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Top 10 Email Productivity Tips


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very powerful words welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re counting

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watchmojo.com and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10 email

down our picks for the top 10 email

down our picks for the top 10 email productivity tips for this list we’ll be

productivity tips for this list we’ll be

productivity tips for this list we’ll be giving you some pieces of advice that

giving you some pieces of advice that

giving you some pieces of advice that can help you keep your inbox uncluttered

can help you keep your inbox uncluttered

can help you keep your inbox uncluttered organized and working effectively for

organized and working effectively for

organized and working effectively for you on a regular basis however we’re not

you on a regular basis however we’re not

you on a regular basis however we’re not looking at work productivity hacks such

looking at work productivity hacks such

looking at work productivity hacks such as setting firm email boundaries or

as setting firm email boundaries or

as setting firm email boundaries or limiting yourself to checking your

limiting yourself to checking your

limiting yourself to checking your emails once an hour but actual practical

emails once an hour but actual practical

emails once an hour but actual practical tips that you can incorporate into your

tips that you can incorporate into your

tips that you can incorporate into your regular email routine actually make a

regular email routine actually make a

regular email routine actually make a little suggestion what number 10 set up

little suggestion what number 10 set up

little suggestion what number 10 set up an auto-reply getting too many emails

an auto-reply getting too many emails

an auto-reply getting too many emails afraid you’ll miss that big deadline

afraid you’ll miss that big deadline

afraid you’ll miss that big deadline looming around the corner that your boss

looming around the corner that your boss

looming around the corner that your boss is implied could cost you your job

is implied could cost you your job

is implied could cost you your job here’s a quick fix set up an automated

here’s a quick fix set up an automated

here’s a quick fix set up an automated reply to incoming messages this feature

reply to incoming messages this feature

reply to incoming messages this feature is often used by people to notify their

is often used by people to notify their

is often used by people to notify their contacts when they’ll be back in the

contacts when they’ll be back in the

contacts when they’ll be back in the office and who to contact during that

office and who to contact during that

office and who to contact during that time in case of emergency but an auto

time in case of emergency but an auto

time in case of emergency but an auto reply can also be used to let the people

reply can also be used to let the people

reply can also be used to let the people emailing you know that you won’t be able

emailing you know that you won’t be able

emailing you know that you won’t be able to get back to them within a certain

to get back to them within a certain

to get back to them within a certain amount of time that way you can focus on

amount of time that way you can focus on

amount of time that way you can focus on the task at hand and not miss a beat

the task at hand and not miss a beat

the task at hand and not miss a beat and keep your job number 9 default reply

and keep your job number 9 default reply

and keep your job number 9 default reply all vs. reply why still here

all vs. reply why still here

all vs. reply why still here flying coffee we get it sometimes it’s

flying coffee we get it sometimes it’s

flying coffee we get it sometimes it’s just faster and easier to email a bunch

just faster and easier to email a bunch

just faster and easier to email a bunch of people the same info all at once

of people the same info all at once

of people the same info all at once whether it’s an invitation to someone’s

whether it’s an invitation to someone’s

whether it’s an invitation to someone’s dirty 30 birthday bash or a memo about

dirty 30 birthday bash or a memo about

dirty 30 birthday bash or a memo about the next HR meeting mass emails will

the next HR meeting mass emails will

the next HR meeting mass emails will surely flood your inbox from time to

surely flood your inbox from time to

surely flood your inbox from time to time wanna reply to them quickly and

time wanna reply to them quickly and

time wanna reply to them quickly and efficiently set your email default to

efficiently set your email default to

efficiently set your email default to reply all that way you can make sure

reply all that way you can make sure

reply all that way you can make sure everyone knows what they need to know

everyone knows what they need to know

everyone knows what they need to know immediately and you don’t risk sending

immediately and you don’t risk sending

immediately and you don’t risk sending your reply email to a single person when

your reply email to a single person when

your reply email to a single person when you intend it to reply to everyone

you intend it to reply to everyone

you intend it to reply to everyone on the other hand if you continuously

on the other hand if you continuously

on the other hand if you continuously email just certain people you should set

email just certain people you should set

email just certain people you should set your email default to just reply so you

your email default to just reply so you

your email default to just reply so you won’t be bothering others and you’ll be

won’t be bothering others and you’ll be

won’t be bothering others and you’ll be saving yourself loads of precious time

saving yourself loads of precious time

saving yourself loads of precious time number eight

number eight

number eight be wary of the to field if you start

be wary of the to field if you start

be wary of the to field if you start writing an email but you press the send

writing an email but you press the send

writing an email but you press the send button before you’re done or you don’t

button before you’re done or you don’t

button before you’re done or you don’t fill in the to field properly can it

fill in the to field properly can it

fill in the to field properly can it still be called an email in order to

still be called an email in order to

still be called an email in order to avoid sending unfinished emails you

avoid sending unfinished emails you

avoid sending unfinished emails you should always fill out the to field last

should always fill out the to field last

should always fill out the to field last why so that you don’t accidentally hit

why so that you don’t accidentally hit

why so that you don’t accidentally hit Send while composing an email and end up

Send while composing an email and end up

Send while composing an email and end up transmitting to your recipients

transmitting to your recipients

transmitting to your recipients something that’s only half-finished

something that’s only half-finished

something that’s only half-finished filled with grammar mistakes or riddled

filled with grammar mistakes or riddled

filled with grammar mistakes or riddled with incorrect information haven’t yet

with incorrect information haven’t yet

with incorrect information haven’t yet been able to turn this into a habit have

been able to turn this into a habit have

been able to turn this into a habit have no fear if you’re a gmail user you can

no fear if you’re a gmail user you can

no fear if you’re a gmail user you can always use the undo send option which

always use the undo send option which

always use the undo send option which cancels the setting of your email within

cancels the setting of your email within

cancels the setting of your email within a certain period of time just make sure

a certain period of time just make sure

a certain period of time just make sure you’ve activated the feature in your

you’ve activated the feature in your

you’ve activated the feature in your settings before hand number 7 finish the

settings before hand number 7 finish the

settings before hand number 7 finish the day with zero in your Inbox

day with zero in your Inbox

day with zero in your Inbox some of us can’t stand having unread

some of us can’t stand having unread

some of us can’t stand having unread emails in our inboxes so this is already

emails in our inboxes so this is already

emails in our inboxes so this is already a given for us but others just can’t

a given for us but others just can’t

a given for us but others just can’t seem to find the time to go through

seem to find the time to go through

seem to find the time to go through anything and everything that comes his

anything and everything that comes his

anything and everything that comes his or her way and still manage to have an

or her way and still manage to have an

or her way and still manage to have an actual life but that’s what this list is

actual life but that’s what this list is

actual life but that’s what this list is for finishing every day with zero unread

for finishing every day with zero unread

for finishing every day with zero unread emails in your inbox might seem like a

emails in your inbox might seem like a

emails in your inbox might seem like a lofty goal at first so why not start

lofty goal at first so why not start

lofty goal at first so why not start things slowly by going through the most

things slowly by going through the most

things slowly by going through the most important emails and clearing out and

important emails and clearing out and

important emails and clearing out and deleting the less important ones through

deleting the less important ones through

deleting the less important ones through proper time management that way you can

proper time management that way you can

proper time management that way you can leave work on Friday with less to worry

leave work on Friday with less to worry

leave work on Friday with less to worry about and start the next week fresh and

about and start the next week fresh and

about and start the next week fresh and once you got that down you can work your

once you got that down you can work your

once you got that down you can work your way towards the daily Xero inbox goal

way towards the daily Xero inbox goal

way towards the daily Xero inbox goal number six flag for follow-up what do

number six flag for follow-up what do

number six flag for follow-up what do you do when someone sends you an email

you do when someone sends you an email

you do when someone sends you an email that you have to or want to respond to

that you have to or want to respond to

that you have to or want to respond to but you don’t currently have time to

but you don’t currently have time to

but you don’t currently have time to devote all the attention it deserves

devote all the attention it deserves

devote all the attention it deserves send a quick reply to your contact

send a quick reply to your contact

send a quick reply to your contact acknowledging receipt of his or her

acknowledging receipt of his or her

acknowledging receipt of his or her message and then flag or star if you’re

message and then flag or star if you’re

message and then flag or star if you’re a gmail user or future review that way

a gmail user or future review that way

a gmail user or future review that way you haven’t left the person hanging and

you haven’t left the person hanging and

you haven’t left the person hanging and you have a digital record

you have a digital record

you have a digital record of what’s next on your email to-do list

of what’s next on your email to-do list

of what’s next on your email to-do list and we’ve got to admit it’s pretty

and we’ve got to admit it’s pretty

and we’ve got to admit it’s pretty satisfying to unflagged or OnStar that

satisfying to unflagged or OnStar that

satisfying to unflagged or OnStar that email once you’ve done what you’ve

email once you’ve done what you’ve

email once you’ve done what you’ve needed to do number five use the

needed to do number five use the

needed to do number five use the one-click rule we know sometimes it just

one-click rule we know sometimes it just

one-click rule we know sometimes it just seems easier to read an email and then

seems easier to read an email and then

seems easier to read an email and then move on to the next without responding

move on to the next without responding

move on to the next without responding to any of them immediately but believe

to any of them immediately but believe

to any of them immediately but believe it or not this isn’t always the most

it or not this isn’t always the most

it or not this isn’t always the most effective method to get through

effective method to get through

effective method to get through everything that’s in your inbox some

everything that’s in your inbox some

everything that’s in your inbox some emails just require immediate attention

emails just require immediate attention

emails just require immediate attention so sometimes you’re better off doing

so sometimes you’re better off doing

so sometimes you’re better off doing what you need to do as soon as you open

what you need to do as soon as you open

what you need to do as soon as you open them that’s the one-click rule after

them that’s the one-click rule after

them that’s the one-click rule after you’ve read an email reply forward

you’ve read an email reply forward

you’ve read an email reply forward delete or archive as in flag or star it

delete or archive as in flag or star it

delete or archive as in flag or star it as mentioned in entry number six right

as mentioned in entry number six right

as mentioned in entry number six right away that means you’ve dealt with it and

away that means you’ve dealt with it and

away that means you’ve dealt with it and can get on with the rest of your day

can get on with the rest of your day

can get on with the rest of your day number four clean up your email threads

number four clean up your email threads

number four clean up your email threads so if you’ve been going back and forth

so if you’ve been going back and forth

so if you’ve been going back and forth in an email thread with a client your

in an email thread with a client your

in an email thread with a client your boss or a sibling four minutes or even

boss or a sibling four minutes or even

boss or a sibling four minutes or even hours of your day you think this is

hours of your day you think this is

hours of your day you think this is actually helping you because it’s

actually helping you because it’s

actually helping you because it’s letting you multitask check other emails

letting you multitask check other emails

letting you multitask check other emails and do other work at the same time but

and do other work at the same time but

and do other work at the same time but that’s not always the case these lengthy

that’s not always the case these lengthy

that’s not always the case these lengthy convo threads might actually be slowing

convo threads might actually be slowing

convo threads might actually be slowing you down what can you do about it make

you down what can you do about it make

you down what can you do about it make it easier for your recipient to

it easier for your recipient to

it easier for your recipient to instantly get the message you’re

instantly get the message you’re

instantly get the message you’re communicating to him or her by cleaning

communicating to him or her by cleaning

communicating to him or her by cleaning up the thread reply by bringing the key

up the thread reply by bringing the key

up the thread reply by bringing the key info to the top of the email you send so

info to the top of the email you send so

info to the top of the email you send so that everything he or she needs to know

that everything he or she needs to know

that everything he or she needs to know is front and center

is front and center

is front and center number three unsubscribe from everything

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unsubscribe from the junk and keep the rest you can either take the time to

rest you can either take the time to

rest you can either take the time to individually remove all bulk emails

individually remove all bulk emails

individually remove all bulk emails newsletters and status updates or you

newsletters and status updates or you

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though you can also roll up the subscriptions you like and get them all

subscriptions you like and get them all

subscriptions you like and get them all in one email number to keep it short and

in one email number to keep it short and

in one email number to keep it short and sweet

sweet

sweet though this one’s pretty much

though this one’s pretty much

though this one’s pretty much self-explanatory we’ll take the time to

self-explanatory we’ll take the time to

self-explanatory we’ll take the time to spell it out for you limit the length of

spell it out for you limit the length of

spell it out for you limit the length of your emails you don’t need to write

your emails you don’t need to write

your emails you don’t need to write novel length messages to your contacts

novel length messages to your contacts

novel length messages to your contacts and especially not to your colleagues or

and especially not to your colleagues or

and especially not to your colleagues or your higher-ups

your higher-ups

your higher-ups first of all that’d take too much of

first of all that’d take too much of

first of all that’d take too much of your time and second of all it’s highly

your time and second of all it’s highly

your time and second of all it’s highly likely that your recipient will be all

likely that your recipient will be all

likely that your recipient will be all TLDR or too long didn’t read about it

TLDR or too long didn’t read about it

TLDR or too long didn’t read about it anyway try to summarize what you need to

anyway try to summarize what you need to

anyway try to summarize what you need to tell the person by communicating the

tell the person by communicating the

tell the person by communicating the info in bullet point format if that’s

info in bullet point format if that’s

info in bullet point format if that’s not your thing then condense everything

not your thing then condense everything

not your thing then condense everything into three sentences or less and if you

into three sentences or less and if you

into three sentences or less and if you really can’t do either of those then

really can’t do either of those then

really can’t do either of those then call him or her number one create an

call him or her number one create an

call him or her number one create an email filing system here we are at our

email filing system here we are at our

email filing system here we are at our number one tip all emails are created

number one tip all emails are created

number one tip all emails are created equal but some emails are more equal

equal but some emails are more equal

equal but some emails are more equal than others you probably don’t want

than others you probably don’t want

than others you probably don’t want every single email landing in your inbox

every single email landing in your inbox

every single email landing in your inbox with the same level of priority any

with the same level of priority any

with the same level of priority any reputable email service will have

reputable email service will have

reputable email service will have options for filtering emails and it’s

options for filtering emails and it’s

options for filtering emails and it’s just a matter of going into your

just a matter of going into your

just a matter of going into your settings to find out how to best apply

settings to find out how to best apply

settings to find out how to best apply them as such it’s helpful to create such

them as such it’s helpful to create such

them as such it’s helpful to create such filters so that each email message is

filters so that each email message is

filters so that each email message is labeled accordingly and in some cases

labeled accordingly and in some cases

labeled accordingly and in some cases sent to corresponding folders

sent to corresponding folders

sent to corresponding folders automatically or skip the inbox entirely

automatically or skip the inbox entirely

automatically or skip the inbox entirely helping you to prioritize and focus on

helping you to prioritize and focus on

helping you to prioritize and focus on the most important emails this makes

the most important emails this makes

the most important emails this makes your inbox far more manageable and

your inbox far more manageable and

your inbox far more manageable and clutter free leaving you to be more

clutter free leaving you to be more

clutter free leaving you to be more productive throughout your days weeks

productive throughout your days weeks

productive throughout your days weeks and months and it works whether you use

and months and it works whether you use

and months and it works whether you use email for work or for play do you agree

email for work or for play do you agree

email for work or for play do you agree with our list you know I was wrong you

with our list you know I was wrong you

with our list you know I was wrong you just sent this email to me what do you

just sent this email to me what do you

just sent this email to me what do you think is the most important tip for

think is the most important tip for

think is the most important tip for remaining productive

remaining productive

remaining productive when it comes to email for more

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