as a kind of reminder for you to attend to the email.

Keeping Emails Short

When drafting and sending emails, some people forget that it’s an email and proceed to draft and send epistles. This should not be so. Long emails can be intimidating, and long sequence of paragraphs with long run-on sentences can be cumbersome and discouraging for many to read. Keep your emails as short as possible, and this can be done by being brief and straight to the point with your messages. If you think something longer will be appropriate, it is best to call the person and have a phone discussion instead. You can later highlight the key points of your discussion in an email and send to the person for confirmation.

Personal emails can be more superfluous but business emails should typically be succinct. You can keep your emails short by breaking your message into bullet points and ensuring each point captures the essence or summary of any action you want taken. Also, be sure to avoid treating many subjects within one mail, treat one subject per mail and avoid lumping it all together.

Source: http://www.opinions.ng/4-email-etiquettes-people-ignore/

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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by BiafranBushBoy: 2:40pm On Oct 04, 2017
Nice.

It is very paramount.

1) Acknowledge every E-mail received

2) Always attach a signature to your Email

3) Proof-read every line before sending out the email.

Kind Regards

BiafranBushBoy [FTC Nairaland & Mods Ltd] wink

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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by 9jvirgin(m): 4:27pm On Oct 04, 2017
Yeah. Good job!

A guy at my former job once wrote an entire email in Capital Case, even though he was trying to report a very critical situation our Kano office was experiencing; the MD lambasted him and told him to go to hell. grin grin grin. I am still laughing now remembering that day.

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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by talk2saintify(m): 4:27pm On Oct 04, 2017
hmmmm
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by xreal: 4:28pm On Oct 04, 2017
You are telling me that Jumia Travels is now the leading travel agency.

Did 'justwise' approve that?

Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by royalamour(m): 4:28pm On Oct 04, 2017
You forgot to add Email Signatures.
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by Factfinder1(m): 4:29pm On Oct 04, 2017
Nice one
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by madridguy(m): 4:29pm On Oct 04, 2017
Well noted. Thanks for sharing.
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by Florblu(f): 4:29pm On Oct 04, 2017
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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by DanielsParker(m): 4:29pm On Oct 04, 2017
nice one
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by KarisLam: 4:29pm On Oct 04, 2017
cool.. nice write up.. you tried..



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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by Mac2016(m): 4:29pm On Oct 04, 2017
Nice ones
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by OmoAtlanta: 4:30pm On Oct 04, 2017
Guilty.
when you are under some type of pressure, you will forget etiquette atimes.
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by ayourbamie: 4:30pm On Oct 04, 2017
Do ppl still use email ?

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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by itiswellandwell: 4:30pm On Oct 04, 2017
Good tips. Thanks Op.


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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by Adaowerri111: 4:31pm On Oct 04, 2017
Buhari doesn't have or read emails

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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by free2ryhme: 4:32pm On Oct 04, 2017
Opinionated:
Sending emails have rules of etiquette to guide the action. These rules of etiquette are more or less guidelines that help avoid mistakes and misunderstandings when sending emails (especially business emails). Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 4 email etiquette rules most people ignore.

Taking Another Look Before Sending a Message

The rule basically goes along the line of ‘send once, look twice’. This is to avoid accidentally sending embarrassing emails that you won’t be able to take back, once it’s been sent out. Avoid sending emails the minute you are done drafting them; allow some minutes of rest for every of your email messages after you’re done drafting them, then look over them once more just before you click send. Additionally, if your email software has an unsend feature (for example, Gmail has an unsend feature), you can enable the unsend feature to give you a couple of minutes to undo your sending of a message, in the event of an error or omission.

Cleaning Up Emails Before Forwarding Them

Nobody likes to read cumbersome emails, we all like it neat, brief and straight to the point. To ensure that your emails are clean before forwarding them, make sure you remove all addresses from the email before forwarding it (except the addresses are essential to the email you are forwarding); clean up the unnecessary characters and messed up lines from the email body (email cleanup utilities can help with this); and clean up the subject of the email to suit what you desire or you can leave it as is, if that is what is prefered.

Letting People Know their Emails Have Been Received

Email softwares are not Whatsapp, where you can easily know when a message that you have sent has been read by the recipient. It is, therefore, courteous for the recipient of a message to send a reply back to the sender indicating that the message has been received. This email can be referred to as an ‘acknowledgment email’. Even if you don’t intend to reply the email yet, it is best to send an acknowledgment email in the interim, pending when you will reply the email. In addition, to avoid forgetting about replying the email once an acknowledgment email has been sent, you can mark the email as unread and star it, so it will act as a kind of reminder for you to attend to the email.

Keeping Emails Short

When drafting and sending emails, some people forget that it’s an email and proceed to draft and send epistles. This should not be so. Long emails can be intimidating, and long sequence of paragraphs with long run-on sentences can be cumbersome and discouraging for many to read. Keep your emails as short as possible, and this can be done by being brief and straight to the point with your messages. If you think something longer will be appropriate, it is best to call the person and have a phone discussion instead. You can later highlight the key points of your discussion in an email and send to the person for confirmation.

Personal emails can be more superfluous but business emails should typically be succinct. You can keep your emails short by breaking your message into bullet points and ensuring each point captures the essence or summary of any action you want taken. Also, be sure to avoid treating many subjects within one mail, treat one subject per mail and avoid lumping it all together.

Source: http://www.opinions.ng/4-email-etiquettes-people-ignore/


Well in this age of social media madness and poor writing for quick post

we can always be reminded of the above
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by sunbbo(m): 4:33pm On Oct 04, 2017
Good op,

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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by samintegrity(m): 4:33pm On Oct 04, 2017
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by mykh01(m): 4:33pm On Oct 04, 2017
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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by ignis: 4:33pm On Oct 04, 2017
This is a nice email tip...
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by 9jvirgin(m): 4:35pm On Oct 04, 2017
Adaowerri111:
Buhari doesn't have or read emails

Clap for yourself. Take this award of Grand Foolishness.
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by oshe11: 4:35pm On Oct 04, 2017
u mean it oo
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by OboOlora(f): 4:35pm On Oct 04, 2017
Adaowerri111:
Buhari doesn't have or read emails
hahahaha, u people must sha drag that old man into everything. Dude has suffered
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by logadims: 4:36pm On Oct 04, 2017
BiafranBushBoy:
Nice.
It is very paramount.
1) Acknowledge every E-mail received
2) Always attach a signature to your Email
3) Proof-read every line before sending out the email.
Kind Regards
BiafranBushBoy [FTC Nairaland & Mods Ltd] wink
whatsup bro!
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by oxiide22(m): 4:37pm On Oct 04, 2017
Oga why do u call uself the way u did? and, you are not even a boy
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by Itzurboi(m): 4:40pm On Oct 04, 2017
A girl was rubbing her pussy with a towel she enjoyed it and started rubbing it very hard the pussy started crying and ran away Moral: 1. Be kind to animals 2. Keep your thoughts clean

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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by BiafranBushBoy: 4:40pm On Oct 04, 2017
logadims:
whatsup bro!

I am good bro. How are you?
Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by tmanis(m): 4:43pm On Oct 04, 2017
Always proof read your mails.. .


That was how one uncle like that sent mass emails to all his bosses... After hitting 'send', he realized they he typed 'retards' instead of 'regards'



He is still dropping CV around.

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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by barnawilla: 4:46pm On Oct 04, 2017
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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by Houseofglam7(f): 4:47pm On Oct 04, 2017
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Re: 4 Email Etiquettes Most People Ignore by logadims: 4:48pm On Oct 04, 2017
BiafranBushBoy:

I am good bro. How are you?
requested for your email sometime ago.

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