In previous posts I’ve talked about the importance of meaningful email subject lines. I don’t know about you but I’m getting about 100 emails a day (I’m sure some of you get more). I love it when people make it easy for me to know what their email is about.
One great idea is to use one or two words to indicate the category your email falls into. This means that the person you’re writing to can quickly scan the email titles and decide which need to be opened first.
Here are some suggestions to help you write great email subject lines.
Category Word/Phrase | Example |
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Action: | Action: submit business plan by 4/5 |
Reminder: | Reminder: Project meeting @ 10 am, 8/8/2015 |
Meeting: | Meeting: HR meeting @ 9.30 am, 13/8 - request for agenda items |
Order: | Order: Your order 46845, delivery date |
Job application: | Job application: Pos 563, D Trost |
Interview follow up: | Interview follow up: D Trost, Pos 563 |
Sales Report: | Sales Report: Q1 2015 |
Requesting information: | Requesting information: cost/range of recycled wood garden beds |
Work request: | Work request: Q1 delegate figures by 7/4 |
Happy writing.