Writing Emails – The Do’s and Don’ts
by Sarah Lam @ Writing Consultation emailWriting an email is not as easy as you think. There are many things to consider before you can press ’send’. Learn to write the perfect email by following these tips.
Freelance writers and e-mail: keep it professional
by Debbie Ridpath Ohi@Will Write For Chocolate emailfreelancingThe speed and convenience of electronic mail provides a major advantage in business correspondence, especially for freelance writers. Some people mistakenly assume, however, that the casual atmosphere in personal e-mail can carry over into one’s business interactions with editors. Here are a few tips on how to keep your freelance writing business e-mail professional:
Writing a Business Email
by guest post by Andrew Norcross @ Urban Muse Writer emailBy now, email has become a primary method of communication. In our personal lives, email makes it possible for ongoing conversations between friends and family, who are more and more stretched across the country and the world. Gosh, I remember the days of using AOL 2.7 on my old Macintosh Performa. Seems like a decade ago…oh wait. It was. Those emails were few and far between, and the structure and flow went just about everywhere. But as I grew up and joined the business world, I can see how this cavalier attitude, coupled with an older generation attempting to learn new technology, has created a wasteland of bad emails. Writing a business email shouldn’t be difficult, nor should it end up being the mess that many of our inboxes are filled with. By now, we should all know the basics: don’t blindly use “reply all”, use your spell check, use a standard font type and color, etc. But what about the rest? Here’s a few things to remember:
7 Must-Do Things to Avoid Email Writing Blunders
by Laura Fabiani @ NouveauWriter emailThere’s no question about it, technology today is affecting the way we write. A quick glance at some of the emails we receive can attest to that. Email overload and texting on hand held devices are producing bad grammar, lack of punctuation and misspelled words—sloppy English that will affect your reputation, especially if you are a writer.