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Looking Forward To vs. I Look Forward To

You’ve probably written or read multiple emails today… or within the last hour… or five minutes. Email and business go hand in hand. And we tend to fall back on one common phrase to wrap up every business letter or email we send. Interestingly, tweaking… continue reading

How to Write a Professional Out of Office Message

Sunscreen? Check. Bathing suit? Check. Latest Grisham novel to read on the beach? Check. Created and activated the perfect professional out of office autoresponder email message? Umm… If you think you can just throw something together on your phone while boarding the plane, think again.… continue reading

Tips for Writing Gender-Neutral Emails

Gender-neutral language writing strategies are becoming increasingly popular. The goal is to write or speak using non-discriminatory language and to avoid gender-biased expressions or stereotypes. This will enable you to more easily connect with your audience and allow everyone to feel appreciated. So then, here… continue reading

Email—Avoid Being Too Informal Too Soon

Just as language evolves over time, the way we communicate in business has changed. Phone calls and letters seem almost archaic now. Email is the foundation that most businesses’ communication and marketing strategies sit upon. And this is why you need to know not only… continue reading

Writing Secrets for Replying to an Angry Client

It’s a part of doing business—you get an unexpected email from an irate client, and they choose to take out their frustration on you. Yikes! And it’s only Monday morning. It stings a bit when you’re the recipient of such a rude email. Although you… continue reading

Examples of Respectable Tone For Letters of Resignation

You finally have the guts to leave your job, be it for a better opportunity, a new business venture, personal time, or simply because you can’t take it anymore. So what’s next? The dreaded letter of resignation, of course. Writing a letter of resignation is tricky… continue reading

Ideas For Auto-Generated Email Responders

The pre-written email response may sound like an irresponsible or impersonal choice. You want to believe that you’ll have the time to respond to every one of your client’s emails personally. The reality? You won’t. You want to make a good, lasting impression, but it’s just… continue reading

How To Avoid Too Much Formality in Business Writing

Writing for business can be tricky. Because you must maintain a professional manner, this can often cause some people to become too formal in how they write. Although business writing should be more formal than other casual types of writing, such as emails between friends or social media articles, it still needs… continue reading

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Finding The Right Email Signature For You

One of the greatest overlooked assets in our virtual lives is the value we can get from our email signature. The email signature is that little fluffy tag at the end of most emails in your inbox. The gig economy is moving along at a… continue reading

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Responding Tips to Angry Boss Emails

Can you imagine how beautiful life would be if our email inboxes always overflowed with happy messages, praise, and warm compliments? Unfortunately, this is far from reality, especially at work. In the real world, most of us must deal with problematic correspondences from current clients and… continue reading