GoFaxer Blog

This is a continuation of a discussion about managing your email. Using email fax is great because you will always have a digital record of the fax. But if your inbox is poorly managed, you won’t find it anyway. So here’s some more advice.

5. Don’t send so many emails. Many of us spend all day sending email after email without stopping to think whether we really need to. Do you really need to say “Thanks” in an email to the guy sitting next to you? Simply open your mouth and say it out loud. It’s an-old fashioned idea. It might even be nice to get up out of your seat, take a quick walk over to the other side of the building to chat with Shannon from accounting rather than sending her an email. By sending less email you’ll find something remarkable happen—you’ll get less email. Isn’t that incredible? I know that this is a huge revelation for many of you, but I’m telling you, send less email and you’ll find that managing your inbox will become infinitely easier. You’ll never have to go to your boss and ask if he can find the email you sent him last month.

6. Don’t send novel length emails. I know that it’s exciting when you see your words on the screen, but I’m telling you, your coworkers do not want to read an email more than a couple of paragraphs long. If it’s any longer than that, you need to call a meeting to discuss it.