I'll preface this post with an acknowledgement that email is here to stay. That said, we don't have to treat our stream of outgoing messages like a firehose. The following companies have adopted compelling approaches to slow the flow of email. Consider these when crafting your...
I'm fairly effusive and passionate about pre-drafting email. But what's the specific anatomy of a pre-drafted piece? In this article, I'll break down my thinking process, step by step. [rebel] Step 1: Why I'll kick off the email with a tweet-length contextual...
I'll be the first to admit it: I'm absolutely obsessed with pre-drafting emails. I first learned this technique from Peter while we were organizing the pilot version of what would become Abundance 360. [rebel] I was waiting to hear back from a designer, and I'...
Have you read my posts on Boomerang for Gmail? If not, head here and here first, and then come back, or else the following video won't make sense. [rebel] As you Rebels know, I'm always looking for ways to work faster and easier. Here's...
Boomerang for Gmail is one of my very favorite productivity tools, and one of the few digital services I use all day, every day. Here's how I use it to automate my email effectiveness. I use Boomerang for three primary reasons: to follow up on email I'...
We Rebels write volumes of email every day, and in this video I'll share how I use TextExpander to simplify outbound email. [rebel] When to Use TextExpander I ask myself one question every time I send an email: am I going to have to send any part of...
