Organizing Gmail By Sender & Other Criteria: How to Get the Most Out of Your Professional Email
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In this day of business where the average worker spends 25% of their work week sending emails, proficient email management is a must. Actually responding to emails aside, just sorting through the endless stream of emails can eat up hours of your time if you don’t take advantage of your software’s automation tools—like filters for […]
How to Use Templates in Outlook to Streamline Business Email Management
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Whether you’re a die-hard Microsoft user or simply complying with deeply integrated business systems, you know that while it poses a steeper learning curve than its competitor Google, Microsoft lends itself quickly to proficiency once you know the basics. And when you know how to take advantage of its extensive administrative functionalities—especially how to most […]
Email Inbox Cleanup & Maintenance: Working with a Virtual Assistant for Ultimate Efficiency
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Do you find yourself losing important client emails to the incessant stream of spam flooding your inbox or running out of time to respond to important messages because you’ve spent hours clearing unimportant ones? If you feel like you’re giving half your day to email inbox cleanup, that might not be far from the truth. […]
5 Tips for Responding Professionally to Emails and How an Expertly Managed Inbox Can Help You Do It Better
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I’ve never met a working professional who doesn’t have a complicated relationship with their email inbox. Because as much grief as the unending task of responding to emails can cause, it remains essential in maintaining professional relationships and successfully operating a business. When so much of our internal and business-to-client communication takes place in the […]
More than Clearing Email: How to Use Inbox Zero for a Complete Email Management System
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If you’re like most modern-day professionals with an email account (and without an email management strategy), you think about your inbox, in some form or another, for a good portion of your life. At this very moment, it’s probably safe to say you’re either stressed about how much time you spent clearing email this morning […]