Email has become a standard and necessary form of communication for most of us. People have been integrating it into their daily routines since 1993 with AOL becoming global. (Earlier if you were part of ARPANET)
Anyhow, we feel email etiquette is something to review regularly with you and your team and About.com covers it really well. Take a look:
1. Take Another Look Before You Send a Message
Don't send anything you don't want to send.
2. Do Not Default to "Reply All"
"Reply" is good. "Reply to All" is better. Right?
3. Keep Emails Short
Do not intimidate recipients with too much text.
4. Properly Format Your Email Replies, and Be Lazy
Do you think quoting original text in your email replies perfectly is a lot of work? Don't let the '>' intimidate you! Here's a very comfortable, relaxed, quick and still clean and compatible way to reply properly.
5. Write Perfect Subject Lines
Do you make these mistakes in your email subjects? (The key to getting your messages read is not to be clever.)
Continue reading for additional tips...