Aaron

Composing a persuasive email to a coworker and/or boss. In particular I would like to hear your ideas on how to persuade someone to do something they would rather not do.

Cameron

Bullet format vs paragraphs when and why? AND…
Phrases, words, topics, etc. that will be sure to get your e-mail deleted in seconds.

julio guerra

I think it would be great to learn how I can contact busy people that never have the time.

Carlin

How about some cons about random emailing (even if it’s well written)? And maybe listing some of the people you emailed and responses you got, since I love real life examples.

Willy

I always find that very busy people, such as college professors, will answer your first question in an e-mail, but will ignore all other questions. I realize that it’s essential to keep things brief, but if I have 3 questions, I’d like 3 answers. How do you ensure that your entire e-mail gets read?

Shayla Price

Should you email press releases to journalists or interested individuals? If so, what should be the subject line? Thanks.

Sanjay

Hi Ramit,

I will appreciate if you could share your email writing tips across.

Thanks,
Sanjay

johnny

hi ramit,

i’m trying to start a marketing consulting business, and would be interested in tips on how to sell your services to a company who doesn’t quite know they need the service yet. finding people who work at the company on linkedin is the first step, but how do i turn that contact into a referral, which eventually gets turned into a deal?

thanks,
johnny

Josh W

I’d like to read about ‘How to write an email to get a meeting with anyone.’–Thanks!

J

I’d like to see the query letter you sent to your agent.

K

1) the level of formality in emails…when is it needed and how to best express it. The fine lines between a straight up letter and an informal note.
2) How to best remind someone important…like a CEO…about an interesting conversation that you had with him/her sometime before so that they can refresh their memory and remember you (put a face to the email address).
3) And of course, how to elicit a response without even meeting the person…but I’m sure you are going to cover that anyways.

Beth

Tactics to use for negotiating a raise…

P

I’d like to apply for freelance work, but the companies I have in mind do not neccesarily post these jobs. How would you suggest I go about contacting them? What should i put in the subjec line?

Joanna

What about what to do once you get the lunch meeting? (Which questions to ask, how to make it feel more like a conversation/less like an interview, how to follow up from there, how to be taken seriously and not just be “the eager kid who emailed for lunch”?)

IBazaar

How to write email to a potential partner? Most emails are tossed away and go to junk – how to ensure the email is actually read. For eg. We am creating a website (we are technical bunch with ideas but no marketing skills or time) and looking for someone who can market it.

panks

i ramit,
I would be happy to see your valuable suggestions on scripting mails to client(specifically offshore-onsite model scenario)
for e.g. Sending mails to client to persue him that something can’t be done in way he wants but we have alternatiev ways to that.
thanks

Diana D

How to get people to give you their budgets!!! The problem I have is that people come to me with things like: ‘Well, I need SEO and SEO content, what can you offer?” So I tell them all I have to offer and they say ‘It’s kind of expensive’ so I ask ‘What’s your budget?’ and they JUST DON’T GIVE IT UP!!

Paras

Ramit

When seeking a change of career, asking some bigwigs in the industry and emailing them to find out more information.

Also, What to write as Subject in most emails… Short, Long, One word etc…

Mark

I just graduated from U of I Urbana-Champaign in Chemical Engineering and started my entry level job this past July. The job is going great and I’ve met a number of executives in the company for lunch already. The problem is, I don’t know how best to set up a meeting with people higher in the company (CEO, COO, CFO, etc.). I feel like I would need someone to introduce me. I could try the “Set up the meeting cause what’s the worst that could happen,” approach, but I feel like I would need something important to talk about. Maybe you could touch on this when you write about sending important emails. Any advice from what to talk about with someone at that level to how best to word the invitation would be great.

Sachin Parikh

So, Ramit I recently fell acquired some new wealth. Over a bad circumstance (car accident) but everyone is okay. I am trying to figure out where to put this $50K and I sent off a request to get more info from Fidelity Portfolio Advisory Services (professional investment management for a 1% yearly fee). So, you would think they would simplify things. Instead I just got in the mail about 30 prospectus’ of different funds. I filled out a questionnaire that asked for basic financial background and prefrerence information. But, to send a bunch of prospectus…Worthless. This leads to my questions:
1. Do you have a way of looking past the details and focusing on what’s important when looking at a prospectus of a fund?
2. If you got $50K to invest where to begin.
I know these are loaded questions so feel free to write or we can chat later.
Thanks!!!!

Rupali

Hi Ramit,

I need help in writing a general e-mail newsletter. Could you please describe what info. is essential and the format? I truly appreciate all the great articles and info you have on your site. Truly helpful.

Sunny

Would you please cover how to write to someone running a business in the field you are starting in but in another town, far enough away that they are not a potential competetor, in order to ask what they have done to be a sucess? Our business is computer repair, and we happen to be in a boom town where the nearest competition is 100 miles away. There wasn’t a computer repair market here two years ago, but there is now, we’ve been going at it part-time and are swamped. We have some people in mind we’d like to learn from, but they’re all half a day’s drive or more away, not exactly please come to lunch with us material.

Andres

I was wondering when you were going to post the email writing tips article? I am extremely interested in your tips for targeting top level executives and CEO’s to solicit them for business. If you have already posted this can you please direct me to the proper link? I am not very tech savvy so I may have missed it. Thanks again and I look forward to your post.

Mark

I think this is a great idea. I would apply it to try to generate a mentoring relationship with someone in a field that I know little about. I also would be interested in maintaining this relationship.

Presh Talwalkar

Great topic Ramit. Here’s my curiosity: suppose you read an awesome book and have some lingering questions for the author that you want to put on your blog or use for a project.

What is the appropriate way to contact the author (directly, or through an agent)? What things can you say to make them likely to respond? How can you thank them if they respond?

Thanks.

Rich Goteri

I am a writer and find it impossible to get agents to meet me. Can you help?
Thanks
Rich Goteri

Nir

I’m a high school junior and I think it’s never too early to build connections. I’ve sent a very limited amount of emails out to people I have never met but read about. I don’t think I’ve ever received a response though. How do I convince someone with bigger fish to fry that I am worth their time?

Ananth

Thanks Ramit for planning to write on this topic. I would like to know what is a good way to end an email to different people – regards, warm regards, thanks…. Are there any creative ways(funny) to end an email that would get the attention of the reader becuase that is what he reads at the end of the email. I understand you need a good subject for him to even open the email…