Your Questions answered 3… Emails Pt 6 – Getting a response
I thought I had concluded this series but then received a helpful article from 'Boomerang for Gmail'. I referred to this service last time. You can join here. The article made interesting reading so I am adding an appendix to my series. How to get a response They provided some interesting statistics which are well worth reading. On the basis of analysing millions of emails (I think) they have produced a list of 7 useful points about how to get a response to your emails. Being statistical these are not rules and may not apply to you, but they are worth considering. I give the summary here but suggest you look at the full article: Use shorter sentences with simpler words. 3rd grade reading level works best. Gave 53% response; higher than…