Subject: Field Tips

On a regular basis those who I communicate with comment on how I use the Subject: field. I use the Subject: field to help set the tone or to let the recipient know what to expect. So, I thought I would share what I do with you today.

Before the established Subject:, I type in the following:

FOLLOW UP:
FYI:
QUESTION:
UPDATE:

Or when I reply to an inquiry I use: REPLY:. Then, as the conversation goes on, I change that to reflect REPLY [2], REPLY [3], etc. Doing this helps both sides keep the conversation in order when organizing e-mails by the Subject:.

You get the idea... ;-) By adding to the Subject: field as noted above, I let the other side know basically why I am replying to that specific e-mail and what I am looking for.

HTH!