GoFaxer Blog

As I wrote about yesterday, we’re talking about email tips. Because even if you’re using email fax, which is an enormously efficient technology, if you’re not managing your email inbox, the convenience is less helpful.

2. Keep a deleted folder where all of your useless emails go. If it gets too big feel free to break it down into folders for years or months. Don’t permanently delete the content of this file.

3. Use effective subjects to your emails. When you write an email always choose a good subject that tells you exactly what the email is about. Many times people will send you emails with very poor subject lines. Did you know that you can edit the subject line of emails sent to you? Simply click on it and change it to something easy to distinguish that you’ll be able to find later if needed.

4. Learn how to use your software like Outlook to find missing emails in a haystack of other emails. Again, if you’ve written good subject lines this shouldn’t be very challenging.

5. Don’t manage your to-do list through your email inbox. Keep a separate to-do list. This lets you prioritize your day so that you can get work done instead of trying to keep up on the email marathon. This also helps you not ever say to another coworker, “Will you send me an email on that so I won’t forget?” It’s not their responsibility to update your to-do list.

See next week for part 3 in our email fax trilogy.