Yesterday, my partner Michael Drew (the entrepreneurial genius behind Promote-A-Book and several other successful adventures) emailed me a congratulations for something that had gone well.
When I emailed him a quick reply of thanks, this immediately came back.
Genius. It immediately sets up my expectations without sounding off-putting. Well played, Michael.
I’m a big fan of closing up email when working, but this takes it to another level. Notice how he gives alternatives should someone consider the need to reach Mike an emergency?
Please consider this stolen, Michael. And thanks.
Great post, Tim,
Although I have to wonder how things got to the place where not answering e-mails over the weekend became not only the exception, but an exception that needs to be announced and, to some degree, explained. Kind of sick, really.
Also, do you know if there’s a way to set-up your auto-responder to only send this out once per contact? I find this kind of response is cool the first time, but annoying the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th time you get it from the same person – especially if you routinely correspond with someone who has this kind of auto-response set-up. Their life-simplifications starts making my in-box cleaning a lot less simpler!
– Jeff