About Today: How to Write Email (That Gets a Response)

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Today From Jen Hubley, your About Today Editor We're inundated with emails, but as anyone who's ever gritted their teeth over yet another forward can tell you, most of them aren't worth reading. How, then, to get people to read our sterling prose? How to Write Email That Gets a Response When I first looked at this story, I thought the lede read: "Most of us learned to write email in school." And I thought, "OK, I am now officially old." Fortunately, they did teach reading comprehension. 10 Quick Tips to Improve Your Writing How to Avoid Embarrassing Emails 10 Tips on How to Write a Professional Email But no: Most of us did not learn to write short, web-friendly messages when we were in school. If anything, we learned to write business letters. Unfortunately, only Nigerian princes send business-letter style emails. What Is a Run-On Sentence? How to Correct Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement The Top 26 Most Important Rules of Email Etiquette This is perhaps most important: "Don't send anything you don't want to send." Sounds simple, but anyone's who's ever accidentally forwarded something to their boss will tell you that it's worth taking a second look before you hit "send." Free E-Course: 5 Days of Email Etiquette How to Prevent Email Viruses What Email Etiquette Hint Do You Wish Others Would Follow? I agree with many of these, but especially: "People that constantly misspell the majority of their words in everything that they write or post. It's not cute, it's offensive." Or, as a friend of mine once said, "if U R not PRINCE, U shud not write like THIS." Submit Your Pet Peeve How to Clean up Emails Before Forwarding Them Today Ads Santa Lettters Business Letters North Pole Letters Personalized Santa Email Santa Featured Articles Movie Review: 'Date Night' Malcolm McLaren Is Dead at 64 Spring Travel Deals Find the Right Apartment for You Best Springtime Fruits & Vegetables Follow Us on Twitter!   More from About.com Disney Trip Planner Everything you need to plan the perfect Disney vacation -- from when to go and what to do, to saving money and picking a hotel. More > Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Today newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement