The Art Of The Email Introduction: 10 Rules For Emailing Busy People

Summary

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Email can be overwhelming for busy professionals, but effective introductions are essential for building relationships. To improve your email introductions, make them personal, clear, and easy to forward. Remember to follow up appropriately and keep stakeholders updated.

Key Takeaways:

1. Use a self-contained email format that includes a clear call to action.
2. Personalize your messages by researching recipients and addressing their interests.
3. Follow up once or twice, but do not pester; keep everyone informed about the outcomes.

Highlights from Article

By and large, less Is more – spend the time to boil it down into as few sentences as possible to get your point across. Bold the ask – make it easy for them know what you’re looking for. It can make a big impact to underline or strikethrough words, and it looks clean and saves space to put links in words.

It’s best to send the email to one single person, and to copy the others if necessary.

Some good examples I’ve used and received include “I assume this isn’t a fit since I didn’t hear back from you, but just wanted to make sure…” or “it seems like First Round doesn’t want to invest in my company…” I don’t use it often, but when I do I’ve found it has at least a 50% chance of a response, and more than half the time it’s positive.

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