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My visit to that coworking space in Portland changed how I write follow-up emails
I was at Outbox in Portland last Tuesday and overheard this guy talking about how he never gets replies. Someone told him his emails read like he copied them from a textbook. I realized my own follow-ups were way too formal and long. So I rewrote one with shorter sentences and a casual tone - got a reply in 2 hours. Has anyone else noticed that being too professional actually hurts your response rate?
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the_lucas10d ago
Oh man that reminds me of this time I watched a guy at a coffee shop pitch his startup in like three sentences while waiting for his latte and got a meeting on the spot. Makes you wonder if we're all just overcomplicating everything.
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ivan46210d ago
Ha yeah I read somewhere that short and punchy emails get more replies than long formal ones.
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