Monday, March 12, 2007

BUSINESS START UP - WORKSHOP - E-MAIL & CELL PHONE

Hi all - this is what would have been posted on 7th March. Remember if you have any questions make the comment.
A. 8. E-mail Addresses and Cell phone voice mail messages.

Make sure that your business e-mail address reflects either yourself and/or your business in a professional manner. It’s all very well having your personal e-mail address as a true reflection of yourself and perhaps your sense of humour, I mean it’s more than okay for all your mates to e-mail you with all the jokes to firstclassdingbat@yahoo.com, but I am sure that you will agree that this is not very professional and the joke will not always be taken in the manner in which it was meant – so think carefully about what it is that you are doing.

The same obviously goes for your voice mail message on your phone and whilst in this mode, the manner in which you answer your phone. Answering “WHAT”, because you are in the middle of a huge argument with your respective other, will not go down well with the CEO of a large corporation that you want to do business with at great cost to themselves and a very lucrative meal ticket for yourself! Always be professional.

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