Did My Email Message Get There?

Email systems are notorious for sending messages to “la la land,” never to be heard from again. And, email viruses are continually running rampant and wreaking havoc. So, if you’re worried that your message didn’t arrive, you have a valid concern.

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Email systems are notorious for sending messages to “la la land,” never to be heard from again. And, email viruses are continually running rampant and wreaking havoc. So, if you’re worried that your message didn’t arrive, you have a valid concern.

How can you verify that someone received your message without using the return receipt function and running the risk of offending the person? What other options are available to ensure your message was received?

If you think your message didn’t arrive because you haven’t received a response in a reasonable amount of time, try sending another message. Here’s the “magic trick.” Make it clear that the only purpose of this second correspondence is to confirm receipt of the first message.

Example

Here are a few examples of a second message you can send to verify an email was received.

Sample One (Informal tone):
“I’m not trying to rush you. I simply want to verify that you received my message.”

Sample Two (More formal tone):

“Please verify receipt of this message now. I look forward to your response to the inquiry at a later time.”

Note: The purpose of these examples is to provide you with sample wording. Be sure to put the message in your own words.

Example

As a writer, I send a lot of messages to magazine editors. They’re notorious for two things: 1) changing their email addresses; and 2) not responding to correspondence.

So, I’m often in a quandary when I don’t receive a response to my correspondence. Did the editor not receive my proposal? Is the editor simply not interested? It’s a difficult situation.

In most cases, I’ll send a second message to verify receipt. Let me share the results of follow-up messages I sent to three people.

In two instances, the recipients hadn’t received my original message. In these cases, they thanked me for following up and for re-sending my proposal. (And, they both bought articles!)

In the third instance, the person had received my original message. I received a curt reply telling me to “be more patient.” He was clearly irritated.

The point of this example is – this isn’t an exact science. There are no clearly defined answers to the issue of verifying receipt of an email message. You have to use good judgment and analyze each situation in order to use email more effectively.

Email Processor Jobs

People daily are looking for new ways to create additional money to help them pay their bills. With expenses seemingly going up at a faster rate than wages rise it is a problem for many people.

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People daily are looking for new ways to create additional money to help them pay their bills. With expenses seemingly going up at a faster rate than wages rise it is a problem for many people.

Some people are hoping to make money to pay the rent, current bills, past due bills, medical bills or replace the day-to-day stress involved with the traditional work place.

There are many work at home jobs available through the Internet such as Type at Home, Data Entry, Rebate Processors, Online Paid Surveys or one of the many others. I think many people correctly look for things they feel they have the skills sets, comfort level and available time to do easily. One of these niches in the market place is email processing.

I decide to take a look to see what is available and what is involved on the Internet in this area and here are some examples of what I found:

Here is what your day will be like with one of the companies......

Step 1: Check your E-MAIL daily.

Step 2: Get Paid $25.00 Per E-MAIL processed.

Step 3: process out the info they supply for you in your training materials.

You can work the hours you desire from anywhere, which is a major plus for most people. I think ease of use, flexible hours and fast income is what a lot of people are hoping to find.

Many of the companies we found accept credit cards, which in my opinion is a major plus. Why? When I shop online I like to use my credit card, because it gives me another level of protection.

You will not have a boss looking over your shoulders because you will be the boss! You are not required to process out a certain amount of e-mails weekly and you can work at your own pace. The best part of this job is you can do it from anywhere. You can do this from your house, at work, library, dorm room, school, sports bar or anywhere you can think of as long as you have access to your emails and the Internet.

Here is the key. Make sure you do your research. There are many of these jobs available on the Internet, but not all of them are the types of companies you will want to do business with. I recommend using a website like mine, but not necessarily mine, that has done research for you or be prepared to spend the many hours required doing it yourself.

Do your research; narrow down your choices to a few companies that meet your comfort level, skill sets, time constraints and income goals. Join these companies, carefully read the step-by-step training and start earning money for you and your family. Remember you will have to do some work from home to get paid. If you put nothing in you will get nothing out. Please feel free to read both this article or one of my many others by visiting my link in the resource box below. I always enjoy getting emails pertaining to my articles or my site. Your feedback is important to me.

I wish you the very best.

Email Punctuation Pointers

When sending email messages, it’s easy to get in a hurry. But, remember there’s a huge difference between dashing off a note to a friend and sending a message to a customer or colleague.

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When sending email messages, it’s easy to get in a hurry. But, remember there’s a huge difference between dashing off a note to a friend and sending a message to a customer or colleague.

When sending email in a professional environment, the message should be professional. And, that includes using proper punctuation. (Phooey! You were hoping I’d say you could break all the rules, weren’t you?)

There is one area of email that gets a little foggy. This is the rule that deals with punctuation at the end of sentences (e.g., periods, question marks, exclamation points).

In typed letters, there are two spaces after the punctuation at the end of the sentence. This originated from typewriters, which needed this space to create a distinct break between two sentences. Computers allot space proportionally. So, a break can be created with only one space.

In emails, you will see two different formats. Some people will use only one space after punctuation that ends a sentence. They will also use only one space after colons. Other people still use the two spaces.

Example

Those who prefer one space consider those who use two spaces to be “old fashioned.” Those who prefer two spaces consider those who use one space to “not be conservative or professional enough.”

The decision as to whether to use one space or two is entirely up to you. The only rule to follow is that you must be consistent. Either use one space throughout the message or two. Don’t mix and match.

You want the message to appear as though you know the rules and made a conscious choice. You don’t want the message to look as though you have no idea what the rules are, so you just randomly added spacing.

While you may be able to choose one space or two, you don’t get to make choices about other punctuation. All of the other old rules are still in effect.

In case I’ve whetted your appetite for more information on punctuation rules, here is another tip.

Fanboys

When do you use a comma to separate two thoughts in a sentence, and when don’t you? The quick answer is “FANBOYS.” This is an acronym which stands for the words:

• For
• And
• Nor
• But
• Or
• Yet
• So

When any of these words connect two independent clauses, you need a comma. That’s nice. Now, what in the world is an “independent clause”? It’s a phrase that can stand alone. In other words, it has a subject and a verb. It can be a complete sentence all by itself.

For example – The conference call has been cancelled, and it will be re-scheduled next week.

A dependent clause cannot stand alone. It doesn’t contain both a subject and a verb. Therefore, it’s dependent on the rest of the sentence.

You don’t use a comma to connect a dependent clause to an independent clause. To say it more simply, if one of the phrases cannot stand alone (doesn’t have a subject and a verb), then you don’t need a comma.

For example – The conference call has been cancelled and will be re-scheduled next week.

Whether you’re ending a sentence or checking for FANBOYS, take the time to punctuate properly. Your customers and colleagues will respect you for it.

Email Punctuation Matters

It’s important to convey a professional impression when you send email messages. This includes using proper punctuation. With email, there’s a temptation to just dash off a message without regard to any of the rules of proper language.

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It’s important to convey a professional impression when you send email messages. This includes using proper punctuation. With email, there’s a temptation to just dash off a message without regard to any of the rules of proper language.

But, remember – you may have never met the person you’re emailing. In that case, the recipient of your message is forming judgments about you based solely on your email.

Example
You may still be thinking that punctuation doesn’t matter that much. How much difference can a few commas and periods make, anyway?

Here is a fun illustration to demonstrate the importance of punctuation. See for yourself just how important those little dots and dashes of punctuation can be!

The following two “Dear John” letters are exactly the same (word for word). The only difference is how they are punctuated.

Punctuation Makes a Difference
Version One

Dear John:

I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful.
People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior.

You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be forever happy—will you let me be yours?

Gloria

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Punctuation Makes a Difference
Version Two

Dear John:

I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior.

You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we’re apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?

Yours,

Gloria

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I’m sorry to say the source of this delightful example is unknown. I’ve tried to track down the author. If you have information, please send it to: kelly@keepcustomers.com. Thanks!

You’ve heard the following cliché before. “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” Think about how this applies to email. You want to make a good impression on your customers, colleagues, staff, and boss. So, make sure your messages are punctuated properly!

Email Grammar Quiz

How good is your grammar? When writing email messages, proper grammar is important. By being aware of common mistakes, you can avoid them.

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How good is your grammar? When writing email messages, proper grammar is important. By being aware of common mistakes, you can avoid them.

In other words, you don’t need to know all the rules. (What a relief!) But, . . . (You knew that was coming, didn’t you?) you need to know what you don’t know. If you are unsure if something is correct, look it up. Or, ask someone knowledgeable for assistance.

If you don’t have the time to seek help, here’s a quick tip. Use different wording. To put it another way:

If you can’t determine how to make the sentence correct, re-word the sentence so it doesn’t contain the item you’re having trouble with. Please don’t tell your high school English teacher that I made this suggestion!

Yes, it would be great if the entire country knew proper English. However, the reality is many people don’t. The goal of this article is to convince you to select the grammar that you know is correct.

Quiz
Are your grammar skills good enough? Find out by taking the following quiz.

Directions: Indicate whether the specified phrase is Correct (C) or Incorrect (I).


C I 1. John is (laying) on the couch in the office.

C I 2. Peter (laid) the file on the desk.

C I 3. He (sat) in front of the computer.

C I 4. (Set) the files on my desk when you are done.

C I 5. The customers want (their) price quote now.

C I 6. The customer wants (their) phone call returned.

C I 7. Wilma had (less) callers on her line.

C I 8. Fred has (fewer) employees.

Solutions

1. Incorrect.
The correct answer is lying.
To lie means to recline.
The verb is intransitive; it does not require an object.
The past tense is “lay.”

2. Correct.
To lay means to put or place.
The verb is transitive; it requires an object.
The past tense is “laid.”

3. Correct.
To sit means to be seated.
The verb is intransitive.
The past tense is “sat.”

4. Correct.
To set means to put or place.
The verb is transitive.
The past tense is “set.”
(Yes, it is the same as the present tense. This is, after all, English grammar. It is not supposed to make sense.)

5. Correct.
The antecedent is plural which requires a plural pronoun.
In other words, the plural form of “customers” requires using a plural pronoun “their.”

6. Incorrect.
The antecedent is singular which requires a singular pronoun.
In other words, the singular form of “customer” requires using a singular pronoun “his or her.”
This can also be written “his/her.”

7. Incorrect.
The correct word is “fewer.”
Fewer is used when you can count the quantity (e.g., “fewer students,” or “fewer hours in the workday,” or “fewer corn kernels”).
Less is used with an indeterminate quantity (e.g., “less interest,” or “less time,” or “less corn”).

8. Correct.
Fred can count the number of his employees, so “fewer” is correct.

Score:

8 = You’re perfect. (But, you knew that already.) Keep emailing!

6 - 7 = You’re okay. You could learn a few tips from my book, Email Etiquette Made Easy (see link in resource box).

3 - 5 = You could use some help. Try my book, Email Etiquette Made Easy (see link in resource box).

Less than 3 = Ugh! Call me now! We’ll schedule your intense therapy immediately.

Email Grammar Guide

Just because email messages are sent quickly doesn’t mean they can be composed in a hurry. Sorry! You were hoping I’d say little pesky things like grammar aren’t important. But, they are.

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Just because email messages are sent quickly doesn’t mean they can be composed in a hurry. Sorry! You were hoping I’d say little pesky things like grammar aren’t important. But, they are.

Here are a few grammar pointers to get you started on the right track for sending proper email messages. This isn’t an exhaustive list. Entire text books are devoted to grammar. But, these few tips will be helpful.

Incorrect Modifiers
Put modifiers in their proper place. Sure – as soon as I tell you what a modifier is, you can tell it where to go.

Modifiers are adjectives and adverbs. Adjectives are used to modify nouns and pronouns. Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. One way to help remember this is that most adverbs end in the letters “ly.”

Example - Using Modifiers Correctly

The following example demonstrates how to use adjectives to modify a noun and how to use adverbs to modify a verb.

When modifying a noun, use an adjective:

• He did a poor job.
• She is a frequent contributor.

When modifying a verb, use an adverb:

• He did the job poorly.
• She contributes frequently.

Noun/Pronoun Agreement

Another common grammar problem is when the pronoun doesn’t agree in number with its antecedent. Or, in plain English, that means incorrectly using a plural pronoun to modify a singular noun, or vice versa. The most common offender is using the plural “they,” when the sentence really calls for the singular “he” or “she.”

Example

This will become clearer when you read the following example. The illustration also offers several options for rewording these statements in order to make them correct.

Sample of Single Versus Plural Pronouns

The following statement is incorrect. The noun and pronoun do not agree.

“When a customer is upset, they need to vent.”

Here are several ways to reword the statement to make it correct:

• Rewrite it in the plural:

“When customers are upset, they need to vent.”

• Use he/she:

“When a customer is upset, he/she needs to vent.”

• Re-use the noun:

“When a customer is upset, a customer needs to vent.”

• Re-word the statement:

“An upset customer needs to vent.”

Recent Phenomenon

This specific problem is a recent phenomenon. Long ago, “he” was the standard pronoun used to refer to both sexes. In current times, we have tried to be more politically correct. This leads to the he/she issue. Errors on this issue not only lead to poor grammar, but they may offend someone.

Future Trend

Now that you’ve had a quick history lesson, let’s look to the future. In a few years, it may be acceptable to use the plural pronoun “they” with a singular antecedent.

However, those times haven’t arrived yet, despite what you may see to the contrary. So, don’t use plural pronouns with singular nouns until you receive the official memo from the Proper English Grammar Gurus.

Grammar Surprises

Here’s a final point about grammar. You may be surprised by who becomes upset if your messages aren’t grammatically correct. Your customer, colleague, or boss may use incorrect grammar all the time. However, that doesn’t mean they don’t recognize improper usage when they hear it or see it from others. In other words, they may be holding you to a higher standard. Make sure you measure up.

Email Grammar Tips

You may think there is no connection or relevance between constructing email messages with grammatically correct sentences and conducting the functions of a competent businessperson. However, your clients may disagree.

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You may think there is no connection or relevance between constructing email messages with grammatically correct sentences and conducting the functions of a competent businessperson. However, your clients may disagree.

In order for customers to buy your products or use your services, they must have confidence in your abilities. Using proper grammar is important to make a positive impression.

The same can be said for internal correspondence within a corporation. Coworkers in other departments may not know anything about the work you do, but they may know English grammar. And, they may be quick to point out when you don’t use that English grammar properly.

Since space prohibits a lengthy discussion on proper grammar, the following is a brief discussion of one common grammatical problem. Watch for these errors when composing your email messages.

Fewer or Less
Determining whether to use the word “fewer” or the word “less” can be tricky. Here are two techniques to help.

1. Quantifiable Method

One technique is called the quantifiable method. Ask yourself if you can count the individual items (e.g., apples, paper clips, calculators) or if you can’t count the quantity (e.g., food, time, patience).

• If you can count the items, use “fewer.”

• If you can’t then count the items, use “less.”

For example, you can count the number of email messages you receive. And, most people want FEWER messages! Why? Because they’d like to spend LESS time on email.

2. Much or Many Method

Here is the second technique to help you determine whether to use the word “fewer” or the word “less.” This method is a little quirky. But, hey, “quirky” is more fun and that makes it easier to remember.

If you can rephrase the sentence by using the word “much,” then you select the word “less.” On the other hand, if you can rephrase the sentence by using the word “many,” then you select the word “fewer.”

• Many = “fewer.”

• Much = “less.”


Example

The following example demonstrates how to determine when to use the word “fewer” and when to use the word “less.” This example illustrates both the quantifiable method and the quirky “much or many” method.

Determining When to Use “Fewer” or “Less”

Quantifiable Method:

• If you can count the items, use “fewer.”

For example: There are fewer than six cars in the parking lot.

• If you cannot count the items, use “less.”

For example: We had less gasoline in the car than we thought.


Much or Many Method:

• If you would use “many,” then use “fewer.”

For example: She doesn’t have many students.
Therefore, she has fewer students.

• If you would use “much,” then use “less.”

For example: I don’t have much time.
Therefore, I have less time.

Regardless of which method you use, be aware of the impression you’re making with your email messages. You’ll suffer LESS stress if you can retain MORE customers and staff by being professional.

E-Mail Marketing in London, Middlesex and UK

The practice of sending customer newsletters by email is seldom seen as a way forward for some businesses. While some individuals think it can be annoying, many businesses find it a cost effective marketing tool. Email communications are often more effective than printed direct mail, because a reader can click on a link and go straight to the sender's web site.

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The practice of sending customer newsletters by email is seldom seen as a way forward for some businesses. While some individuals think it can be annoying, many businesses find it a cost effective marketing tool. Email communications are often more effective than printed direct mail, because a reader can click on a link and go straight to the sender's web site.

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Email Marketing Software Leverages Limited Marketing Budgets

With limited marketing budgets, can smaller businesses compete in the high-cost world of Internet marketing and advertising?

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In an era when giant retailers and mega-corporations are pouring millions of dollars into Internet marketing and advertising, owners of small- and medium-sized can become easily discouraged. With limited marketing budgets, can smaller businesses compete in the high-cost world of Internet marketing and advertising?

The answer is a definitive "yes." Indeed, one of the best ways to leverage limited marketing budgets is to use email marketing, which can be used to streamline, organize, and enhance customer relationships and communications. Email marketing is the perfect vehicle for distributing a company newsletter, contacting potential clients, sending offers to existing customers, or simply keeping in touch with an audience about updates and changes to the business.

At first glance, it may seem that email marketing is a good idea in theory, but difficult to execute in practice. Compiling and maintaining email lists, composing and keeping track of email messages and offers, and sending out the emails manually or using rudimentary email blast software is difficult and time-consuming. It's also a gamble, since so many blast emails are caught in spam filters and are never delivered to the recipients. The only way to truly get the message to the customer is through sophisticated email marketing software.

Historically, email list management software has had limited features, was unreliable in terms of assuring delivery of emails, and has been cost prohibitive to all but the largest companies. The good news is that new products have entered the marketplace that not only overcome these limitations, but that also offer enhanced affordability.

As a small or medium-sized business, shopping for email list management software can be tricky. Look for the following features:

* Affordability - Email list management software should allow you to send up to 50,000 emails a month for under $100. There are even some email list management software systems that periodically offer introductory rates of $1 for the first month.

* An intuitive, Web-based interface - Web-based software is the wave of the future; a Web-based email list management system means you never have to worry about software maintenance or upgrades.

* Limitless email lists - You should be able to maintain as many addresses as you wish and as many lists as you want without incurring extra expense. Beware of companies that charge based on the number of database entries you have!

* Rollover credits - If you don't use your allotted number of emails during a given month, a good email marketing package will allow you to roll unused credits over into the next month, or to purchase additional credits on the fly, in real time.

* Importing lists - You should be able to import entire mailing lists into the online system with a few clicks of your mouse. You should also be able to rent or buy opt-in email lists and migrate them into the system.

* Sequential mailings - The best email marketing software systems allow you to import a series of messages and set up sequential mailings to be sent at the day and time you desire. In other words, you should be able to implement a six-month email marketing campaign in one sitting.

* Flexibility - Look for software that allows you to edit your lists and messages right up to the minute your mailing is scheduled to be sent.

* Automated list management - Email marketing software should automatically handle bounced emails, bad addresses, and requests for removal. It should also allow you to remove any blacklisted addresses and build opt-in email lists.

Great email marketing software can be the great equalizer, allowing small- and medium-sized businesses to compete with the corporate giants in the world of Internet marketing and advertising.

Email Spelling Quiz

How good are your spelling skills? Please don’t say, “It doesn’t matter. I have spell checker!” Remember, the spell check function will only catch misspelled words. It won’t verify you’ve used the correct word. If you haven’t experienced an embarrassing situation where spell checker missed a mistake, I’m sure you have a friend who has.

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How good are your spelling skills? Please don’t say, “It doesn’t matter. I have spell checker!” Remember, the spell check function will only catch misspelled words. It won’t verify you’ve used the correct word. If you haven’t experienced an embarrassing situation where spell checker missed a mistake, I’m sure you have a friend who has.

Spell checker is a great tool. But, since you can’t rely on it completely, let’s find out how well you can do on your own. Try this spelling quiz.

Spelling Quiz

Directions: In each statement, select the correctly spelled word from the choices given within the brackets [ ].

1. The attorney filed a tax [lean, lien].

2. The little boy tracked [allot, a lot, alot] of mud onto his mother’s new white carpet.

3. He was [already, all ready] in trouble for putting a green frog in his little sister’s bed.

4. The driver was going 95 miles per hour when he [passed, past] the police officer.

5. The server glared at the man as he made his fifth trip to the [dessert, desert] table.

6. She found a parking spot on her [forth, fourth] time around the block.

7. Please use the blue corporate [stationary, stationery].

8. The [cite, sight, site] of the world’s biggest ball of string is a great place to take your family.

9. That tie you bought is a wonderful [complement, compliment] to your dark blue suit.

10. His wife’s opinion will [effect, affect] his choice.

Solutions

1. Lien is correct.

It is a legal claim on property for payment of debt.
Lean is incorrect.
A loan shark may lean on you for not paying a debt, or you could lean your ladder against a wall.
As a noun, “lean” refers to meat that is low in fat — as in a skinny cow.

2. A lot is correct.

It refers to an amount or quantity.
There is no such word as alot.
Allot means to distribute or assign, “I will allot $50 in the budget for new boxes.”

3. Already is correct.

It means “previously.”
All ready means completely ready. “She is all ready to go.”

4. Passed is correct.

It is the past tense of pass.
Past means something is over or no longer current.

5. Dessert is correct.

If you add an “s” and read it backward, it spells “stressed.”
As everyone knows, desserts can cure any stressful situation.
As a verb, desert means to leave without permission, or to abandon.
As a noun, the word desert is pronounced differently.
The noun “desert” is a hot, dry place that is not well known for its sweet stuff, although you might go there if you desert your dessert.

6. Fourth is correct.

Simply use the number four and add “th.”
Forth means going forward.

7. Stationery is correct.

Remember that the word “stationery” has the letters “er” in it, the same as the words “paper” and “letterhead” do.
Stationary means not moving or fixed, as in a stationary bike.

8. Site is correct.

Site is a noun.
Site refers to the place where something is, or will be, located.
Cite is a verb meaning to quote or to mention.
Sight is the ability to see.

9. Complement is correct.

Think of the “e” because the words in the definition also contain “e’s” -- that which completes or perfects.
To use compliment, think of the “i” in the word, to say, “I want to give you praise.”

10. Affect is correct.

This one is easy, once you remember that “affect” is always used as a verb meaning to influence.
Usually, “effect” is a noun.
If it is used as a verb, the word effect means to bring about, as in “to effect a change.”

Score:

10 = You’re perfect. (But, you knew that already.) Keep emailing!

7 - 9 = You’re okay. Be a little more cautious, though. You could learn a few tips from my book, Email Etiquette Made Easy (see link in resource box).

4 - 6 = You could use some help. Try my book, Email Etiquette Made Easy (see link in resource box).

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Extranets: Better than email for group collaboration

Companies prefer using an extranet over email to communicate with their team members, clients, and suppliers for document sharing.

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Companies increasingly prefer using an extranet over email to communicate with their team members, clients, and suppliers for document sharing because it ideally suits the groups engaged in collaboration; whereas, email is best-suited for one-to-one communication only. Generally email programs are ineffective to prioritize messages and attachments. In an email, everything arrives in the same place and in the same order in which it was sent. Whereas, with an extranet, all project related documents are automatically captured in a folder dedicated to the particular project.

For instance, if a company intends to send a power point presentation to a specific group engaged in a particular task through email, it has to break the presentations into small parts with each section attached to a separate email. The sections do not arrive at the same time, which could create confusions for everyone involved. However, with an extranet all these presentations can be sent at the same time, all intact, automatically filled into a single project folder with all the other related materials.

Moreover, extranets generate automatic email alerts, informing the recipients that the presentations are available; they also provide a comment function that allows each user to share their point-of-view.

Extranets can handle large files

Additionally, an extranet can handle any size of document for document sharing purposes. With e-mail, however, there is a risk of large attachments not passing through the company firewall. An extranet assures that important documents get to the right place, ready for instant response, and puts related documents and messages together. Thus, the budget, schedule, strategic plan, power point presentation, notes, and comments - all appear on the same page. There is no sorting required through a long list of unrelated emails.

Although an email is electronic and instantaneous, it is not a project management tool and does not offer many collaboration functions, whereas an extranet supports the concepts of an organization, workflow, and security. Therefore, extranets can effectively organize a company’s marketing, external and internal communications.

A secure environment

In addition, many extranets are secured with 128-bit SSL encryption. Email, on the other hand, can be accessed by anyone and does not protect the confidentiality of a company’s information.