Research shows that a mind-blowing 269 billion emails are sent daily, with just over 3.7 billion email users worldwide currently. To put this into context, an average office worker reportedly receives 121 emails daily and sends around 40 business emails a day.
How many of us actually open, much less read every single email we receive? Not many, if we are to consider that only 34.1% of emails sent in North America are opened. The reason for this is simple. When our inbox is constantly flooded with emails, we prioritise which emails we're going to spend our time reading. Poorly-written emails will end up unopened or opened and deleted almost instantly.
Here are 10 common mistakes you might be making in your emails, and our recommended quick fixes to get them read, not trashed.
Good email etiquette is key towards avoiding sloppy email mistakes in the workplace. Whenever in doubt, remember to keep it clear, simple and on point.
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