Drowning in Email? Learn How To Take Back Control And Crush Your Inbox From These Productivity Giants

Via Cool Material   When it comes to email, we all want to be more productive. We want to have more control over the messages we receive, find and respond to important emails more quickly, and maybe (just maybe!) one day finally reach that elusive “inbox zero.”   But as much as we want to be …

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Why You Shouldn’t Underestimate the Power of a Clean Inbox

Does your inbox control your day? An annual Adobe survey showed that the average white-collar office worker spends just over 4 hours per day on their work email. That equates to 20 hours per week, more than 1,000 per year, and an incredible 47,000 hours over the course of their career… that’s 5 years! If …

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How I Managed My Inbox on Vacation

Short answer: I didn’t. My Normal Routine I’m an independent iOS developer who builds a couple apps, Moment and Focus. I’m a one-man show, so I answer all of the customer support myself through email. It helps me stay on the front lines and detect any common themes in support requests. I also feel a commitment to my …

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Why an efficient email strategy is essential for freelancers

Not only can email be a time suck, but if you're not on top of it, you can...let more things fall through the cracks than any professional should. Guest post by John Arthur You've heard it a million times: time is money. And email, if not approached correctly, can be one of the biggest drains …

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How SaneBox saves the day for an international multi-tasker

Email is the first and foremost communication for Octavia Goredema, a Los Angeles-based editor and social entrepreneur. Octavia oversees two media platforms — Twenty Ten Talent helps black female professionals accelerate their careers and Twenty Ten Club shares the success stories of black female entrepreneurs. She is also a board trustee of The Zimbabwe Educational Trust …

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The worst advice we’ve ever heard about email

Tired of your unruly inbox? » Email has been a leading form of communication in the business world for years, and yet many of us still don’t use it properly. From email etiquette to creating an effective email workflow, there are a lot of things we do wrong and these bad email habits waste our …

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5 Reasons You Need to Start Using Email Productivity Software Today

As companies grow, so do their inboxes. Those who aren’t equipped to cope with the rising tide of email can quickly find their productivity swamped. It’s no secret that email has become a giant problem for businesses. The average employee spends 13 hours a week responding to email. It consumes 28 percent of our workday—more …

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