Email is a huge part of twenty-first century business, but studies have shown that email is one of the biggest time-wasters in American business. This slideshow shows you how to organize your inboxes, and handle incoming mail so that you make the most of your time and save money!
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5. So, without further
ado, this is how to
organize your
inboxes and mail
service to
maximize
efficiency and
time!
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO
6. Remember when everyone in
the office had inboxes? Little
shelves on the corners of
desks where they and co-
workers could shuffle, send
and receive papers?
This is where email
“inboxes” came from
FIXING YOUR INBOXES, BOTH PERSONAL
AND PROFESSIONAL
7. YOU WOULD NEVER LET THERE BE 2,000
PIECES OF PAPER IN YOUR INBOX!!
YEAH, NO
THANKS!
8. Why do we let our email pile up infinitely?
Because we can.
Unfortunately it’s just so easy to ignore our
inboxes and let them pile up indefinitely.
But the truth is, that it’s just mental clutter!
SO WHY DO WE LET THIS HAPPEN WITH
EMAIL?
9. So the first step is:
DELETING EMAILS
TILL YOUR INBOX
IS EMPTY
1ST STEP
10. As overwhelming as this
sounds, it will take you one
or two hours tops.
Carve out a few hours of your
workday and get it done!
Get rid of everything that’s
not important, and put
everything else in a to-be-
sorted file.
THIS MAY SOUND OVERWHELMING, BUT…
“Nothing like a deep
clean and a fresh
start!” -somebody
famous probably
said this at some
point in history…
11. Now that we
are all cleaned
out, we are
going to keep
our inboxes
organized so
they never pile
up again!
NOW THAT WE ARE SQUEAKY CLEAN
12. Set up folders based on
subject.
Many email apps already
have these set up, but we
recommend customizing
your folders to your needs.
Also, we have folders for
each major project we
manage or website we own.
FOLDERS
13. Another cool way to organize
your email is (Thank you
Stephen Covey) by roles:
-father
–husband
–CEO
–golfer
–music junkie
-etc.
ANOTHER COOL WAY TO ORGANIZE
-Boxer….
14. There are 4
things you can
do with any new
email that
comes in
WHAT TO DO WITH NEW STUFF
15. If you can do it in two
minutes or less, just get it
done.
Otherwise, see “Delegate it”
The “Do It” category also
includes things like checking
out a sale being promoted,
or reading the personal
letter from your friend. Both
of these after finishing
however, require sorting via
deletion or folder-ing.
1. DO IT
16. This is naturally the best
option and our personal
favorite.
Every time you delete an
email, pretend you are
playing virtual trash can b-
ball
DELETE IT
17. PUNT IT
Punting it essentially just
means sending it back to the
sender.
A lot of emails are just
looking for a quick response
and just require a quick
“punt” back to the person.
Punting it also includes
sending it back, asking for
clarification.
18. DELEGATE IT
Delegating is our 2nd
favorite.
Is there somebody else
who can handle this
request better?
Is there a subordinate
or V.A. that can do it?
If so, send it down the
line!
19. Notice that “read it and leave it,” and “don’t read it, just let it
be/ignore it” are not options!
These two choices are what lead to your inbox getting
cluttered and over run in the first place!
The goal should be to check your inbox infrequently, say once
or twice per day, but check it to COMPLETION, meaning your
inbox is empty when you are done. If you force yourself to
choose between one of the 4 options listed above for every e-
mail you look at, your inbox will be empty when you complete
your check.
NOTE:
20. This slideshow shares a piece
of an email marketing course
we created that shows you
how to do everything email,
from making your inboxes
more efficient, to building
huge lists and monetizing
them, to writing selling and
compelling emails, it covers it
all!
THIS SLIDESHOW IS AN EXCERPT FROM
AN EMAIL MARKETING TRAINING
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