7 Guidelines For Better Email Etiquette

Writers Write creates resources for business writers. In this post, we give you 7 basic guidelines for better email etiquette.

Use your company’s style guide to familiarise yourself with its email etiquette guidelines .

TOP TIP: If you want to write great emails, buy The Complete Email Workbook.

7 Guidelines For Better Email Etiquette

If you want to improve your email etiquette, follow these rules:

  1. Respond to emails within 24 hours.
  2. Say please and thank you in emails.
  3. Always spell check and proofread emails.
  4. Spell recipients’ names correctly.
  5. Write short messages – 50% of all emails are now read on smart phones.
  6. Use short sentences.
  7. Use bullet points.

Resources for business writers:

  1. The Complete Grammar Workbook
  2. The Complete Email Workbook
  3. The Report Writing Workbook

by Amanda Patterson

If you want to know more about email etiquette, read

  1. 25 Email Etiquette Tips For Professional People
  2. But How Did The Email Make You Feel?
  3. 5 Tips To Help You Avoid The Most Annoying Email Pet Peeves
  4. Punctuation For Beginners: What Is Punctuation?
  5. Grammar For Beginners: All About Parts Of Speech
Posted on: 30th June 2012
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