Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Emailing and Networking Etiquette:

Email etiquette is a very important aspect of any business that you work in. It can be a breaking point for a sale or a future customer. It is important to realize the basic rules when it comes to sending emails. It can be the breaking point for business relationship.

When reading through the information I learned some very important information that caught my attention and there were some good things that I felt I needed some reminding on. When sending emails some of the important things that stuck out to me were:

 Be concise and to the point.
 Answer all questions, and pre-empt further questions.
 Don't leave out the message thread.
 Mailings > use the bcc: field or do a mail merge.
 Do not request delivery and read receipts.
 Use a meaningful subject.

I think that these are few of the most important points that someone should be reminded of when it comes to sending out emails in a business setting. I hope that each of you will take the time to check out this website when it comes to being better at emailing no matter who you are emailing.

To find out and learn more tips on how to write better business emails check out
http://www.emailreplies.com/#18receipts


Networking is an important part of business and it is important to know and use. Networking is a great opportunity to promote your business and for other people to network there’s. When networking businesses it is important to realize that when meeting in person or online you can help them grow their business and they can do the same for you. There are quite a few techniques that can help you when it comes to meeting potential customers. Networking online can harm your business if you don’t know how to proper way to handle yourself online.

Here are a few basic principles to use in solving your own Netiquette dilemmas.

 It's easy to misinterpret your correspondent's meaning. And it's frighteningly easy to forget that your correspondent is a person with feelings more or less like your own.
 Computer networks bring people together who'd otherwise never meet.
 Humans exchanging email often behave the way some people behind the wheel of a car do: They curse at other drivers, make obscene gestures, and generally behave like savages. Most of them would never act that way at work or at home. But the interposition of the machine seems to make it acceptable.



 When writing online proposes this useful test : "Would I say this to the person's face?" If the answer is no, rewrite and reread. Repeat the process till you feel sure that you'd feel as comfortable saying these words to the live person as you do sending them through cyberspace.
 You don't have to be engaged in criminal activity to want to be careful. Any message you send could be saved or forwarded by its recipient. You have no control over where it goes.
 People seem to have a lower standard of ethics in cyberspace because there is less risks of being caught.
 When you enter a domain of cyberspace that's new to you, take a look around. Spend a while listening to the chat or reading the archives. Get a sense of how the people who are already there act. Then go ahead and participate.
 Don’t waste people’ time. You don’t want them to waste yours.
 You won't be judged by the color of your skin, eyes, or hair, your weight, your age, or your clothing. You will, however, be judged by the quality of your writing.
 Know what you're talking about and make sense.
 Don't be afraid to share what you know.
 Of course, you'd never dream of going through your colleagues' desk drawers. So naturally you wouldn't read their email either

To check out more tips and rules on how better to present yourself online check out this website.
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html

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