Netiquette

1. An email must always contain a subject line. Subject lines should be never be wordy. Yet, they need to be detailed enough for the recipient to understand the purpose of the message. The subject line should be be precise, to the point and informative. It should grab the readers attention. Be aware of the amount of text allowed in the subject line. Most computers allow 40-60 characters. Long subject lines can be annoying for the recipent. Always avoid being obscure, if the recipient does not recognize the email adress and the headline is obscure they may not even open the email.

2. Never devulge incriminating or sensitive informaiton in an email. One way to help prevent this is to not enter in the recipients email adress until you have proof read the email and are sure it is ready to be sent. If you put sensative information in an email in a rush of emotion thinking you will delete it before the email is sent and then accidently push the send button you could put yourself, others and your company in jepardy. Also, remind yourself that emails can be recovered after being deleted and can be used in court cases. They can be forwarded anywhere in the world to anyone.

3.Let the sender know you recieved the message. Otherwise, the sender may think that the email was never recieved or was sent to your spam inbox. Secondly, respond with in 24 hours of recieving the email. You do not want to appear rude and as though you do not care about the sender. However, make sure you read the entire email before your respond. Do not feel as though you need to respond with in a minute of recieving the email and thus skim the email. This could cause you to over look important details necesary for your response.

-Information was gathered from http://email.about.com