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Just a quick newsettler this month as many of us wind down for the Holiday Season. We're reminded at this time of year of the importance of family, taking some time for ourselves and enjoying the rest of life as much as we enjoy running our businesses!
This months tip is about creating an out of office email message to automatically let others know you are away from the office during the holidays.
This months tip is about creating an out of office email message to automatically let others know you are away from the office during the holidays.
As many of us head off for a week or two for the Holidays we worry a little, perhaps a lot, about others not being able to reach us while we are away.
Being small business owners it's important to be "reachable" when our customers want to ask questions or make a purchase. For that reason it's important to give a realistic expectation of when you will be able to contact or follow up with your customers or potential customers while you area away.
Remember when you take time off this holiday season to change your office and cell phone voice mail messages to let callers know if you're away for the holidays, for how long and whether or not you're checking messages.
Remember as well to not leave details like "the whole family is away in florida and the house is empty" for safety reasons of course!
Rather than coming back to a packed e-mail in-box and a full voice-mail box, spend a few minutes crafting a useful out-of-office message and people will be able to redirect or park tasks appropriately.
"out of office" email reminders are also important, and below you'll find some tips, tricks and step by step instructions for creating a great out of office message in either Outlook or Outlook express.
A good out of office message has four parts, read my blog to find out what they are and how to create your own out of office reminder message.
Being small business owners it's important to be "reachable" when our customers want to ask questions or make a purchase. For that reason it's important to give a realistic expectation of when you will be able to contact or follow up with your customers or potential customers while you area away.
Remember when you take time off this holiday season to change your office and cell phone voice mail messages to let callers know if you're away for the holidays, for how long and whether or not you're checking messages.
Remember as well to not leave details like "the whole family is away in florida and the house is empty" for safety reasons of course!
Rather than coming back to a packed e-mail in-box and a full voice-mail box, spend a few minutes crafting a useful out-of-office message and people will be able to redirect or park tasks appropriately.
"out of office" email reminders are also important, and below you'll find some tips, tricks and step by step instructions for creating a great out of office message in either Outlook or Outlook express.
A good out of office message has four parts, read my blog to find out what they are and how to create your own out of office reminder message.
From our family to yours, here's wishing you a safe
and happy holiday season and all the best in 2009!
and happy holiday season and all the best in 2009!
Scott Kendall
Small Business Technology Specialist
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