Business Etiquette

Email use is a daily fact of life and is an important medium for today's business communications. The way businesses handle email communications can enhance or detract from their business image and even hamper their business relationships with clients and new prospects. In fact, email is so important, that some businesses rely solely on this medium for routine communications with customers and prospects. To make sure that you are putting your best foot forward when it comes to your own email correspondence, consider following our email etiquette tips to improve your email note's effectiveness. Use a Proper Salutation Written letters will always start with the "Dear so and so" lead-in, but with email, the typical salutation is "Hi John", "Hello Nancy", just the recipient's name and a comma, a time greeting such as "Good Morning Alex", and sometimes even "Dear so and so". Some people don't even add a saluta...