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Postbox Tip: Change Message Selected After Delete

February 17, 2017

When you delete an email in Postbox, by default the next message is selected. That means it goes up the chain of emails and if you’re like me, you read from top to bottom. This…

The Double Opt In Email Introduction

July 23, 2015

Since I’ve been somewhat opinionated in the past regarding email etiquette, a recent post by Anand Sanwal at Quartz got me nodding my head. You’re probably doing email introductions wrong Anand describes the situation where…

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Email Etiquette Don’t: See Below

December 19, 2011

There are a ton of email etiquette rules out there that are good to know and follow. One that’s rarely addressed is this See Below scenario: You’ve been replying back and forth with a friend…

Host Your Own Email with Google

August 25, 2010

If you happen to host a website with Spigot’s hosting company Cinch, you’ll know that we also provide email hosting with your account that is connected to your domain (e.g. [email protected]). It’s a decent service,…

Chamber of Commerce Email List Update

August 26, 2009

Just a quick update on the Park City Chamber email list article from back in May. The plan was to take the 1200 or so contacts from the Chamber list and send one last unsolicited…

Chamber of Commerce email lists

May 22, 2009

One of the many benefits of being a Chamber of Commerce member in Park City is access to the member contact list, including emails. This list contains over 1800 contacts, and at a time when…

Better email communication: Part II

October 29, 2008

Tame the multi-pointed beast Note: Part 2 in a series on better email communication. Write better, get better results. Here’s Part I. That beast above is called Hydra, a multi headed creature from Greek mythology.…

Better email communication: Part I

October 27, 2008

Imagine if Moses had come down from that mountain not with two huge stone tablets with 10 commandments for the people to follow, but with one small tablet, with a single commandment. Wouldn’t have that…