Basic Guidelines & Tips

PEM 101 (Part 2): Tips and Templates for Responding to Professional Emails The Internet has subtly crept into modern life. Unfortunately, the advent of communication through emails has met many people unprepared. As a result,...

Email still remains the basic means of electronic communication for various official and business deals. As a result, our success in business or our workplace greatly depends on how well we communicate with this...

PEM 101 (Part 1): Tips and Templates for Writing Professional Emails Business is tough. Competition is on the increase. A little mistake can make you lose thousands of dollars. As a businessman, you cannot avoid writing...

With an email account like Gmail, retracting an email sent to a wrong person could be as easy as clicking "unsend" within 5, 10, 20 or 30 seconds of hitting send, depending on your previous...

Introduction I once lost a particular vital item at work. It was a very expensive digital audio recorder, treasured by many colleagues, valued by the boss. Where I left it, I could not recall. I...

Writing an acknowledgment email for your new job offer is an opportunity to make your employer realize you are a good choice for the job. Your acknowledgment email should carry your excitement and anticipation...

  While you cannot dictate how people will relate with you and their attitudes, you can determine your response to them. One of the things that drain satisfaction out of a job is dealing with an...

PEM 101(Part 3): Rules Guiding Writing and Responding to Professional Emails Business is serious. That’s why professional emails have rules. These rules will help you avoid the common blunders of email communication. However, these rules are...

When firing an employee via email, you need to pay attention to the way you write your email. One major advantage of dismissal from employment via email is that you are able to take your...

Building and maintaining a functional relationship with customers as well as ensuring that their ever-evolving needs and expectations are met should be the focus of every business organization. When a customer gives feedback, either...

You may have to choose your words carefully in responding to this situation. As a teacher, relating with students’ parents who complain incessantly could be tiresome. It is one thing to manage such complaints; it...

Business emails are like a representation of ourselves and reflect our personalities to the reader. This is because, most of the time, the people you are sending these emails to have never met you;...

PEM 101 (Part 4): Summary of Writing Professional Emails   Already, we have discussed, How to contact clients effectively by email, How to write and respond to professional emails, Rules of writing and responding to emails; Now,...

Asking for a salary raise may receive either a positive or negative response. No matter the outcome, it is better to be well prepared before going about this request. The better prepared you are,...

Clients are the lifeblood of business; they call the shots. Without clients to patronize you, your business wouldn’t even exist and that is why you must pay great attention to your clients and make...

Introduction Have you ever wondered if the way your business email address looks is important? Or has anyone ever mentioned to you that the way your email address looks has a market value? The answer...

Email still remains the oldest and most important means of communication on the web for businessmen. Particularly, businesses prefer to communicate via email as it automatically documents business interactions and also creates room for...

There are a lot products, services, and needs dragging the limited attention and resources of your desired clientele, therefore, businesses must be proactive and inventive in finding ways to reach customers and attract them...

In these days of Ipads, tablets, smartphones, PCs, laptops and several other electronic gadgets, email communication has crept so deep into the human culture. Unfortunately, this “new” means of communication has not been properly...

Email subject lines are strong propellers of messages that get results. They must be written with the content of the email in mind and in a way that will drive recipients to read the...