Become an email pro: Respond to emails like a boss with these 9 examples

Boost your communication and answer emails like a true professional. Answer emails with these tips from successful entrepreneurs… like a boss

Email exchanges are not lost on anyone.

The way we express ourselves represents us in front of the customer.

To maximize your relationship with the latter, it is important to know how to respond to them without frustrating them.

In this post we show how to respond to an email like a boss .

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Become an email pro: Respond to emails like a boss with these 9 examples

Replaced sorry with thank you

Before using the infographic which is the main subject of this post, we allowed ourselves to put the new content update first.

In this section we present a variant of the infographic that can be applied not only in email, but also in communication. Replace sorry with thank you.

Instead of sorry:

for being late, say thank you for waiting for me
for talking so much, thank you for listening to me
for disturbing you, thank you for doing me a favor
I forgot it, thanks for reminding me
that you stayed late because of me, thank you for going above and beyond your professional obligations

Below is the corresponding infographic:

Email - 9 examples to respond like a boss - infographic

We shouldn’t exaggerate the idea of thanking for anything, but the idea is not to shoot ourselves too much. We must separate our professional language from our everyday language that we have with our close friends and intimates.

More Tips for Responding to Emails Like a Boss

In this section, the content will be organized by context group , what not to do and finally the correct way to respond to the message . At the end we will display the infographic from which this mini post is taken.

We will proceed case by case to give you an idea of how to respond well to a customer. The rest, I think we can get by by drawing inspiration from the basics written here.

Remember: context – what not to do – what to do instead.

It took you a long time to reply to the message.

Instead of : Sorry / Pardon me for the delay
Reply : Thank you for your patience.

How to agree on a schedule or timetable

Instead of: What works best for you…
Answer: Is it possible to… or can you…

When everything goes well

Instead of: Yes no problem
Reply: Always happy to help.

To propose a solution

instead of: I think we should maybe
Answers: It would be better if we…

Hard work

Instead of rewriting an email for 40 minutes
Rather, we should propose a face-to-face discussion.

You are answering a relevant question from a customer.

Instead of: Hoping this makes more sense
Reply: Let me know if you have any further questions.

To supervise

Instead of: Just to check
Answer: When can I get an update.

In case of errors

Instead of: AAAAAh sorry, thanks for pointing that out to me
Reply: The problem is noted, thank you for reporting it to me.

To free oneself

Instead of: Is it possible that I free myself instead?
Answer: I will need to free myself at … (put the planned time)

I found it important to publish it because I found myself making certain mistakes in my freelance activities.

I figured I shouldn’t be the only one doing this. In any case you don’t have to follow everything to the letter if you think certain methods work better with your clients.

Now here is the source infographic of the article.